how do you guys keep calm?

Question

i’m almost 14 weeks and haven’t had an ultrasound since 9 weeks. my last appointment was for my nipt testing which was 2 weeks ago and they said i probably wouldn’t be able to hear her in the doppler yet when my next appointment isn’t until may 5th and i’ll finally be able to hear her heartbeat again. 
I have really bad anxiety from when before i was pregnant, 
how do you guys keep your sanity knowing everything is okay?

Answer

Not currently pregnant, but when I was it helped to read books, and articles, and listen to podcasts about pregnancy. There are a lot of scary things that can happen, but it’s important to keep in mind  the vast majority of pregnancies and births are healthy! I highly recommend Emily Oster’s books Expecting Better and Cribsheet. They explain a lot of the data and research behind pregnancy and parenting recommendations. It helped ease anxiety about all the unknowns knowing that statistically, your baby will be healthy and your pregnancy/delivery will be uneventful (in a good way).

Answer

I  was totally fine with my first. I was very calm the entire time. This time around is a different story! I’m anxious all the time and always paranoid. I’ve had some monitoring so I’ve gotten 4 ultrasounds this time around and I’m only 17 weeks. So that’s made me feel good 😊 but everything checked out good at my last ultrasound so my next and last ultrasound is in 4 weeks for my anatomy scan. (Hopefully last one!)

how do you guys keep calm?

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