Am I Alone?

Question

Hello all,

I found out that I'm pregnant (1st pregnancy) about a week ago (although I had my suspicions long before then - mood swings, tender breast, etc.) and I have been l living in fear ever since. I am SO excited by the news, yet very afraid at the same time. I am afraid of having a miscarriage, of eating the wrong thing, of doing the wrong thing. I can't stop taking tests because I want to make sure I'm still pregnant. I can't stop doing web searches and they just leads me down a dark path. I can't seem to calm my heart and my nerves.

I just want to know if there are any more of you out there? I need to know that I'm not alone in my journey. Also, I will gladly take advice on how to calm my nerve/just general pregnancy advice.

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It is totally normal to stress, but know that a miscarriage will happen, if it is going to, no matter what you do. It's your bodies way of rejecting an embryo that has problems. Enjoy what you have now! It's totally normal to have no symptoms, some, a bunch one day and none the next.. And I know that makes for a nerve wracking time but it's totally okay.

The list of things not to eat is pretty small. Lunch meats, raw meat and fish, try not to eat fish high in Mercury (tuna, white fish), soft cheeses (Brie, etc), and that's sort of it! Just take care of your body and your body will take care of baby. Congrats, mamas! As this is my second, feel free to ask any questions you might have as I poured over my first one and read everything I could get my hands on!

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I did this same thing with my first. Second time around my mentality is this... I can worry until the cows come home... Does it make any difference? The only thing worrying is doing is making me not appreciate and be happy with my pregnancy. Whatever happens is going to, whether I worry about it or not. So why not just be happy and content knowing right now I'm pregnant and out positive thoughts into the universe. I'm going to have another baby

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I feel the same! And then I worry that all my worrying and stressing about it all is hurting the baby. It's a vicious cycle lol. I think I'll feel better after my first ultrasound!

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You are not alone! I'm in the same boat. I stopped reading so much online and have been saying lots of prayers!  ☺

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I'm pretty sure my google search history would put yours to shame. 😂

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I started out that way. Then I thought about it women have been having babies for thousands of years and I'm sure they haven't always been given a list of things not to do and not to eat. Even my mom was saying 30 years ago she didn't know any of that stuff. Do your best and everything will be fine!

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Not joking this is literally me. And there are people telling me i cant do so many things and its really overwhelming...

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Same! I keep not believing I'm really pregnant. Then I feel guilty because my mom is so excited. Then I take a pregnancy test and relax for a few hours. Haha😊

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This is my first pregnancy as well. I'm very nevrous. The way I look at it is that God has a plan & whatever happens was supposed to happen. That's life :) keep your chin up love. Stress is not good!

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I'm the same way especially since my last pregnancy ended in a miscarriage

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