Pregnancy Journal - Does the worrying ever stop?‏

I'm at the magical 12wk mark, but when do you really stop worrying that something will go wrong.


The risk of miscarriage greatly reduces when you hit 12wks but it can still happen. There are so many what if's that it is hard sometimes to just enjoy your pregnancy. It's hard not to think of all the things that could possibly go wrong as it is in every book you read and the Doctors let you know what could happen. Do we stress ourselves out to much by thinking of all the bad stuff and therefore end up with a complication? Or is it that we don't think about it at all and end up with something going wrong because we didn't know what to look out for.



There is so many things we get told not to do or eat while pregnant. We can't eat so many different things as there is a chance that it will affect your unborn child and as a mother you want to give you baby the best start to life. So we avoid all the stuff our Doctors, family or friends have told us to avoid eating or doing just to be on the safe side. It gets me thinking about mothers 50 to 100yrs ago and I'm sure they were given different advice.



There is also the NT scan to take into consideration. I had it done with the girls and DH wants me to get it done again but my thoughts are why bother? I mean even if it shows a high % I wont take the next test to get it confirmed so I will be wondering the whole pregnancy what this new life has in store for me. I'm not a high risk as I am youngish (26) and don't have a family history of anything really. So I don't see the point of having it done. And really who wants to drink a whole heap of water and hold it while someone presses the thing onto your bladder or when your walking from your car to the appointment trying to think of anything else other then that you really need to pee.



So I think I will wait for the 18wk scan to see our baby again. That's so far away but it will be here soon enough. I remember last pregnancy I just wanted to meet my girls but then when they were here I missed feeling them kick inside my belly. I can't wait to feel those first movements, hopefully they will come soon...




Alana (aka Mattnalana)