The last couple weeks till 2nd Trimester blues

[MountainMama2Be]

Is anyone else in their last 2-3 weeks to go until their 2nd Trimester starts? I am almost 10 weeks (so about 3 weeks left) and it's driving me CRAZY! I want it to get here already and am sick and tired of worrying EVERY day about having another miscarriage. Every day all day long I'm checking for bleeding to start and worrying that my uterus cramps are the beginnings of the end. It's horrible and I just wish I could skip over the next couple weeks until my 13th week!

How did you or others that you've known deal with this endless torture! I am trying my best to relax, take it day by day and not worry, but that's impossible! I'm doing my best, but need help. What did you do to take up time the last few weeks before your "danger zone" trimester was finally over with and you could relax more and focus on more important things.....like your pregnancy. The fun things like maternity shopping, the nursery preparation, picking out baby things, your growing belly, endulging in cravings, etc. You know....the enjoyable things!

Please help! I'm freaking out tonight over this!

[MountainMama2Be]

I went to my new Internal Medicine Dr. today for a new patient appointment and she listened to my heart, lungs and after I told her about how I'm trying to have a healthy pregnancy by eating good, exercising and all, she said that since I heard and saw the heartbeat and because she thinks I'm on good track taking care of myself and the baby growing inside me that it will be alright. She said once you are 10 weeks and you've heard heartbeat and things are normal and healthy....there's only a tiny possibility of a miscarriage and that she thought I would be ok (basically telling me not to worry about it so much and to try to relax) so....that's what I'm going to do. There's nothing I can do about it if it does happen...so I'm just going to try not to think about it the next 3 weeks.

There....I feel at least a bit better. But this is agony! You got to admit it. There isn't ONE woman that has been pregnant that hasn't thought about the terror of miscarriage! It happens. It looms on us every day until a certain point and it's miserable.

[jessieb503]

I totally understand how you feel... after having three miscarriages I was super worried my entire first trimester (I'll be 17 weeks on Sunday!!!!) The only thing I could do was to trust that my body knew what to do and to trust it. I did a meditation CD nightly and just tried to stay positive. Its SO hard, I know but I felt it was better to try and not worry and give positive energy to the growing baby instead.

you will make it to your second trimester!!! Make an appointment in your twelfth week (if you don't have one already) so you can hear that gorgeous heartbeat.

Acupuncture also helped with the anxiety.

[hollytheteacher]

I know how you feel. I lost my first at 12.5 weeks. We had already had two beautiful u/s with a great, strong beating heart. I was told twice that i pretty much had no chance of losing the baby. Even while I was in labor m/c'ing the baby the OB on call didn't believe me. 9 hours later, I was holding the baby

It is SO hard to not worry and freak out after losing a baby. I think it's impossible. I am trying to be zen and be all "whatever will be will be" but it doesn't really make me feel any less worried...

[stormgirl]

I share your fears as well. My loss happened at almost 17 weeks, and I saw the baby on an ultrasound wiggly and happy hours before I went into labor and delivered him. He was fine, I got an infection, and my body rejected the baby. My doubts lie with myself. Even if I saw a sprout with a strong heartbeat, I still think my fears would lie within my own capabilities to stay strong.

This time I'm hyperemetic, and still dont have a hcp. Every day, lying in bed, I tell myself, it's getting closer. We're getting closer.