Question about Scan

[Valley Girl]

How has everyone felt about their scans? I will be greatly relieved when my scan is over as I am aprehensive about it.

I have two children 6 and 4 and had straight forward pregnacies with them. But I have heard so many horror stories about scans showing bad news that I can't help try and be open minded about it.

My tummy is growing rapidly and I'm in maternity jeans already, none of my trousers fit! I've had a dull tummy ache half way up my tummy which my midwife says shows that everything is stretching and being pushed up. I still have my symptoms, although they have eased so much over the past two weeks, I am grateful that they are finally manageable. So I know that indications show all is well, but I just wondered if you all feel/have felt the same way. I guess there's part of me that is protecting myself from believing it until I see it.

 

[Valley Girl]

Sorry to hear you've had a confusing one. Have you been growing round the middle etc and symptoms too?

 

[Valley Girl]

Good for you.. put yourself first and rest all you can x

 

[Moomum]

I have my first scan on Tuesday and you know what?, I'm planning in my mind, how I'm going to react when I'm told that there is not a viable pregnancy there I feel really sad that I can't get excited, and wish tuesday would hurry up and come and go, so at least I know what I'm dealing with

I have no valid reason whatsoever to feel so negative as everything seems to be going as planned, BUT I just can't stop myself! I'm convinced I'm gonna receive bad news

There's no point in me telling you to chill out, relax etc, cos I can't do it myself lol.

Wishing you all the luck in the world

 

[Valley Girl]

You too.... hope all is well for you. I'm sure it will be. It's a shame we can't be those women who are convinced nothing will ever happen to them. I envy that frame of mind!

 

[Alexia]

Hello you all seem to be very knowledgeable and I am very new to all this... When should I go for a scan? I found out this Monday I am pregnant (today 4wks and 6 days..) yippi. Booked appointment with my doctor for the 4th of June is it fine to wait? Many thanks for some advice..

Thanks very much

 

[Vickyleigh]

You all sound like me! Infact I think most of us from tri 2 were like this in tri 1. Too scared to be excited, too scared to love your baby, dread every scan you go to, always think something is wrong and even doubt your pregnant in the first place.

 

[Nicola]

Good luck with your scan, I'm sure all will be just fine. I was fortunate enough to have earlier scans (4 weeks and 6.5 weeks) so I knew at the 12 week one that the heartbeat was there, it was a viable pregnancy and so forth but I was still apprehensive something might be wrong. I was the same before my 21 week scan, worried silly then that something would be wrong. Honestly were all desperate to get and be pregnant and then spend our whole 9 months worrying about something or other!! I'm sure your scan will be just fine....then just think about the positives, trimester two time then!!

 

[fothers]

I have an early scan 1w today at just over 7w. I had a mmc last year that wasn't detected til my 12w scan.

I am sort of looking forward to it but will be really worried as the day gets nearer

 

[katyk]

I bet your scans will be brill Valley girl, MooMoo and Lisa

afterwards, we should all go out for a pint- ooh hang on, no we can't Is anyone else missing being able to have a drink sometimes, or is it just me?

Have any of you tried doing relaxation /meditation or something to try and help with your anxiety?