Anxiety around movements
Now I'm reaching the final hurdle ( 35 weeks today) I've been so anxious around movements and making sure she's OK!
Usually if I'm busy indint notice her as much so I make a conscious effort to sit down for a good 15/20 mins every 1.5 hours or so and really concentrate.
But I'm constantly thinking, " what time did she last move? Is it as much as usual? Has she kicked in the last hour? Are these movements less strong? Less frequent? Is it the same as every other day?" I'm usually satisfied that it is ( been monitored 3 times since 26 weeks ) but its just completely exhausting being so on edge all the time! Anyone else?
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Yeh its really difficult I’m definitely feeling the pressure now to ensure everything goes smoothly in these last couple of weeks, it’s making me overthink abit , now I know she can be born safely I just want her here x
Yes! It’s like a constant self-diagnosis. I’ve found myself a few times feeling them kicking away and then ten minutes later being in a panic of “when did I last feel them? Was it really ten minutes ago?” and convincing myself my tracking / monitoring isn’t enough.
I’m exactly the same at the moment!
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Totally relate to this! I have near constant anxiety about movement and have been triage twice with concerns that turned out to be nothing. It sounds like you’re doing the right thing though! When I said to the midwife at triage how guilty I felt for wasting their time they reassured me that they would rather have 100 women through the door worried about movement and 99 turn out to be nothing but 1 is a real issue than nobody turns up and that one person doesn’t get the help they need. Their job is to keep you and baby safe and healthy and that includes putting your mind at ease when you are anxious about movements.