How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

Any tricks to easing your mind? I'm only 4.5wks. Aside from lack of AF, being RAVENOUSLY hungry and tender breasts here and there, I don't "feel" pg. Oh, and I wake up a lot more throughout the night now.

I'm not begging for M/S, but it would put me a little more at ease since I had a m/c in the past when I claimed to not even feel pg and turned out the baby stopped growing.

When did you really start feeling it and how did you relax at this stage??

Message edited 3/4/2009 11:51:04 AM.

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

speaking as someone who came out of the first trimester with exactly TWO symptoms - it stinks!!

the only thing I had was insomnia and congestion, BOTH of which could be attributed to other things.

I can tell you - i felt MUCH MUCH better after speaking with my mom....she had a PERFECT pregnancy with both me & my brother...no problems/symptoms at all. What YOUR mom's experience was weighs heavily on what your experience will be...

When she told me that - i felt this HUGE weight lift from my shoulders...a close friend was with me that day and said she VISIBLY watched me relax...

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

I found it really difficult to relax because I didn't have one symptom at all. Nothing, nada, zilch. I have also had a previous m/c, so I know how you feel. Unfortunately, you just have to hang in there and wait for your first appointment. Just enjoy the fact that you ARE pregnant.

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

I just had minor symptoms like cramps, major hunger, insomnia, breast tenderness, some acne, extreme exhaustion but no morning sickness. I was actually kind of grateful. My mom had similar symptoms, and no m/s either.

You should feel lucky you don't have any m/s! The other symptoms you're feeling are your little reminders!

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

i'm almost 9wks and my symptoms hadnt been all that obvious the first weeks...now still no major m/s but nausea all day and very tender boobs! don't worry...

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

Same here..you can look up my old posts...I did not have much nausea at all and for me the biggest thing was tiredness....I had sore bb's mostly (i think) from the progesterone shots i was taking....then i spoke to a lot of people, my boss, my mom, people on here - and tons of people were like "i was the same way"...

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

unfortunately the uncertainty really really SUX...

last time around i poas every day for a LONG time even with terrible m/s! i just couldn't believe i was REALLY pg.

now i just can't believe how much money i spent on all those pregnancy tests!

seriously... you can only try your best to enjoy being pregnant. sure, there is a chance of miscarriage, but it's out of your control so please try not to let the uncertainty ruin your experience...

i'm sure all will be just fine

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

i def understand where you're coming from - im 16w1d and i still have no symptoms besides feeling tired. I had no m/s, no tender breasts, nada -
about a week ago i lost my appetite and my belly is starting to show & ofcourse no AF!!! But for now thats about it.

we should count our blessings that we have no m/s ;)

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

I understand completely. It is hard to not worry. I had no symptoms for the 1st few weeks and felt totally normal for my 1st appt at 7w. My nausea didn't kick in until then.

Now at 22w I have a whole new set of worries which are that I don't feel the baby moving really and I am so worried until I have my next appt!

It's hard to relax but when I start to get really panicky I remind myself that at this point it is out of my hands. I just do what I am supposed to in terms of eating and exercising, seeing/calling the dr etc and the rest is out of my hands.

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

i am like this the entire pregnancy--i always feel like it "went away"--only going for sonos or hearing the heartbeat relieved me

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

I know exactly what you are talking about as I had not one pregnancy symptom....Now that I am in my second trimester I am calmer, even though I still have not felt the baby. I keep in mind that my ultrascreen went really well & all the times we have seen the baby, his/her HB is so strong....

I got nervous the past week bc I have been sick & taking Tylenol like it is going out of style but I heard our little bug on Friday & it was music to my ears...

Re: How do you keep from not worrying when you don't feel much?

I rented a fetal doppler to help ease my worries before I started feeling