I can only imagine the feelings you have heading to the ultrasounds knowing what you’ve been through. I’m glad you have been able to find some things to help with the anxiety and that you feel like those things actually do help (for the most part)🥹 love you and wishing all the good things for this upcoming ultrasound 💕💕
Pregnancy anxiety is so dreadful and hard to explain. I cried all the way to my appointments every time. One piece of advice from my therapist was to make a playlist to listen to specifically on that drive (mine was 45 min long, LA traffic). I only put my absolute favorite songs on it, especially ones associated with happy memories or lyrics I liked singing to my baby, and that always helped.
Thank you so much for sharing all of these resources.
My first baby died at birth last year, and as someone who has experienced miscarriage that resulted in sepsis & and now a full-term stillbirth...I cannot yet fathom subjecting myself to another pregnancy. I had C-section complications after Nora’s birth, and the ultrasound I had to have for that was pure hell. I have so much work to do still in my grief and with my mindset before I’ll be ready to try again, but it helps to know there are so many things we CAN do to prepare and help ourselves along 🤍
I figured the ultrasounds were going to be tough when I was pregnant again after a loss, but even still they were SO much harder than I ever could have expected. I was always a mess! Hang in there. And thanks for the recommendations!
I had to work with my therapist on techniques to prepare for ultrasounds. I cried every time I got in the room until I started feeling the baby kick! Love you, Em! Can’t wait to meet this baby!!!
I can only imagine the feelings you have heading to the ultrasounds knowing what you’ve been through. I’m glad you have been able to find some things to help with the anxiety and that you feel like those things actually do help (for the most part)🥹 love you and wishing all the good things for this upcoming ultrasound 💕💕
Pregnancy anxiety is so dreadful and hard to explain. I cried all the way to my appointments every time. One piece of advice from my therapist was to make a playlist to listen to specifically on that drive (mine was 45 min long, LA traffic). I only put my absolute favorite songs on it, especially ones associated with happy memories or lyrics I liked singing to my baby, and that always helped.
Thank you so much for sharing all of these resources.
My first baby died at birth last year, and as someone who has experienced miscarriage that resulted in sepsis & and now a full-term stillbirth...I cannot yet fathom subjecting myself to another pregnancy. I had C-section complications after Nora’s birth, and the ultrasound I had to have for that was pure hell. I have so much work to do still in my grief and with my mindset before I’ll be ready to try again, but it helps to know there are so many things we CAN do to prepare and help ourselves along 🤍
I figured the ultrasounds were going to be tough when I was pregnant again after a loss, but even still they were SO much harder than I ever could have expected. I was always a mess! Hang in there. And thanks for the recommendations!
I had to work with my therapist on techniques to prepare for ultrasounds. I cried every time I got in the room until I started feeling the baby kick! Love you, Em! Can’t wait to meet this baby!!!