Pls share your experience with pregnancy

Congratulations Elen! What wonderful news! I think that all new moms-to-be have a certain amount of anxiety, but for those who already deal with it, it can be an extra struggle.

I wasn't officially diagnosed with A/P at the time of my pregnancies (it came 3-4 years later)...but I sure felt my fair share of worries. It is normal as this is a completely new chapter in your life!

Now would be a great time to really practice the natural anxiety relief of breathing and progressive relaxation exericses. If you don't have one already, I would buy a book on them...and/or some guided relaxation C.D.'s. You will not only benefit from them now, but during labor as well.

I read, during my second pregnancy, that a relaxed body and mind really helped labor along. I practiced relaxation exercises throughout my pregnancy and during the labor...well I had my daughter in 3 hrs and 20 minutes start to finish, naturally! We were at the hospital less than an hour before she was born...the relaxation techniques seriously work;p

I am so happy for you and your husband. Keep posting here, as we have seen several mommies through the tough times of their pregnancies...and they all had healthy happy babies!

Talk to you soon:)

S.C.

Hi,
Congratulations. I am a new member and this is my first reply. I have had anxiety panic forever-since I was 16. I had my first child at 37 and as bad as I was with anxiety I could say pregnancy was probably one of the most calm periods of my life. Maybe it was the happiness or hormones but I was had no problems. I did see a nutritionist who helped me get on board with more healthy eating habits-I cut out caffine and anything that might trigger anxiety. I ate tons of fruits and vegetables and tried to stay away from processed foods. I went into more of a health food type mode. I found a great doctor who understood my anxiety and fears and yet every doctor's appointment was great. The nurse used to laugh and said I was the only person who did not complain to her. One of my biggest fears was the labor and going to the hospital. Hubby and I did the lamaze class at the hospital and lasted one class-it was so overcrowded and the lady giving it made me nervous. The best thing we did was hire a private lamaze instructor who came to our house and gave us classes at home. I felt 100% positive about everything and had no fear or worries. This made a big difference. I did have fear of hospitals and being stuck in a room which had nothing to do with pregnancy-just my anxiety. Our hospital let someone stay in the room with you so hubby stayed which was great. Also the whole labor thing was good-had my hubby, best friend and SIL with me but ended up having a C-section because my labor stopped. The C-section was good-no problems and NO anxiety in any way. My doctor joked that for someone with anxiety disorder I had to be one of the calmest persons he had as a patient. Go figure???? So my advice to you is do not worry because what you think will happen will not happen. Now is the time to just take care of yourself and plan for the future. There will be so many exciting things to do in getting ready for a baby. Trust in yourself and believe in yourself because we are way stronger then we think at the times we feel we will fail the worst.
HUGS.

Thank you very much for replies and support!! I was feeling OK lately, but today morning another panic attack strike me again, in the subway. The problem is my nausea strongly associated with panic and anxiety attacks, so when today morning I mildly felt nauseous I freaked out. As you know, with anxiety every sound/noise became louder and the last thing is you want to be in crowded spaces. And I was on Subway in New York, o my... crazy.. I don't know how I survived. My heart was pounding so I could hear it, my hands sweaty and shaky, my legs are jelly.. I was ready to leave the train many times, but I was holding my self, thinking why I will come up on a different stop and in diff. place and I will have to go home or to work anyway. So, I was breathing slowly, trying to think positive (the hardest thing to do! usually in these situations only "what if" comes with giant negativity), I was talking to my self that "pregnancy is a miracle, and nature made a choice and will guide me to have a healthy baby". I barely made it to work on my jelly legs and the moment I seat on my chair I became calm. Now I'm at work and everything seems normal... I was wondering if any natural remedies would help? Or any mild medication for such an events? I've been told not to take Xanax, specially in the first trimester, so I'm trying my best not to take...
The baby is almost a month old )) It is a size of small bean So much trouble for a little bean!

Woke up at 2.30am with nausea....
Anxiety? Panic? Pregnancy? How to understand? Since my nausea associated with anxiety only I started to be anxious right away.. Got rye cracker and little water. Can I pull this off? I can't stand nausea, I'm freaking out!! I'm sweating and trembling and thinking am I be able to stand this off. How I can go to work in the morning if I will nauseous like this?
What to do? Please, please advice. I hate nausea.... what helps?

Congrats! I was less anxious during my pregnancy than normally I think. I knew I had to stay calm for the baby. I would read the what's to expect when expecting stuff, but only the general info. Don't read about possibly problems or google things. Not everyone gets sick, some people don't experience any morning sickness so either way is normal. If you do get sick just remember that it's temporary! You will get through it. Most people don't get sick after the first trimester so you don't have long to go. I never threw up, but I did feel nauseus a lot. I used to keep ginger snaps and animal crackers in my desk at work and nibble on them through out the day. Make sure you drink enough water too. For me the key was never to have an empty stomach. Ginger is supposed to help with an upset stomach so ginger tea or ginger ale should help too. Just remind yourself that millions of women have done this for years. You can do it! It will be so worth it in the end.

Glad you were finally able to eat something Elen!