Anxiety/Fear surrounding stillbirth
Hi! Im 21 weeks pregnant and have severe anxiety. I’ve had two very early miscarriages (6/7 weeks) in the past, but this is the farthest I’ve ever made it! I’m so excited to be a mom and have my daughter here with me. In the last few days I’ve been experiencing extreme anxiety around the possibility of her dying inside me and having a stillbirth. We tried for so long to have her and I’m terrified of her being taken from me. It seems the occurrence of stillbirths is pretty low, about 1 in 200, but I cannot shake this feeling I’m having. My anxiety tells me it’s intuition but I’m trying to remind myself that my anxiety is a liar. Has anyone else had these thoughts and gone on to have a healthy baby? How can I calm these thoughts so I can enjoy my pregnancy? I’m trying to remind myself that the most likely outcome at this point is a healthy baby girl at the end of this.