20th August 2019
20 WEEKS PREGNANT
I want to use this post to talk about anxiety. I spent the whole of my pregnancy with Otis scared and worried that things would go wrong. It made sense, we’d had a horrible journey to having him. Yet nobody really talked to me about how my feelings could be linked to anxiety. My worries weren’t considered to be part of me struggling with my mental health.
The only real first time “anxiety” was mentioned to me was by my doctor when I returned to work after maternity leave. I completely broke down in his office and he talked me through what anxiety meant and some helplines and coping mechanisms for it.
Today I’m 20 weeks pregnant and we have our anomaly scan this week. I’m pretty sure I’m struggling more with anxiety now that I did at the start of this pregnancy. My mind has gone into overdrive about all the things that could be wrong and how the scan will go. I’m feeling sick, I’m not sleeping, when I do sleep I’m having nightmares and if I don’t keep myself busy in the day I’m left thinking about 100 “what ifs”.
If this sounds like you too please rest assured you are not alone. That’s one of the most reassuring things for me that came out of my mention of anxiety this week, that actually there is a group of us with the same worries and fears. And no, they’re not irrational.
So I want to take this opportunity to share with you some great tips with dealing with anxiety that were passed on to me yesterday:
*pray and trust in God
*listen to music
*listen to white noise
*do some deep breathing exercises
*distract yourself
*do a puzzle book or colouring
*read a book
*download a puzzle app on your phone
*drive and sing in the car
*listen to ocean music
*watch relaxation videos on YouTube
*go for a long walk
*try some mindfulness
*go out for the day
*have a nice bath
*do some exercise
*get a fidget cube
*talk to your midwife
*have some pink gin (when you’re not pregnant! 🙊)
Sending love to you all 😘
I want to use this post to talk about anxiety. I spent the whole of my pregnancy with Otis scared and worried that things would go wrong. It made sense, we’d had a horrible journey to having him. Yet nobody really talked to me about how my feelings could be linked to anxiety. My worries weren’t considered to be part of me struggling with my mental health.
The only real first time “anxiety” was mentioned to me was by my doctor when I returned to work after maternity leave. I completely broke down in his office and he talked me through what anxiety meant and some helplines and coping mechanisms for it.
Today I’m 20 weeks pregnant and we have our anomaly scan this week. I’m pretty sure I’m struggling more with anxiety now that I did at the start of this pregnancy. My mind has gone into overdrive about all the things that could be wrong and how the scan will go. I’m feeling sick, I’m not sleeping, when I do sleep I’m having nightmares and if I don’t keep myself busy in the day I’m left thinking about 100 “what ifs”.
If this sounds like you too please rest assured you are not alone. That’s one of the most reassuring things for me that came out of my mention of anxiety this week, that actually there is a group of us with the same worries and fears. And no, they’re not irrational.
So I want to take this opportunity to share with you some great tips with dealing with anxiety that were passed on to me yesterday:
*pray and trust in God
*listen to music
*listen to white noise
*do some deep breathing exercises
*distract yourself
*do a puzzle book or colouring
*read a book
*download a puzzle app on your phone
*drive and sing in the car
*listen to ocean music
*watch relaxation videos on YouTube
*go for a long walk
*try some mindfulness
*go out for the day
*have a nice bath
*do some exercise
*get a fidget cube
*talk to your midwife
*have some pink gin (when you’re not pregnant! 🙊)
Sending love to you all 😘
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