worries Worry, worry, worry!
From the moment that you find out you’re pregnant you’ll probably find that you worry about everything. Could that glass of wine you drank the night before you found out that you were pregnant have damaged your baby? What about the antibiotics you were taking? Or the stress you’ve been under in work? The list of potential worries is endless…
Drinking alcohol in early pregnancy
Tis is a very common concern since most women don’t know they’re pregnant until they’ve missed a period and are likely to have had a glass of wine or alcoholic drink over the course of the early weeks. Don’t worry. You won’t have done any harm and,
now that you know you’re pregnant, you can focus on eating and drinking healthily.
Fear of miscarriage
Probably the greatest fear of most mums to be – particularly in the first trimester
(thirteen weeks) of pregnancy. A miscarriage is
usually the body’s way of expelling a fetus that may not have been growing properly. One in four
pregnancies does actually end in miscarriage, so they’re very common, but there’s no reason for
you to not remain optimistic – aſter all, three in four pregnancies continue successfully, so the chances are that you’ll be fine!
Fear of ‘hurting’ the foetus
Many women worry that if they fall or bang into something during pregnancy, their baby
will be harmed in some way. Relax! Your baby is surrounded by plenty of fluid, so take some
comfort from the knowledge that it’s actually quite difficult for you to harm your baby through any particular movement.
Premature labour
Worry over the health implications for your baby if it was to arrive early can be another major concern, but remember that a fetus is viable outside the womb aſter 24 weeks! Even if your baby was to come earlier than
expected at, say, 32 weeks, the chances are it will grow normally and healthily.
Umbilical cord suffocation
If you’re worried – as many mums to be are – about the chances of the umbilical cord being wrapped around your baby’s neck, remember that up
to 35 per cent of babies are actually born with the cord wrapped around their necks with no damage caused. Even on occasions – rare occasions – when umbilical cord complications are more serious, prompt action by the healthcare professionals present usually prevents any side effects.
Birth defects
Troughout your pregnancy you’ll probably find yourself starting to repeat ‘as long as it’s healthy’ like a mantra. Tat’s because fear of your baby having some sort of defect or not being well is
probably as great a worry as that of losing it. Just keep telling yourself that most babies are born perfectly healthy and, if you’re being monitored throughout your pregnancy, the chances are that, even if there was something not right, your healthcare professionals would be aware of it and would be prepared.
Eating a food that’s not good for pregnancy Although you hear horror tales about certain
foods being dangerous in pregnancy, the chance of actually developing problems from eating
food that you have been advised to avoid is really very small. If you have eaten something that
you’ve just discovered was a ‘no no’, don’t beat yourself up and give yourself a hard time. Just make a mental note not to eat it again.
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