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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jindc]Yes, I know I'm out of the "danger zone", but I still feel really vulnerable - given what it took to get here, I feel like it could all go away in an instant. I know it's weird...I've made it this far, I'm fine...right?  But still. 
If I'm going to tell my family in person, I'd rather know.  I had an appointment just before telling some family.  I feel like it's good juju to just make sure everything is still ok.  They moved my appointment up a week - so, the monday before I go visit family.  Of course, something could happen THAT week, but....I know, I know...I'm neurotic!

And I couldn't tell if I got a FHR on the doppler.  I'll keep trying, but I'm not going to do it every day.  I thought I found it, but it was in the low-140s, which seems lower than it had previously been during ultrasounds. Turns out I should have counted myself but I didn't know that until I read reviews.

It definitely doesn't make any sense why I'm so stressed.  I mean, in MY head it does (how many needles did you give yourself to get here?), especially since I can't believe I'm so lucky after only 1 round of IVF.  But still.  Plus, moving this appointment puts me back on schedule to every 4 weeks because I pre-scheduled my June appointments :) And in between I should have gender/sex scan.

Oy vey, I'm a mess. Thank you all for putting up with me! [/quote]

I wasn't trying to make you feel bad for being cautious, but I do think that there comes a point where it's okay to let yourself breathe and ENJOY being pregnant. My advice is to be on top of your health, of course, but also put some of the qualifiers out of your mind and let yourself really absorb, "Hey, I'm pregnant and going to have a baby!" especially now that you've crossed out of the first trimester. Your odds are really good now! Not every "I'm going to have an ultrasound" has to be followed up with "God willing, everything is okay." It's a fine line between having normal concerns and not letting yourself enjoy the fact that you're pregnant, and I'd hate to see any woman look back and realized she never let herself enjoy being pregnant because she constantly worried that some imminent danger was right around every corner. Just my two cents as a BTDT mom- these babies are tougher than we think, and most of our worries are just our neuroses freaking us out! I don't mean this to hurt your feelings at all- more like, I want to build you up and give you some confidence so you can really start relishing your pregnancy![/quote]

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