Nightmare

[HappyBump25]

I just have to vent!

Ok so at first, I was really bad about going back and forth from thinking "something's wrong" to "everything's fine." I've been really good about being positive lately. I've been praying about it and just perfectly confident that everything's alright.

Last night, when I woke up to feed DS and put him back to sleep, I remembered this nightmare. It was HORRIBLE! I had dreamed that we went for our first ultrasound (still almost 3 weeks away), and the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat.

The only thing that kept me from breaking down into tears is that I remembered that at some point (and I think it was before the nightmare) I woke up in a puddle of sweat around my butt that scared me to death at first because I wasn't sure if it was sweat or something worse. So I thought, well maybe that incident is what got my mind on the subject.

I can't wait until I see that baby is ok, and 2nd tri comes around so that I can feel LO kicking!

 

[MrsH1980]

I had vivid nightmares in 1st tri too - I think its natural to feel cautious and worried (at least I hope so)

 

[knk2011]

I still have nightmares now. In first trimester I dreamed I woke up and there was bloody everywhere and I was miscarrying. I woke up, panicking, only to find that I am perfectly fine, still pregnant and OH sleeping peacefully next to me.

It's just our fears coming through in our subconscious when we sleep. Now I'm in second tri, I've lately been worrying about when babies born, worrying about things like cot death, so I dreamed that baby died in it's sleep. It means nothing. Take it with a pinch of salt

 

[HappyBump25]

Trust me, I know how crazy it all sounds from me. I just need rational reassurance! Thank you!

 

[bekkie]

Pregnancy nightmares really are the worst I constantly have the ones where I've left the baby somewhere and can't find it... or 'forgot' about it for hours/days/weeks... and my OH dies frequently - there was one time during my last pregnancy where he was consoling me after I woke up crying, and I couldn't stop crying because I truly felt like he had died...

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[HappyBump25]

They really are the worst! Now that I think about it, I seem to remember having a dream while pregnant with DS that something had happened to him as well.

I still wish I could just have a stupid scan right now to be reassured. :/ KWIM?

 

[bekkie]

totally - I'm counting down the days till I can hear the heartbeat (still almost 4 weeks away) - the scan isn't for another 10-12 weeks so I can't even begin to think that far...

 

[KAMW]

I cant say i have had any nightmares, ive just had weird dreams like sainsburys sold cats alive for people to eat and i had to save them all, my husband couldnt stop laughing at me, im sure you will be ok, its normal to worry, i hope your scan goes well x

 

[HappyBump25]

Bekkie....that IS a long wait! Have you been to the doctor yet at all? My first appointment won't be until the 5th when I should be about 10 weeks. Doctor will do initial scan then I likely won't have another until 18 or 20 weeks for gender (God willing!)

I'd settle for a heartbeat though! I have a Doppler that was really cheap. Even when DS was a BIG ol baby in my belly it was hard to find his HB sometimes. I broke it out anyway, and I barely got something. It kept going from 120s to 130s though and I never actually heard it just saw it on the screen. So I don't know if it truly was LO's heartbeat or if my cheap doppler was acting up. It does give me a small bit of comfort though.

KAM, I hope the nightmares stay away for your sake! I'd much rather be laughed at!!! lol