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Daughter pregnant and anxious

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Delphinium64 Thu 10-Nov-22 21:29:20

My daughter is pregnant after trying for 6 months and is due for the first scan in about two weeks. Instead of being excited and looking forward to it, she's anxious and thinking about all the things that could go wrong. How can I support her without minimising her feelings? I know not to say things like "don't worry " and "I'm sure everything will be OK". She and her husband are in good health and financially reasonably secure, and they have a good support network of family and friends. I don't remember catastrophising like this when I was in the same position and I just don't know what say or do to support her. Any advice would be gratefully received.

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Apricotdessert Sat 12-Nov-22 13:29:08

I'm in similar situation where DS's partner is worrying about second scan, which looks for abnormalities. I remember I had a blood test that showed very low risk of abnormalities tested for, but I just started worrying about another abnormality that'd been mentioned on TV, instead. At the time a colleague who had her babies in the early 60s said it never occurred to her or her contemporaries there would be any abnormality. This really helped put things in perspective for me and helped reduce my anxiety. I hope your daughter can enjoy the rest of her pregnancy and all goes well x

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