tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post7165958324800485822..comments2023-09-18T08:07:15.353-04:00Comments on Aidan, Baby of Mine: Keep Calm & Carry OnEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587287197734518952noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-90797610940505437612011-01-23T17:10:41.314-05:002011-01-23T17:10:41.314-05:00Wishing you deep breaths and good health throughou...Wishing you deep breaths and good health throughout. I don't know that I'll take the risk to my health again since I already have one live child. It's such a tough decision and breaks my heart daily. Good luck to you and your little rainbow. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-8521055152030665492011-01-23T14:18:39.587-05:002011-01-23T14:18:39.587-05:00I've worried every day of this pregnancy so fa...I've worried every day of this pregnancy so far. And some days are worse than others. And like you said - sometimes it is for no particular reason at all! Your situation is different than mine, though, since I don't have any underlying medical issues. <br /><br />I wish I had some practical advice to give you - I've just had to live with the fear and anxiety each and every day. Somehow, someway, the time does pass. But it sure has gone by slowly for me.<br /><br />I am really happy that your pregnancy has been going well so far. It may not help with the anxiety, but please know that I get it! <br /><br />I always wished there was a way to fast-forward time...Violet1122https://www.blogger.com/profile/05470143683967710014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-52450624198477842302011-01-22T13:13:48.977-05:002011-01-22T13:13:48.977-05:00I have a post it note on my desk at work that says...I have a post it note on my desk at work that says just that "keep calm and carry on" it normally doesn't help though! lol<br />I am so stressed with this pregnancy. I keep looking to milestones and saying "i'll calm down at this point" but really I won't calm down until my boy is home safe. it's really tough but hang in there. we can only take it one day at a timeElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091097457612359686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-26069366403941535382011-01-21T20:52:50.963-05:002011-01-21T20:52:50.963-05:00Reading your posts recently have me thinking about...Reading your posts recently have me thinking about the future and how I'll deal with being pregnant again. I think it really helps me to be a bit more prepared for some of the things that I may feel like stress, fear and no sleep (I can't even sleep now sheesh). Your a great writer and it's easy to be connected to your story and your blogs. I gave you a blogger award over on my most recent post, just wanted to share your link with any of my readers who haven't stopped by here beforeLetterstoClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269032531826056076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-67353396300408211282011-01-21T18:00:35.216-05:002011-01-21T18:00:35.216-05:00Your parabola fits me and my current PALM experien...Your parabola fits me and my current PALM experience very well! First trimester was FULL of anxiety for me - worrying about a miscarriage at any time. Now I'm at 24 weeks. From 18 weeks until just recently, I was feeling pretty good about the pregnancy (emotionally and physically). Now anxiety seems to be rearing its ugly head again. Not sure how I'll work at calming myself down for the next 16 weeks. I know that's where some of my anxiety is coming from... 16 more weeks feels SO LONG, even though I've made it over half-way... it's still not far enough, my baby isn't here yet.<br /><br />Hope you find some good/helpful ways to work with your anxities. Let me know if you find something that works well. :)<br /><br />Sending much peace and love your way.Big Love, Big Acceptance - or so I sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647121831668711451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-10483282875528231772011-01-21T12:42:24.276-05:002011-01-21T12:42:24.276-05:00Oh, Emily. I'm thinking about you and wishing ...Oh, Emily. I'm thinking about you and wishing I could make things easier for you. Pregnancy after a loss is really hard and scary even under more usual circumstances - I spent many, many days being afraid and fighting anxiety when carrying Teddy's little sister. Juggling the hope and happiness and the anxiety takes a lot of effort, too. And I can only imagine how hard it is with the added worries about your heart. <br /><br />Hoping hard for you, that you have a safe delivery and a healthy little one, and also that you find some peace in all of this as you wait.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347057746449071812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-33733943949790902382011-01-21T09:11:20.571-05:002011-01-21T09:11:20.571-05:00When I was a PALM, my emotions were so mixed. I wa...When I was a PALM, my emotions were so mixed. I was thrilled to be pregnant again, missed Jacob even more and the pregnancy reminded me even more of my pregnancy with him, and just plain scared. I was worried that I didn't feel sick enough and worried about all the possibilities. There were moments of pure joy here and there, and they kept us going. There were plenty of nights of lying on the couch and crying. <br /><br />I just kept telling myself that it was out of my hands. All I could do was to take my vitamins, eat a balanced diet and stay away from the foods that pregnant women shouldn't eat. I couldn't do anything more than that and it did help to think that way. <br /><br />I have also looked at the old pictures of myself (meaning anything taken before Jacob died) and wonder if I will ever look that happy again. I look at my eyes in the pictures and don't see what I see now. I also wonder how I could be stressed about anything to do with work, etc back then. <br /><br />I hope, hope, hope that everything goes well and that your heart holds up well and that little one keeps getting stronger everyday.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860497122946287983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-88528759266493893592011-01-21T08:15:26.720-05:002011-01-21T08:15:26.720-05:00I am British and I'm rubbish at keeping calm a...I am British and I'm rubbish at keeping calm and carrying on! I wish I could be MORE 'British' as it would be coming in handy about now.<br /><br />I'm lucky in that I do not have particular anxieties about my own health but I recognise that parabola shape. My own anxiety levels seemed to be crescendo-ing about now, at the end of the second trimester. I'm hoping they'll damp down a little as time goes on.<br /><br />I'm just trying to recognise, as you have written above, that there is nothing that I can do to change the outcome. In theory, that should calm me down but it doesn't always work.<br /><br />Wishing you all the very best and I hope you can find some little tricks to help you deal with the worry. xCatherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.com