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Never. Like you said, even when they're out, you worry. I just stopped checking on my LO every night... and that's just because I got a video monitor so now I can see her.

I worried non-stop during my pregnancy. I was horrible about worrying over everything - if I accidentally ate something I shouldn't, was my shower water too hot, was I sitting weird and therefore causing her to be uncomfortable and so on. I was ridiculous and I know I will be the same way for baby 2.

I was a worried mess in the first tri, mainly due to having babk-to-back chemical pregnancies immediately preceding this pregnancy. The CPs taught me that a) I could absolutely lose a pregnancy. ME. It's not something that happens to "other people." b) It can happen more than once. In a row. To ME. And c) Blood is bad. Very very bad if occurring during a pregnancy. So of course, since I was already traumatized, I developed a Subchorionic Hemorrhage that freaked me the hell out, put me on bed rest, and caused multiple bleeding/spotting episodes. A couple of times I even ended up in the ER to try to figure out if I was in fact miscarrying. So I was basically afraid of my own shadow in the first tri!

But now that I'm 14.5 wks, I have to be honest- I'm WAY lax! Like surprisingly so! My SCH is gone and I haven't had any issues with spotting or bleeding since 10.5 weeks. So the lack of drama combined with the second tri "safe zone" stars and my trusty Doppler= a pretty darn calm mommy!

I guess I had so much to worry about in the first tri that it wore me slap out and I just can't be bothered anymore if everything seems to be going just fine! The doppler helps A LOT though:)

I didn't stop worrying until LO was born and declared completely healthy and fine.

I am at 33.5 weeks and I really haven't stopped worrying. That being said, I've been fairly calm with my worry and not panic-y at all but I most certainly have been nervous and worried the entire time. In the beginning it was if it would be a viable pregnancy, then it was any genetic disorders, then it was viability, and now its whether or not she moves enough. I just want to meet her and know that she is ok. I'm sure I'll have different worries from there on out. I think it's just par for the course.

Worry is part of being a mom. Once you're pregnant, you worry about miscarriage, defects, etc. Then they're born and you worry about SIDS, child care baddies, etc. Then they can move and walk and you worry about all those falls and head injuries and what if they run away at the mall.... A few years more and you worry about school, romance, getting home late... SIGH.

Yeah, totally a worrier here. I'm only 9 weeks so still in the tenuous first trimester. I've been feeling really good, minus some *midly* tender boobs, a few random bouts of nausea, and a few scattered days of exhaustion. So I'm in a constant state of worry that I'm not *actually* pregnant. We had our first appointment at 8 weeks and the OB didn't do a dopler or u/s, just an internal. She said my uterus "feels" like 8 weeks, but that doesn't make me feel better. I'm not gonna feel good about it until our next appointment at 12 1/2 weeks!

I have been a ball of worry every since getting the BFP. I've had brown discharge for the past week and even though we had an ultrasound last week at 5.5 weeks, I'm not going to rest until we see a heartbeat, hopefully Wednesday. And then I probably won't rest after then, either. DH asked me the other day, "When are we out of the woods in terms of concern?" And I said, "When we die."

Yeah never... there was always something to worry about all the way up to the day LO was born and now the worrying continues since she is only 7 weeks old

I was never a big worrier until I started reading about miscarriages and problems other women experience during pregnancy! I'm at 12 weeks now and I'm usually pretty good about not worrying, but I definitely have moments of mini panic.

I was constantly worried the whole time. During the 1st trimester I was worried about miscarriage and missed miscarriage. During the 2nd trimester I was worried that our baby would have some kind of terrible genetic defect. Then I worried that I wasn't feeling the baby move yet. During the 3rd trimester I was constantly counting kicks, and I would freak out if I didn't feel enough kicks. Or course, when she kicked a ton I would still get annoyed b/c it hurt!

Now that I'm a mom I still worry about DD. I definitely check if she's still breathing while she's down in her crib. I guess I'm just destined to be an anxious mama.

My grandma STILL worries about my mom, so I'm pretty sure I'll always have a small part of my mind actively concerned for each child I have.

I think the longest I've gone without worrying is about a week - something always comes up or comes into my mind. In the 1st trimester it was miscarriage or if I was inadvertently doing anything that would harm the baby. Now it's defects and early labor. I'm fairly confident that I'll still worry once baby arrives, just about new things. At least then it won't fall just on me.

@hilsy85: I'm very excited. Today is my last day in the office so it will probably feel a lot more real now! Plus I had a call from Mount Sinai the other day going over what I needed to do and it felt really weird. I still can't believe it is time.

Sadly, never. I had had a miscarriage so the first trimester was worried about that. Second trimester, I didn't feel movement until 20 weeks so had no reassurances til then. I relaxed a bit from weeks like 24-28 when I felt consistent movement. Then started worrying again at 28w when I had constant Braxton hicks contractions. At 30w was hospitalized for preterm labor and then was put on bedrest until 37w so was worried that whole time about delivering early. Thankfully only delivered 10 days early.

Now as a new mom I worry about whether DS is eating enough or growing enough. He was low birth weight so I've been worried about his gain since birth. Always something!

@ladyfingers: that is so true. i love that.

i think we'll always worry, i know my mom always worries about us, but not in a panicked way. just in, i love them and i hope they are okay. i'm at 9w and feeling fine, so i'm worried about a missed miscarriage until we hear the heartbeat at our appt at 11 weeks. i guess not freaked out, but not letting myself get super excited until then. maybe it will feel more real?

luckily, we're traveling this weekend for a week, so the time should pass quickly!

I'm 18 weeks and it's such a struggle for me. Today at work I actually googled "rates of stillbirth". I don't think I'll ever relax!

I'm a natural worrier about everything and everyone, so I'm sure I'll never stop, unfortunately. Lol.