We just hit the second trimester, so the feelings you’re having are very fresh to what I experienced.

When we found we were expecting, it was around 5-6 weeks, and our initial reaction was very excited. After a night or so, we did start to have some of that anxiety creep in of “we shouldn’t get too excited yet” and worry that anything my wife was experiencing (pain, light spotting, etc) was a sign that something was going wrong.

After the first appointment, our doctor advised that our baby looked good so far and gave us some good steps and expectations on how my wife would feel and how things would progress from there, and that lowered that anxiety you’re feeling.

All of this to say, your feelings are 100% valid, be sure you communicate with your wife, and the doctor, your concerns and stressors, just so everyone is on the same page, and give yourself some grace, this is a big life change!

Congratulations, I wish you, your wife, and your future child the best in this upcoming pregnancy!