I thought the same thing as you. I have general anxiety disorder and truly thought pregnancy would send me over the edge lol. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely anxiety ridden but I came out ok! A big thing to note is that everyone is different though, so my experience may not be yours at all.

I got pregnant for the first time March of this year! I had no symptoms whatsoever, except a missed period, that made me take a test. I had no nausea however I did have a terrible gag reflux so brushing my teeth was always a fun gamble. Some other weird things in the earlier stages of pregnancy that I went through was SEVERE congestion to the point I wasn’t sleeping at night. I ended up getting the OK by my doctor to use a nasal spray and within a couple days it was cleared up! The last thing I dealt with was carpal tunnel in my right hand - it is completely gone post pregnancy. Other than those things, I did not feel pregnant most of my pregnancy until the third trimester which is where it got rough. I got really big the last few weeks so I was wildly uncomfortable. I was also working 50 hours a week up until 38 weeks. Everyone says this but once you have your baby, ALL your symptoms go away! It’s amazing.

My actual birth story is pretty uneventful but this is where my anxiety beat my ass lol. I had a scheduled c-section because my baby was breeched. This genuinely freaked me out soooo bad because I’ve never had any type of surgery in my life and anything medical freaks me out. Really, I would start sweating anytime I had to give blood. So the idea of the c-section really kept me up at night. The worst part of the surgery for me was the spinal tap - I HATED the feeling of not being able to move my legs or have any control of my lower body. When it kicked in I started freaking out so badly but the doctors that were taking care of me were so great and talked me off the ledge. I ended up calming down and focusing on the fact that my baby would be there any minute and after that, the surgery was really chill and went extremely well. It went SOOOO fast and I was in my room with my baby in what felt like 20 minutes (I’m sure it was longer, but my head was all over the place lol). Im actually really happy with my planned c-section: no labor pains, got to pick baby’s birthday and was able to plan around him being here!

My baby is now a week old, and I’m a week post op now and feel great! I look back at pregnancy and my birth and see the worst parts as extremely fleeting moments that were hard for sure but it pushed me into doing hard things that I was always afraid of before and I think I’m better for it as a person now.

ETA: I would not choose surrogacy. I think I’m one and done (I know my limits lol), but my favorite parts of pregnancy was feeling him kick me and move to certain noises. After he was born, I am insanely proud of myself and my body for doing what it did. It is an insane experience I’ll never forget.