Home and Away's Ziggy Astoni shares baby fears with Dean Thompson

 "Now I'm terrified."

Home and Away spoilers follow from Wednesday's Australian episode (October 5), which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away's Ziggy Astoni and Dean Thompson had a heart-to-heart over their baby in the show's latest Australian episode.

The pair's lives were recently turned upside down by the discovery that Ziggy is pregnant.

In Wednesday's episode on Channel 7, there was an early obstacle for the popular couple as they realised they hadn't been communicating properly.

Dean had been all set to accompany Ziggy for her 12-week scan, but he was confused when she mysteriously cancelled the appointment without speaking to him about it.

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This left Dean worried that something was wrong, but Ziggy assured him that everything was fine.

While taking a walk together, Ziggy admitted to Dean that she was too nervous to go ahead with the scan as she feared being told bad news. However, she was quick to clarify that she had no specific reason to be worried.

Ziggy explained: "I'm still really scared. I felt fine and then I started reading stuff on the internet and now I'm terrified."

Dean tried his best to reassure Ziggy, pointing out that everything is likely to be okay and it's better for their baby if they have the check-up.

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Ziggy eventually agreed to re-book the appointment, but pointed out that they may still have a while to wait.

She said: "It took four weeks last time – I'm so sorry. I just hope I haven't stuffed this up. What if we do have to wait and there is something wrong? What if my panic is going to hurt the baby?"

Dean tried his best to reassure Ziggy for a second time, but he urged her to confide in him in the future so he could be more supportive.

He told her: "We'll get another appointment as soon as we can, and we'll just go from there."

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Dean has been particularly keen to reach the 12-week scan milestone, wanting the all-clear to start sharing the baby news with more people. Will he get his wish soon?

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in November.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.