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Stress and Pregnancy - How to Cope

Italianbride00079Italianbride00079
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Hello all - I am new to the board, and this is my first post..even though I have been a lurker for a while. I am hoping to turn to you for a little advice, as I see how helpful you all can be!

I am going through something very stressful right now (disappearance of my little brother) and my emotions are all over the place naturally. Everyone keeps telling me to stay calm even though its pretty hard to do so. I know its not good for the child - and my husband and I wanted this baby so badly. Does anyone know what I can do to help stay relaxed? I am going to call my Dr and see what medications, if any, I can take - but I thought maybe someone out there had to deal with something tramatic as well and might offer some advice.

Thanks for listening.

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Re: Stress and Pregnancy - How to Cope

  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    i'm so sorry- that is horrible!  Is there anything you can post here to perhaps help in him being found??

    As for the stress- i would try meditation... deep breathing exercises... yoga... and lots of prayer.  YOu need to do anything you can to keep your stress down - but don't stress about stressing- plenty of babies are born healthy to stressed out moms - it's part of life.

    i will keep your brother in my prayers!

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  • robbie3982robbie3982 member

    I'm so sorry you're going through this.  I hope your little brother is found safe and sound soon.

    I've never been through anything like that, but I have generalized anxiety and I think that some of the techniques could be useful in your situation.  Here's a site on progressive relaxation:  https://www.umm.edu/sleep/relax_tech.htm.  You might want to try yoga as well.  I know they have special prenatal videos.  Another way that I was taught to deal with anxiety is to allow yourself a certain amount of time each day to worry.  Conciously try to worry.  The idea is that you should be able to get all of the worrying out of your system so that you only have to deal with it for that specific amount of time.

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  • pamcakes87pamcakes87

    I'm so sorry! Let us know if we can do anything to spread the word about your brother.

    All I'm doing to relax is kicking back with my feet up. I know you have a lot going on in your family, so that may not be reasonable for you...but do you associate with any particular religion or faith? My faith has helped me handle my stress a lot by putting my stress and anxiety into God's hands. You could apply this same method to whatever you believe in.

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  • J&JSuiter070205J&JSuiter070205 member

    I found that massage helped. There are small, easy things that help as well, such as smelling flowers, massaging your hand in a circular motion going up your thumb, etc. I would google it.

    If the stress turns in to something for serious I would consult with a counselor or your OBGYN (if you feel you need an antidepressant). 

    I had mild depression that emerged during my second pregnancy and took zoloft.

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  • dccjdccj
    I would suggest that prior to going the medication route that you try getting a therapist for support to help with the anxiety during this difficult time.  I am also a big fan of listening to the audio books of Louise Hay- The Power is in you (is one I like).  They really talk you down from anxious thoughts.  Hope this helps.
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