is the peanut upset too?

Re: is the peanut upset too?

• Kitta+1 member

  July 2015

  When you are stressed your body responds physically - the baby might be getting a dose of those stress hormones and that's what's making it fidgety.  I've always heard stress was bad for baby, but to be fair I've never actually heard why, or what it causes.  

  
  

  
  

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• QueenWaldorf2 member

  July 2015

  You and your baby will be fine.
  Women living in war torn countries give birth to healthy babies all the time and are living with unimaginable stress and fear.
  I know that it can be hard on anyone emotionally to have a hard day and may make you feel like crap but I'm sure it will get better and your baby will be perfectly fine.

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• Pontot31 member

  July 2015

  QueenWaldorf2 said:

  You and your baby will be fine.
  Women living in war torn countries give birth to healthy babies all the time and are living with unimaginable stress and fear.
  I know that it can be hard on anyone emotionally to have a hard day and may make you feel like crap but I'm sure it will get better and your baby will be perfectly fine.

  This.
  The type of stress we face daily is nothing compared to many women across the world.

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• alisonrmc member

  July 2015

  I always feel aweful when i lose my temper and cry or yell because i feel like im some how damaging my child emotionally. I know it sounds crazy but all i can think is i hope my outburst didn't effect my baby.. Like shes going to come into the world remembering mommy was a hormonal psycho while pregnant lol

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• Bettytteb member

  July 2015

  Mom's hormones (including those produced by stress) do impact the developing baby, and there is research that chronic maternal stress, especially in the 3rd trimester has some negative outcomes for babies. That being said, stress is unavoidable. Period. And as long as you do what you can to relax when possible and don't have out of control, unmanaged, chronic stress the impact will almost certainly be minimal (if anything at all).

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