Stressful Job: Can It Harm Baby?

Knottie1450304223 · January 2016

Hello All!
I'm a teacher who teaches Gifted Education for Kindergarten through 5th grade. I have a new student who's mom spends her day harassing me via phone, email, and goes to my administration including the superintendent. This has been going on for a week and the stress of this mom and lack of "having my back because this mom is 50 Shades Of Crazy" is killing me. Is this daily stress hurting my baby? I'm 37 and this is my first baby and I'm 8 weeks along.

lillebowski23 · January 2016

I'm sorry that you're having to deal with this situation. It certainly sounds difficult, stresssful and unpleasant! Worrying about baby will add to your stress. I think that babies have been born to mothers undergoing all kinds of stress and they turn out okay. Maybe you could call your OB and check for piece of mind? Do you have people around you can vent to or who can give you some extra support during this time? I highly recommend meditation or deep breathing to relieve stress and anxiety.
I hope helps! I wish you the best and I hope this pain in the ass goes away real soon!

Knottie1450304223 · January 2016

I feel a million times better just being home and venting about her to my close friend and my fiancé. It helps so much having people who have your back:)

littlegreybunny · January 2016

that sounds awful ... i have teachers in my family and those out of control parents can be so stressful! ideally, i think we all want to do to provide our babies with a peaceful time in the womb but life doesn't always give us that luxury. thankfully, babies are tough! i'm a federal prosecutor at 15 weeks and i've had some sweat producing deadlines to meet. my little girl has been a trooper. we've had many women here at the office have families over the years and the babies have come out fine. my best friend across the street in the DA's office was handling murder trials up until she had her baby and her little one is darling. i'm sure your little peanut is doing fine.

redheadbride15 · January 2016

Yes, remember that healthy babies are being born in war zones all over the world every day. The stress won't harm your developing baby, but it's certainly not good for YOU. I'm glad you're getting some support from your SO and friend and your medical professionals. Don't be afraid to ask for that help when you need it.

carrieandr · January 2016

I've read that job stress is fine (although, as @redheadbride15 said, I'd avoid it for your own sake). I looked it up in regards to TTC because so many people were telling me it would interfere with getting pregnant. The articles that I read said only major stress like the death of a loved one is something to be concerned about. (Again, that was for TTC, but I imagine the same applies.)

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