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harpchick (89.7 days ago)
Coltonsmom is 100% correct. It`s all about stress hormones (ie, cortisol),

springbaby (95.9 days ago)
I`m soooo sorry to hear your story. Your baby will be fine and healthy, just try to take care of yourself. Eat healthy and make sure you are getting lots of rest. God bless you and your family.

emy (96 days ago)
You can`t just make the stress go away. You are stressed over something very valid. Just try to take time and relax. Even if it is a few minutes each hour you are awake...sit down, relax, and think about something that makes you feel good. Maybe your unborn baby! :-) I lost my mother from Cancer. You can`t help the feelings that overcome you!

Hollye (96.6 days ago)
it makes ur blood pressure go up.. which isnt good at all. tho, everyone stress`s.. its just part of life.

alex76 (96.9 days ago)
I read a book by Dr Miriam Stoppard and she thinks the baby experiences your emotions. Probably as the other comments say though linked to your blood pressure.

koraljolin (96.9 days ago)
I don`t have much of an answer for you. However I was under massive amounts of stress during my entire first trimester. I was taking care of my mother-in-law full time until she passed away in front of us. It was by far the most stressful time in my life, and I was pregnant. My baby girl is due next month she seems to be in perfect health. You need to learn how to take time to relax and don`t stress about being stressed. God does not give us anything we can`t handle and everything happens for a reason. Take time to meditate on positive things in your life and reflect on thoughts that make you happy. Don`t dwell in the negative.

boystruckx2 (97 days ago)
I agree . . . when your stressed your blood pressure rises :)

coltonsmom (97 days ago)
Agree with OhioMomma... (Taken from babyworld.com) Does stress affect my baby? Every woman will experience some form of stress during pregnancy, and every day thousands of babies are born in perfect health. However, recent research suggests that stress may affect your baby in some instances. Babyworld midwife, Hannah Hulme Hunter says, `There is some scientific evidence that chronic stress, lasting for many weeks, can reduce the growth of babies during pregnancy. Further studies have also shown an increased risk of miscarriage and premature delivery.` When you are stressed your body responds by getting ready to protect itself against a potential threat. All your major organs increase their activity and you produce more of the hormone cortisol. Last year new research suggested that increased levels of cortisol during pregnancy crossed the placenta and entered the baby`s developing brain, especially the area that controls stress. Psychologist Dr Thomas O`Connor led the research and says, `We found that anxiety in late pregnancy was associated with higher levels of cortisol in children many years later. Elevated levels of cortisol are associated with psychological risk or psychological disturbance, notably depression and anxiety.` However, it seems that not all stress is bad. Earlier this year researchers at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore found that being stressed during pregnancy could possibly help your baby`s development in later life. Development psychologist Professor Janet DiPietro says, `Cortisol has a bad rap as the stress hormone - but every organ in the body needs cortisol to develop properly. It could be enhancing the development of organs before birth.` And Dr Jo Lee agrees. She says, `Stress isn`t all bad. Moderate stress, when managed properly, can help women to prepare for the demands of a new baby.`

KateOhm (97.1 days ago)
Basically when you stress you make the baby stress, your blood pressure goes up which is bad for the baby.



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