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stress, temper not safe for pregnancy?

post #1 of 6
Thread Starter 
I am 10 weeks now and have been very hormonal, I am going through a lot of stress, financially, emotionally ( single mom ) no job...i get angry and mad so quickly...i feel bad for my 4 year old and very worried to loose this pregnancy!

any feedback how stress affects pregnancy and are there any homeopathic or flower remedies anyone can suggest?

Thank you!
post #2 of 6
yoga, meditation...

calgon take-me-away salts in a warm bath after bedtime...

not likely what you are going through is bad enough stress to hurt baby, but its best to have yourself relax as much as you can anyway.
post #3 of 6
check out some youtube videos on OSHO and Eckhart Tolle. In my own opinion, Stress and worry= resisting what is and fear of tomorrow. While it is perfectly understandable that you can't change the current events and little things get to you so you feel helpless, there are ways you can truly surrender to your circumstances and make peace with the present moment, every moment. If you can find 30 or more little things to be greatful for, and also, most importantly let go of any thing from the past to allow in the new things. In life, we actually don't find love or happiness, we find and unblock what is in the way of it. This is what I have learned as I have been in your exact situation.

SUGGESTIONS TRIED AND TESTED: No matter what situation in we can usually manage to stay hydrated (important!), breath deeply into your diaphram (several times a day), barefoot on the earth for at least 20 minutes, get some sunshine, close eyes and daydream for half an hour, eat alkaline foods such as dairy and veggies, watch some inspiring videos, read some inspiring articles, listen to lectures that you would not normally care to listen to, draw, think about what you want to attract into your life even if you think its impossible. The first few things are so important and really do help even if they seem silly.

If you are worried about your baby, close your eyes and imagine you are sending love to your fetus, waves of love from your heart to your uterus and into your baby. you can do this whenever you get the guilts.
post #4 of 6
With DD I was laid off from my job at 10 weeks pregnant. Talk about stress! I was in limbo for about 4 weeks, trying to figure out how to cover the pregnancy under COBRA (pre-existing condition, right?), find a new job, and work to the end of my contract. Then somebody else left and I ended up getting rehired. So I was seriously a stress case, and honestly, my DD is totally and completly healthy. I've heard that stress in and of itself will not do too much damage to the baby, but unhealthy behaiviors resulting from stress are bad (think loss of sleep, poor eating habits, drinking or other unsafe behavior).

I teach middle school, so my life is a constant stress test. I just let it wash over and through me, stress when I can't help it, relax when I can, and try not to worry. With this one, I had terrible morning sickness for 17 weeks, layoff fears at work (agian!), death in the family, and a toddler regressing her potty training. I'm more worried about what the stress does to me than about the baby. I figure the baby gets first dibs at all my good stuff, and I'm left with what's left.

Good luck with your pregnancy, and try not to worry!
post #5 of 6
SunChild had wonderful advise!

When I was 8 weeks pregnant with ds my Dad had a surgery that went very, very wrong. He nearly died and ended up in ICU on life support and in a coma for over 6 weeks - during that time he nearly died several times, and my entire family lived our lives up there with him. To say it was stressful was an understatement.

I did my best to take some quiet time each evening and connect with ds. I would put my hands on my belly and daydream about my baby and how it was going to be. No matter how stressful my day had been, I felt at least I gave him some time where he knew he was very much loved and wanted.

He's a happy, healthy 7 year old now btw.
post #6 of 6
Thread Starter 
Thank you so much for all your support,
that is all great advise, yeah, i got Eckhart Tolle here and others, will do that again!

I wish all of you a good pregnancy.
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