Anxiety during pregnancy

Does it affect the baby ??

I havepanic attacks .. i havent had one in the last 3mos im doing really good but say i do get one what would happen to baby ?

i suffer from the TERRIBLY!!! that was a big fear of mine when i was pregnant with my second. at my first doctors appt. i had to fill out my papers in the hall and they had to come out and get me.. but surprisingly it went away like my 3rd month.. but after i had him it came right back

Quoting HappyMomma08:“ i suffer from the TERRIBLY!!! that was a big fear of mine when i was pregnant with my second. at my first ... [snip!] ... and they had to come out and get me.. but surprisingly it went away like my 3rd month.. but after i had him it came right back”

damn it .. i want this pregnancy to be calm and happy and i want to be like that after baby is born as well ....

how about meds

Quoting lindseyglover:“ how about meds”

i don't take medicine of any kind thats a big part of my anxiety that scares me .. so i just self medicate( calming my self down)

they were gone for about a month after i had hom and then thats when they came back.. but they're are definitly NOT as bad as they were before i got preggo. i did GREAT when i was pregnnat. when you feel like one is coming just try to ignore it. i know its easier said than done but thats what i did.

I was also really worried about my panic attacks. I've had them since I was 8 years old.. I'm even prescribed xanax for them (but of course had to quit taking it) I'm not really sure what it does to the baby... I've had several throughout my pregnancy and the baby has been just fine. My doctor knows about them and doesn't seem worried about it. I've just found other ways of coping with them. Anything you can do to relax yourself (long showers, bubble baths, soothing music, taking a nap, a lotion massage)... it seems to help me?

I was also worried about this. I have bad anxiety and used to take Xanax until I found out I was pregnant. I read that Xanax causes birth defects. So far my anxiety hasn't caused to many issues. I still get worked up about going to bed every night (I have bad nightmares a few times a week) but I am dealing with it one day at a time.

to this day i still cant leave the town im in because of how long the ride is.. my anxiety acts up REALLY bad if im too far away from my house.. and also it sometimes acts up when im home alone.. so those are some things that im working on myself too

Have you looked up any breathing excersises or other techniques to redirect the anxiety? My mom has terrible anxiety so I was looking around for things outside of drugs to help her. I heard alot of the breathing techniques they use in lamaze classes work well for anxiety too.

Quoting ErinAnd#3:“ Have you looked up any breathing excersises or other techniques to redirect the anxiety? My mom has terrible ... [snip!] ... outside of drugs to help her. I heard alot of the breathing techniques they use in lamaze classes work well for anxiety too.”

o of course i have .. and they work i calm my self dow take walks and everything possible .. it works to stop it .. but doesnt get rid of it u know ? if that makes sense

I don't think anything will take it away completely especially now since prengancy is such a stressful time. Just do you best with the tools you have to control it. Everyone stresses during pregnancy and most babies are fine.