Will being sad during pregnancy affect my baby?

[Talbia]

Hi guys,
I was feeling a bit down for the past few days due to something that concerned me a bit.
I'm currently 5 months pregnant and my husband and me have been going through a tough time throughout my pregnancy so we have a lot of disagreements.
Obviously being pregnant , it makes me extremely irritable and extremely upset so I've been getting sad a lot because I'm sensitive anyway.

What's made me panic is seeing all this stuff of studies done online about stress causing a baby to become irritable and colicky and disengaged after birth because of the mothers stress. And later on developing a mental health issue.

Am I overthinking this or is there a potential risk of this happening to my baby?

I feel terrible and guilty for letting myself feel sad, I just feel like everything is heightened and I can't seem to control myself when I get upset about something.hoping some of you can shed a light on your experiences
Thanking you kindly

There’s no risk to your baby at all

No don't worry. It is important to try to relax, be calm and take care of yourself though. You and your husband should be trying to communicate in a healthy way, you should not feel like your relationship is negatively affecting your health.

If that were the case my DD would be in trouble. But she's not. She's a well rounded teen.

Don't worry.

Your baby will be absolutely fine. Loads of women go through stress or sadness in pregnancy for many reasons. It's completely normal. Trying to suppress the sadness and feeling guilty will only make you feel worse. If you feel sad or anxious, allow yourself to feel that. It won't affect your baby.

If you notice it's becoming a problem, you can seek help from your local perinatal mental health team via your midwife or gp. They're there to support you exactly because pregnancy is a tough time.

Once your baby is born it's important to have the right support too - more important - so don't ever feel like you can't ask for help.

You will be fine. Pregnancy hormones make most women feel some form of negative emotions. I am a horribly angry pregnant person but had two of the most chilled and happy babies around.

Don't worry, your baby won't be affected
I had an incredibly stressful pregnancy and my DS was absolutely fine, still is.

That said, do what you can to try relax.