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How will this crisis affect our pregnancy stress wise?

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Whatnowwww · 19/03/2020 22:08

I am under severe stress best of times (carer for much loved demented mother, SEN child, aggressive DH, highly stressful but quite good job). I’m 16 weeks PG with an iVF baby.

I feel so claustrophobic and lonely being stuck at home and I am driven insane all day long by my mum and son, I can’t sleep, I vomit and I’m just so depressed. The GP only offers me talking therapies which I tried and wasn’t keen on, and SS do not give me any help for my mum (I’ve tried again in the past week, the extent of help was a sheet of numbers of private care agencies).

I looked up ages ago how stress affects pregnancy, I found that short of natural disaster and the like it shouldn’t too much. But, so suddenly we do have something not far off a natural disaster. How do we survive this and for anyone as madly stressed as me, can an unborn baby still be ok?

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Maggie272 · 19/03/2020 22:19

I had so much stress up to 11 / 12 weeks in my pregnancy, as I was very sensitive to the IVF meds (it's a long story but with a happy ending!). I also have a DH who has a brain injury and sometimes can't understand that it is dangerous to be out and about in the shops. I am finding it stressful but have ways to manage. Physical activity is always my go to. When I can't get out I get on the floor with a yoga video and do a few minutes and try to breath. I also am trying to remind myself that the virus so far doesn't seem to pose a threat to the unborn. I also talk to my baby, reassure him / her, and it seems to work on my subconsciously too!
Stress management is hard, but even if it gives you a few moments of relief that is important and something to build on x

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