Successful conception when depressed/stressed

[Sef89]

Hi,
I'm worrying over worrying and been very low since loss in May. I just want to hear stories of ladies who conceived whilst feeling depressed, stressed and anxious as I'm fed up of hearing the stories of just relax and it'll happen. Obviously I'm ttc. Just positives please don't add to my worries. Thanks

We ttc this one for 15 months. The month I got pregnant I had suspected Covid. It was the start of March and I was feeling incredibly anxious.

He's due in about 4 weeks.

Best of luck op

Hi @Sef89 I’m sorry to hear of your loss back in May. I lost a baby at the end of June. I was very sad about this still when we conceived again in August and so it can and does happen. Try to relax and enjoy each other and remind yourself that awfully sad as it is, it also is a very common occurrence and people go on to conceive again. In fact I believe statistically you are highly likely to conceive again within a year after a miscarriage.
This doesn’t take away the pain that we still feel over our loss and infact it has meant that this time around we are not letting ourselves get overly excited as we know what might happen. One day at a time though... 🙂 think positive and put one foot in front of another. Good luck op.

Hi OP. I'm sorry for your loss. Remember that women all over the world are still conceiving in incredibly stressful situations....war/famine etc. So don't be stressed and anxious about the stress! Also, my close friend conceived after a long time when she was at her absolutely lowest ebb.
I hope it happens for you very soon x

Somethingsnappy thanks. Was your close friend depressed....

I wouldn't say depressed generally, although certainly very anxious and stressed about her fertility. And the month she conceived, ...she was very unhappy. She isn't one to talk about or demonstrate her emotions, but had called me in tears to say she hadn't ovulated the previous month. She thought that was it for her, but conceived the following month! It's such a tremendously stressful time, but please don't add worrying about worrying to your situation. I'm sorry about your depression....that's not nice for you at all. Is it directly related to your struggles with conceiving?

Sorry, just read your OP again and I see you say your depression has been since your loss in May. That's totally understandable. It wasn't long ago. It's such a rollercoaster of emotions. I really hope you start to feel better soon and get exactly what you want x

Thanks, yes i just feel like it wont happen again im not sure why i have such a block on this as drs gynaecologists have all told me im fine. Yes im stressed maybe not depressed as such but sad and anxious

Well at least your question has been answered @Sef89 it is indeed possible to conceive when stressed and depressed.