Every woman who gets pregnant experiences some sort of stress in association with expecting a baby. There are big stresses for those that had problems with a prior pregnancy, have had multiple miscarriages, or that have family members that have had complications. There are always small stresses that may include worrying about the health of the baby, how to pay for the baby, or any of the other life issues that can arise when a new baby is on the way or when thinking about pregnancy. Stress is not good for any pregnancy, though not all can be avoided. However, there are some things you can do to reduce stress.
If you are exceptionally stressed out when thinking about pregnancy, your worry could make things worse for you. It has been proven that stress can have bad physical effects on the body. Your body is going through enough while carrying a baby, so don't add to it with stress if you can help it. Ask around about pregnancy yoga classes and other exercise programs. These may not help with all of your worries, but both can help you alleviate some of the stress that you are feeling with your current pregnancy. They can also help you have an easier delivery.
Other than exercise, there are more things you can do about pregnancy stresses. If you have had complications with previous pregnancies or births, talk over your concerns with your doctor or doctors. There could be precautions you could take to avoid having the same problems. If you had gestational diabetes, for example, you could start a new eating plan that is good for you and the baby and that can help you avoid this problem. It may not, but just knowing that you are doing something about pregnancy complications you could have can help reduce your stress levels.
If you worry about pregnancy complications that can result in miscarriage, there may not much you can do after you have become pregnant, but if you are not yet there, you can find out if there are any problems you can clear up. If you have had multiple miscarriages, there could be a reason why and that reason may have a solution. Ask questions about pregnancy, miscarriage, and your reproductive health to see if you can do anything to up your chances for a healthy and full term pregnancy.
Those that gave birth prematurely are at a higher risk for doing it again, though it does depend on the reason why it happened in the past. Ask about pregnancy precautions that can help you avoid a repeat. If you delivered prematurely but no reason was found, there may not be much you can do, but you can take it easy overall. The stress of worrying about pregnancy and early delivery is not good for the baby, so anything you can do to minimize that worry is going to help. Stress can be a good thing if you use it to make sure you do all the right things for a happy and healthy newborn baby.