Stress and anxiety in pregnancy
Hi, I’m 28 weeks with my second pregnancy and I’ve had such bad anxiety this time around. Mostly health anxiety. I think it’s been caused partly by Instagram as my algorithm was full of posts about what not to do in pregnancy - one post about not handling receipt paper due to the BPA made me spiral as I work with thermal shipping labels all day at work.
I’ve now deleted Instagram, I’m seeing a therapist and doing yoga and meditation regularly which helps in the moment, but I’m wondering, does anyone have any tips on how to deal with the anxiety when it pops up? I’m just not enjoying this pregnancy, worrying I’ve harmed my baby, which makes me so sad.
Also, everyone keeps telling me that my stress is bad for the baby, which makes me feel worse because I’m now stressed about being stressed! Has anyone had a stressful/anxious pregnancy and everything be ok?