Pregnancy can be one of the most physically and mentally challenging periods of your life. New mothers are often worried about being a mom for the first time once the baby is born. Pregnant moms also experience anxiety over the laboring process as well as the health of their baby. A small amount of anxiety during pregnancy is normal, but when the mother has difficulty completing daily tasks or focusing on work or home life, then the condition is called antenatal anxiety. Increased stress can be unhealthy for both the mom and baby and can lead to health complications resulting in difficulty carrying the baby or bed rest early on in the pregnancy. Luckily though, help can be offered in the form of therapy and some medications that are safe to take while pregnant. The key is to seek help as soon as feelings of intense anxiety start surfacing.

Key Takeaways:

• It is very common for a woman to experience anxiety during pregnancy, especially new mothers.
• Sometimes she worries about the labor itself and if it’s something she is going to be able to get through without complications.
• Expectant mothers also have anxiety about how their other children will feel about a new baby, if there will be enough money for a larger family, and the dynamic surrounding her marriage.

“Mothers with antenatal anxiety feel all those things too, but at a more extreme level. They are restless and plagued with obsessive thoughts. Suddenly, they’re panicking about all sorts of things and are frightened.”

Read more: https://www.babywearinginternational.org/pregnancy-anxiety/