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Normally we women are already extremely anxious and when we get pregnant this situation ends up getting a little worse. There is a lot of information, news and changes happening, and anxiety in pregnancy ends up being inevitable.
It can occur for several reasons and even the insecurity of being a good mother, if you will know how to take care properly and if it was really the right time to get pregnant, these are typical reasons that can bring a lot of anxiety to this period. The key is to take a deep breath, calm down and try to occupy your head as much as possible so that the bad thoughts go away.
Anxiety Symptoms
It is natural for women who are suffering from anxiety during pregnancy to feel an exaggerated tension and fear, concerns about several things that can occur during pregnancy and the birth of the baby and this generates other disorders such as:
- Emotional lack of control
- Heart palpitation
- Feeling of shortness of breath
- Negative thoughts
- Excessive worry
Anxiety can cause total uncontrolled thoughts and actions and worsening in critical stress situations causing worsening women’s insecurity and psychological conflicts that must be monitored by a specialist. In addition to all these disorders that pregnancy anxiety can bring, it is proven that during these crises the weight gain can still rise.
This increase in weight occurs due to the release of the hormone cortisol, which causes the accumulation of fat in the abdominal region and decreases muscle mass. Another reason for weight gain is that during anxiety attacks, the person is willing to eat even more, especially sweets or more caloric foods.
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How to Overcome Anxiety in Pregnancy
There are some options for trying to control emotions, nervousness and anxiety in pregnancy. Trying to relax as much as possible, occupy your head and even take courses for pregnant women are great options to work on fears during this period and overcome the issues that bother you so much.
Physical exercise
The practice of physical exercises is also a good choice, as it helps in controlling anxiety in addition to being a beneficial act for the health of the mother and baby. Excessive anxiety can cause harm to the fetus’ health, increase the mother’s blood pressure and in some cases even premature births due to disorders.
So relax as much as possible, rest, get a good night’s sleep, practice exercises that have contact with nature and even water aerobics that make all the muscles in the body relax. In some cases, the use of natural tranquilizers is recommended, such as passion fruit juice and chamomile tea. The practice of yoga and pilates can also assist in this process of controlling anxiety, making the woman learn to deal with her breathing, get to know her body and its functioning better, thus overcoming all her worries and managing to have a peaceful and healthy pregnancy.
Soothing Foods
Some foods have calming effects and help control anxiety during pregnancy, as they are natural and offer no health risk. As is the case with lettuce, which is rich in folate and lactucine that act as natural tranquilizers in the body and apple that is rich in zinc, carbohydrates, selenium and fibers that act in a powerful way in controlling anxiety.
Eggs are recommended foods because they contain B vitamins, niacin and acetylcholine which, in the absence of them in the body, can increase the level of anxiety even more. So it is recommended to eat at least twice a week. Another food recommended by doctors is honey, which is responsible for the production of serotonin that causes us a feeling of pleasure and well-being, controlling mood levels, improving anxiety.
But in the case of extreme anxiety, where the woman’s routine and health is already being affected, the doctor should be sought and, if necessary, referred to a specialist who will indicate specific medication for that period.
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My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
