Anxiety

I was medicated before pregnancy for anxiety and depression. I came off of my medication when I got pregnant. I have been anxious on and off through the pregnancy due to difficult external situations and I’m worried what effects this may have on the baby due to raised cortisol levels etc. My health professionals keep trying to give me antidepressants however I really do not want to take them. I know all about the positive and negatives of taking them as I work in the medical field myself. Has anyone else had any experiences of being highly stressed during pregnancy, did this affect baby?
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I was highly anxious throughout my entire pregnancy and my little one is totally fine. It’s so normal to feel that way, especially if you have anxiety anyway. Sending positive vibes🥰

Throughout my first pregnancy I was the most anxious person you can imagine. I have really bad medical anxiety from an undiagnosed illness and every midwife appointment would have me in a panic attack. Sweating, shaking, going to the toilet constantly. I was racked with guilt worrying about what it was doing to my baby everyday, googling the effects of cortisol, stress etc. I was convinced there was no way this baby was going to come out normal. Let me tell you that he is currently a thriving, happy almost 3 year old. No development delays or any issues. He had very bad colic for the first year of life but I can’t say that was from anxiety. Have faith in your body, that’s what I say to myself x

Sometimes you may not know until the baby is older tbh

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