Pregnancy is a delicate period for any woman, and specific hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy increase the sensitivity of the pregnant woman, she becomes more sensitive and all her feelings are more pronounced. Thus, pregnant women is more sensitive and more vulnerable in the face of stress, behavior may change from time to time, feeling anxiety and depression become more pronounced .
Behavioral disorders during pregnancy consist especially in anxiety, depression and sudden changes of emotional state. Although some of these changes go unnoticed in the initial stage is attributed to the “moods”, however it is important that a pregnant woman to be careful and not have mental health issues, not just physical, the mental states may also influence physical health status. Medical studies have revealed for instance that anxiety increases the risk of spontaneous abortion or premature birth, so is depression, including the behavior during pregnancy affects baby’s life after birth. Other studies have conduct disorders in children whose mothers have suffered from anxiety during pregnancy, such as hyperactivity and decreased concentration and memory after 4 years.
How to detect behavioral problems?
Sudden change in mental states and emotional sensitivity are normal in pregnancy but stressed to a limit. Is it normal to be scared, can easily cause depression of numerous factors that have changed due to lifestyle and body changes that occur during pregnancy, but in certain circumstances should pay more attention to all these physiological changes:
- Repeated insomnia on consecutive evenings of sleep disorders
- Panic attacks with feeling of suffocation, end or even the feeling of a heart attack
- A state of worry for both your health and the unborn child birth
- Nothing seems fun, you only stay in the house
- It is hard to focus
- Emotional instability .
Things that you should do to overcome the anxiety
A very important aspect is the ability to tell your partner what you feel, what are your thoughts and your worries. You don’t have to go by yourself through all this changes. The support, love and understanding from your partner will help you to see how beautiful is this period and how happy you will be when you will hold your baby in your arms. The secret to feel better is a positive attitude but also the love and care from the ones closer to you. You don’t have to forget that your partner could feel anxiety ,because is a change for him too, so you are not alone in this.