Everyday life in the twenty-first century presents situations in which people experience not only joy and pleasure, but also irritation, despair and anger.
Simply put, for a modern person, a stressful condition is almost normal. Stress is an attempt of nature to help a person put a barrier against emotional and physical stimuli with the help of certain reactions of the body.
Contents
- Basic stressors
- And benefit and harm
- Eustress
- Harmful stress
- Than pregnancy stress is dangerous
- What will indicate the negative state of the nervous system?
- How not to stress yourself and your unborn child?
The main stressors
Reasons that trigger the development of stress:
- The inner world of the individual - all kinds of fears, experiences on different occasions, feelings of dissatisfaction with oneself.
- Circumstances of life - family problems or conflict at work, lack of finance, care of the life of an expensive person.
- The lifestyle of is a habit of working hard, lack of time for sleep, neglect of food, alcohol and smoking.
- External factors - uncomfortable living conditions, tedious trips around the city, inappropriate ecology.
A woman in position in addition to such irritants can include: 
- a constant concern for her baby;
- uncertainty about the life partner or lack thereof;
- obsessive thoughts about childbirth and future life changes;
- fear that pregnancy will negatively affect the appearance;
- is a strong toxicosis, and as a result of back pain, nausea, fatigue.
Even more nervous tension is experienced by the future mother, who has not yet had the opportunity to acquire the experience of bearing a child. And all this against the backdrop of colossal hormonal changes in the body of a pregnant woman.
Both benefit and harm
Stresses can be divided into two groups
- useful ( or positive) - eustress;
- harmful ( or negative) - distress.
Eustress
A useful stress occurs usually on the background of positive emotional experiences. It can be an unexpected joy or, on the contrary, the expectation of any events or problems that are not connected with the negative, but which must be solved.
A person is looking forward to a positive result, because he knows the way to solve, like, for example, a graduate before passing the final exams.
Eustress, mobilizing all the resources of the body, helps a person overcome routine problems that arise during the day, plan them.
A similar state can be called a wake-up reaction, since a small portion of adrenaline that spills into the blood during eustression, promotes the rapid awakening of the body. This helps to tune in for the upcoming day, plan it without experiencing any negative, get to work and, feeling a surge of strength, with a sense of satisfaction to engage in the performance of official duties.
In its essence, such stress serves to preserve and maintain life in a person. Therefore, it can be classified as useful.
Harmful stress
But there is also harmful stress - distress. Its effect on the body is devastating. Man, and especially a woman in position, can enter this state absolutely unexpectedly, "catching" the negative from the outside world. Or, on the contrary, it can be the result of a long emotional stress, so to speak, of accumulated stress.
In this case, the resistance of the body will gradually decrease, which can lead to its complete extinction. If you do not pay attention to time and miss the time for taking action, then the usual, seemingly emotional discomfort can lead to a serious illness. This condition almost always becomes chronic.
Stress in pregnancy is dangerous
Consequences of stress that developed in a future mother, during pregnancy for herself and her unborn child:
- Stress hormone( cortisone) affects the increase in glucose level in the mother's blood, as a consequence, the oxygen supply to tissues decreases. The toxicity of the amniotic fluid increases, which can not but affect the condition of the fetus.
- Mother malnutrition, when she has a desire to eat because of her experiences, also has a bad effect on the future child.
- Mother's stresses can affect a baby's health after birth. This can manifest in his passivity or, conversely, the hyperactivity of , inattention. Enuresis, diabetes, allergies or asthma may develop.
- In pregnant women who live in a constant emotional stress, the risk of giving birth to a premature baby or with the developmental defect of doubles.
As can be seen from the above, a lot of stress is a serious test not only for the future mother, but also for her future baby.
Therefore, it is desirable to use all methods to avoid or prevent the development of stress. Understanding this should be not only in the pregnant woman, but also in those around her close people.
What will indicate the negative state of the nervous system?
Sometimes the future mother does not even think about and does not understand that stress has already come into her life. It seems to her that all her fears and feelings are normal, because "everyone lives like this."Meanwhile, continuous stress in the period of bearing a child already destroy everything in her body that can.
Therefore, every mother should learn to listen to her condition and pay attention to the symptoms that are revealed, which are expressed in: 
- frequent insomnia;
- lethargy, perfect apathy and indifference to everything around;
- reduced performance;
- complete or partial lack of appetite;
- manifestations of nervousness, restlessness without reason;
- increased heart rate;
- increased blood pressure;
- uncontrollable dizziness;
- hand shake;
- decreased immunity( because of this - frequent colds).
If at least one of this list is present in the life of a pregnant woman, you should immediately do something to change the situation for the better. Because the health of not only the mother, but her baby is at risk.
Children who, due to the strong stress of their mother, were born before the term, often find blindness, developmental delay, problems with the respiratory tract, difficulties with sleep. Therefore, the pregnant woman needs to monitor her psychological comfort and create all the conditions for a healthy sleep.
Sleep is very important for the maintenance of the cardiovascular and immune systems, since the metabolism of the pregnant woman and her appetite depend on them. Well, the mood of the future mother depends on the appetite.
How not to stress yourself and your unborn child?
Help in this can not only the doctor who has a woman, but also the surrounding family and friends. The doctor will tell something from a medical point of view, and the husband and relatives should be more attentive to the psycho-emotional state of their dear pregnant woman.
But you can also support yourself by getting acquainted with ways of restoring peace of mind:
- Learn to control your thoughts - do not let negative thoughts into your head and live in anticipation of
something bad. You need to adjust yourself only to the good, to represent a happy childbirth and a born baby in your arms. Thus, the situation is predicted. If there is no certainty that it will work out on your own, it's better to sign up for a special training or to visit a psychologist. - You can not cultivate your fears and remain alone with them .Most likely, in the immediate environment of a pregnant woman there is a person who can tell everything. From the negative must necessarily be released, and by any means.
- Pay more attention to walks on the street, be sure to air the room .
- The food should be a full-fledged , in it the lion's share should be taken by fresh vegetables and fruits.
- Sleep preferably as much as you want .
- Mandatory gymnastics for pregnant women - special gymnastics, swimming, yoga.
- Communicate during pregnancy preferably only with pleasant people .From communication with those who cause irritation it is better to abstain.
- Starting from the first month of pregnancy, allocate as much time as possible to rest .Evening work is better to postpone. Before going to bed, you need to relax and get pleasant emotions from doing what you love, such as handicrafts.
A woman wearing a baby should have a clear idea of the dangers and consequences of stress in pregnancy and how it affects the unborn child.
She should understand that it is better to try to avoid a stressful situation in the name of your health and the health of the baby. And for this you need to learn to concentrate on the main thing - on your pregnancy and not pay attention to small failures and insignificant conflicts.
