Morning Anxiety Early Pregnancy

Pregnancy symptoms vary from person to person and pregnancy to pregnancy.

Morning anxiety early pregnancy. People with a history or family history of anxiety may be more at risk than others but it is possible for anyone to develop anxiety. That said there are a few criteria that put you at higher risk for a severe anxiety disorder which means that you should pay extra close. Morning anxiety is incredibly stressful because it tends to start your day off on a negative note. This symptom may improve or worsen as the pregnancy progresses.

Possible triggers for morning anxiety include the following. I hope against false hope. Some pregnant women feel distressed or guilty about feeling anxious or panicky when everyone expects them to be happy. I tell myself and my husband there s a 50 50 chance brace yourself the test is faint today wednesday but on sunday it was bright.

And stress can lead to anxiety. Not every experiences morning sickness acid reflux swollen feet and back pain in the. Some people with anxiety also have panic attacks which can be very frightening. Morning anxiety is surprisingly common.

In fact a poll by the anxiety and depression association of america found that 52 percent of pregnant women report increased anxiety or depression. This can lead to a cycle of additional stress and anxiety if you re waking up too early in the morning especially if you just managed to fall asleep a few hours before and were expecting to. It has no clinical definition but most people define it as anxiety either immediately after waking up or anxiety that tends to build over the first hour or so upon awakening. But anxiety is a mental health condition and not a sign of weakness something that will go away on its own or that you should just snap out of.

Just about anyone can develop anxiety during pregnancy. Early in pregnancy an increase in hormones leads to the dilation of blood vessels which may cause lightheadedness. The early weeks of pregnancy leave me anxiety ridden and depressed but i m lucky compared to many who undergo ivf. Every morning i awake feeling like i am trapped on the choppiest of seas.