How can severe stress affect a 28 wk baby?

Question

just need reassurance that stress wont hurt baby or cause too much distress

Answer 1

apparently it can cause boy babys too become g*y...

im 39weeks and i know i sufferd from a few 'episodes' in my earlier weeks but as long as its not on-going stress your bub's should be fine.

Answer 2

It can make the baby go in to distress. Your body makes some chemicals that can affect the baby when you are too stressed out. I think whatever is making you stressed out you need to remove from your life. I think you should be thinking of your baby and let everything else go. Good luck and see the doctor if you feel any different with the baby.  

Answer 3

"Stress is a silent disease," says Dr. Hobel. Stress is a very much common part of a women's lives.

"For one thing, a growing number of studies are confirming what used to be considered just an old wives' tale -- that stress really isn't good for pregnant women.It not only increases the risk of pre-term labor, but possibly a host of other problems for babies after birth." - Fetus to Mom: You're Stressing Me Out. WebMD Featur

In the womb, they also are slower to "habituate" or tune out repeated stimuli -- a skill that, in infants, is an important predictor of IQ.

Here are some questions to assess your level of stress during pregnancy, developed by Dr. Calvin Hobel. For each question, answer "yes," "sometimes" or "no." If you answer "sometimes" or "yes" to three or more questions, says Dr. Hobel, you may have sufficient stress to warrant some form of counseling or intervention.

   1. I feel tense.

   2. I feel nervous.

   3. I feel worried.

   4. I feel frightened.

   5. I have trouble dealing with problems.

   6. Things are not going well.

   7. I cannot control things in my life.

   8. I am worried that my baby is abnormal.

   9. I am concerned that I may lose my baby.

  10. I am concerned that I will have a difficult delivery.

  11. I am concerned that I will be unable to pay my bills.

  12. I live apart from my partner or spouse.

  13. I have extra-heavy homework.

  14. I have problems at work.

  15. Have you and your partner or spouse had any problems?

  16. Have you been threatened with physical harm?

Answer 4

I don't know many facts about stress and pregnancy     but i wish you a healthy pregnancy