Stressed mom = stressed baby?

Question

My baby is about 1.5 months old. I've been pretty anxious and stressed about various things since she was born (mainly regarding her health & safety). Combined with the hormones and sleep deprivation, I haven't been super calm and relaxed unfortunately. 
I'm going to try extremely hard to chill out moving forward but I'm wondering...do you think this 1.5 months has wired my baby to be more stressed/anxious longterm? Or do you think I haven't caused any lasting effects on her just yet? 😕

Answer

No, you haven't caused any longterm effects....yet. Baby's and kids do sense stress even when we think we're hiding it.

Answer

I do think they can sense it but as long as you are loving to her and meeting all her needs when taking care of her it will not have negative affects on her. I had really bad pp depression after my son was born and me and my husband were going through a very hard time because of it. My son is two years old now and I have never seen any negative side affects from that time in our life. He knows we all love him and has always been under great care and luckily me and my husband were able to make it through that tough time together.

Answer

Long term, no, but you've probably affected her short term. Bouncing and tipping songs and games help them to regulate stress.

Stressed mom = stressed baby?

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