Dr. Bev Young spoke with Bird&Be about what it is like to experience a pregnancy after a miscarriage.
What are some ways anxiety manifests during a pregnancy after loss?
- The waiting game
- Obsessing over the medicalization of pregnancy
- Resisting the future
- A lack of self care
- Guilt
- You feel like you’re holding your breath
How to manage your anxiety when pregnant after a loss:
- Stay busy
- BUT make time for self care
- Allow yourself to live in the moment—and think ahead
- Turn to a medical professional
- Turn to a mental health professional
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