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Stress

Stress can manifest in many different forms and can even contribute to symptoms of illness.

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Are sleep problems common during pregnancy?
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by Dr. Mehmet Oz
While your bed may be the source of serious fun and serious bonding, it is - and will be - the source of some serious stress. Most pregnant women worry about how they're going to cope with the fact that they're going to be awakened every couple of hours every night for several months after the baby is born, and most women already develop sleep problems during pregnancy (some experts theorize that ...
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Why is it important to get enough sleep when you're pregnant?
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Many of the reasons why your body needs restful sleep remain the same, whether you're pregnant or not. Your brain works like a computer. If you clean out and trash old files you don't use, your computer can work more efficiently. Sleep cleans out your neurological database, allowing you to both feel rested and think more clearly. It also helps improve your immune system and your brain function (ne...
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Are vivid dreams common during pregnancy?
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Many pregnant women (and especially postpartum women) report that their dreams become extremely vivid - even nightmarish. This vividness may result from the extreme range of emotions that pregnant women experience, as well as from disrupted sleep patterns in pregnancy and postpartum. It's also believed that the prevalence of the hormone oxytocin may influence the intensity of dreams. So your brai...
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What are some common sleep changes during pregnancy?
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Up to 95 percent of women say they experience sleep changes during pregnancy. Some of the other more common patterns or symptoms when it comes to sleep changes: First trimester: Decrease in total time, quality, and an increase in daytime sleepiness and insomnia. Second trimester: Tends to be somewhat normal, but about one-fifth of women do experience some disturbances. Third trimester: Women w...
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Why do pregnant women wake up so frequently at night?
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During your pregnancy, many things can start waking you up in the middle of the night. As pregnancy progresses, you have to go to the bathroom more (more pressure on the bladder from your uterus), the baby moves more (the ultimate biological alarm clock), you have more breathing problems (the weight gain and big thing below your diaphragm push your lungs up, causing your airways to narrow), and yo...
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During pregnancy, how can I tell if my mood swings are normal?
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While mood swings are indeed normal when you're pregnant, you need to recognize when normal crosses into destructive, as is the case with full-blown depression. One way to tell is if you seem to bring down the mood of others around you (that's how doctors sometimes diagnose it - if they leave the room more depressed than when they came in, it's a good indicator their patient is depressed). Depres...
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Is there a self-check I can do to determine if I am depressed?
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by Dr. Mehmet Oz
You can help diagnose whether you have a problem by doing this self-check. You likely have depression if you have one or both of the following symptoms during a two-week period: A sad, depressed, or irritable mood all day long on most days. Sharply decreased interest or pleasure in your activities on most days. There is also a chance you have depression if you have drastically changed the way ...
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How common is depression among pregnant women?
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About 10 percent of pregnant women suffer from depression.
Why do women get depressed during pregnancy?
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by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
People sometimes assume that pregnant women are always joyous and enthusiastic, but this isn't true. We also experience ambivalence, fear, sadness, and sometimes anxiety or depression that may require special help. According to some estimates, about one in every ten pregnant women experiences some depression, which is about the same rate as for women who are not pregnant. Yet pregnancy can make d...
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How does estrogen help control depression in pregnant women?
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During pregnancy - at a time when logic would tell you that you should be depressed, given all the hormonal changes and stresses on the body and mind - it's actually pretty amazing that about 90 percent of women are not depressed. There's something overriding those messages, and I believe that something is estrogen. Estrogen plays a protective role in depression by negating messages that you shoul...
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