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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. I also had massive upheaval in my life, including a health scare, during my pregnancy and I worried about this same thing. My OB and the internet reassured me that there's no evidence that stress could cause miscarriage, but I still worried.

The best thing I did was start meditating. I downloaded the Headspace app, which actually has a series of meditations explicitly for pregnancy, and I just set aside time every day to do it. It helped. I also did a class on "mindful childbirth" and while I did not have a mindful birth experience, the mindfulness exercises I learned in that class really helped me with my stress and worry and gave me something concrete I could do when I started to feel overwhelmed or panicky.

In the end I had a healthy, beautiful baby and while I'm still dealing with a lot of the same stressors as I was during pregnancy, she is the light of my life. I am hoping the same for you. Hugs, and good luck![/quote]

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