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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I are both introverted, in the "need daily alone time to recharge" sense.  We have one child because that's the level we can handle.  She's socially outgoing but, like us, needs some time to recharge.  We do some after-school and weekend activities but we're very careful about preserving time to rest.

I happen to have anxiety, which is unrelated to introversion.  It can manifest as anxiety about my child, and also it got much worse with postpartum hormones.  It was probably a factor in my strong aversion to vaginal delivery; I had a c-section by choice.  I saw a therapist for a while, and I no longer consume any scary or upsetting media.

OP, if you have mental/emotional disorders you are hopefully seeing a professional.  You should talk to your professional, and your OB, about how to manage the additional stress and hormonal influences of pregnancy and birth.  Anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy is really common, even for people who don't already struggle with those.

If you are on medication, you should be aware that the thinking about remaining on medication during pregnancy is evolving; most (all?) of those meds aren't tested on pregnancy women but more doctors are advising that the mother's mental health is more important than an unknown risk to baby. On the other hand my friend takes a medication that was unsafe for baby, and after a challenging pregnancy without meds she chose not to have more kids.[/quote]

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