...the findings suggest that prenatal stress might have lingering effects on children's brain structures -- particularly those involved in language and verbal abilities. Read the rest of the article.
Stress is a cause for most anything that can go wrong in your body. If you look up any disease/illness, stress can be a precursor.
Was I stressed during my pregnancy with Sophie? Heck yeah.
My then-husband started cheating on me early on in that pregnancy. Although I didn't know that he was cheating, cheaters act differently, and I picked up on those changes. He came home later than usual, didn't help out around the house, etc. All of that added stress. He moved out of the house when I was about 6 months pregnant. More stress. Basically, he was a jerk.
So, was the stress I felt my fault for not handling it better? Or was it his fault for being the worst husband/dad in the universe? (Obviously, I know the answer!)
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Hey, there... this is an interesting theory. I bet there are a lot of moms out there in the past decade who were stressed during their pregnancy. I do read a lot about how unhealthy it is for adrenaline levels to be up so high. But on the other hand, why wasn't there raging autism during the great depression or World War 1 and 2? Surely lots of stress going on there.
It's just too bad that they can't pinpoint the exact cause...
His fault of course :-)
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