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Crying during pregnancy

Crying during pregnancy is an emotional stress response that is usually not harmful when occasional and self-limited.

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Does crying affect the baby myth

Does crying affect the baby myth

What the crying myth actually means When people ask whether crying affects the baby, they are usually asking a very specific question: if I get upset and cry, could that emotional moment hurt my pregnancy? The fear is understandable. Pregnancy often heightens attention to every physical and emotional change, and it is easy to imagine […]