How Stress Affects Your Baby’s Physical Health

Emotional states influence the body more than we often realize.

Your baby’s body responds not only to food and sleep, but also to emotional signals.
Stress and calm both leave physical traces.

During pregnancy, stress hormones can cross the placenta.
After birth, your baby continues to sense changes in your breathing, muscle tension, and tone of voice.

This does not mean stress must be eliminated.
It means that moments of recovery matter. When calm returns, the body learns that stress is temporary.

Repeated experiences of returning to calm support healthy digestion, sleep, and immune function.
Over time, this helps your baby develop stronger regulation and resilience.

Supporting your own wellbeing is therefore part of supporting your baby’s health.
It is not an extra task. It is part of the same system.

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