https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 17:27:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stress-on-babies#post-1295590 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:57:24 +0000 Silva 1295590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've worked with families who have experienced significant stress and chaos. My recommendation to them is to create as much predictability as possible. So, always eat dinner together, or read the same story eAch night, light a candle before each meal, any routine that adds predictability. Kids feel safe and thrive when they know what is coming next. This is great for all kids, but even when things are chaotic we can create some routine that will help carry them through.</p> <p>Your LO is lucky to have such a loving mum :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stress-on-babies#post-1295568 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:34:20 +0000 Periwinkle 1295568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMccarthy: that's what I'm hoping. I am also hopeful that I have been able to hide some of my stress from him recently</p> <p>It's not that it takes me away from having our special time together, I just feel very tense at times and worry that he's picked up on this and internalized it. </p> <p>@Greentea: I find what de-stresses me is to have our usual time playing together. I can focus on him and from time to time, I can let go of whatever's bothering me for the moment. I am just nervous that he will feed off of the stress present at other times. What a scary situation you must have been in the other day! So glad you found something to do to de-stress together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stress-on-babies#post-1295270 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:38:21 +0000 googly-eyes 1295270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMccarthy: I agree with everything you said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stress-on-babies#post-1295247 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:14:09 +0000 Greentea 1295247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would try to spend a little time everyday doing a healthy stress-reducing activity together. We got caught in a snow storm driving Monday night and let me tell you... I was freaking out. LO woke up hungry and it was a traffic jam with nowhere to pull over and a huge storm during rush hour. Anyway we watched her favorite music video together and talked about it and it reduced my stress and hers... if nothing else your activity will help you both and help lo to find positive ways of dealing with the stress we inevitably face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stress-on-babies#post-1295229 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:05:14 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1295229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's hard l qualify without seeing it in action but it sounds to me like the normal social anxiety that pops up at around his age. Babies go though a lot of stages and although I totally agree that they are perceptive about stress around them I don't think that necessarily is what's going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stress-on-babies#post-1295220 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:58:21 +0000 Periwinkle 1295220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am looking for some more information on how stress affects babies and toddlers, either from personal experiences or any literature with which you are familiar. </p> <p>LO is 13 months old and we have had some recent stressors in our life, some of which I am concerned are affecting him. We try not to talk about the stressors or argue in front of him (above and beyond normal, healthy disagreements), but he is certainly I surrounded by some of the stress. He has been having a rough time for the past few months (difficulties transitioning to new places, new people, and a general uneasiness while out and about) and now I am starting to really worry that the grown-up stress is having a serious affect on him. </p> <p>I know that the ultimate answer is to try to stress less/keep him from the worries, but I am now starting to think about what's happened up until this point and how it has impacted him. I am scared that perhaps the stress is irreversible and that his recent anxieties are directly related to this. </p>