Lower tummy tension - does it affect TTC?

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a few months now (on & off). I also had a miscarriage in Dec 2010.
While I think our problem is the timing (my periods are irregular), Im also worried that my stress levels can cause us not getting pregnant.
When I get stressed or worry I get a lower tummy tension (that is very difficult to control or get rid of).
Ive researched it online and apparently its common for some people who get stressed and tense a part of their body. Unfortunately I cannot find any answers whether this tummy tension is also preventing me from getting pregnant? or affecting the baby while I am pregnant?

***Does anyone else have a similar problem or knows something about it?

Thank you for your reply, Lilycat.

Yep, I do yogalaties twice a week and it definitely helps. Have been to a therapist who specialises in 'stress in women' and she as REALLY good, learnt how to breath and the thought pattern and how to try & stop it escalating, etc.

My worry was more than I get so busy & too many things are happening and I dont even notice how my tummy tension is already there. And that's when I start wondering if this was the reason all these months that I havent been able to get pregnant!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts :) 

Yep, it is totally about the cause....Sounds like we are very similar, as I have also experienced anxiety and that was a big part of the reason why I went to the therapist lady.

Sorry to hear about your Miscarridge and yes, I dont think the reason both of I went through it was due to our stress/tummy tension. But sometimes I wonder - is it just tensing mussles around that area or actually tensing your womb inside?! Coz I did it a few times while I was also pregnant.....

Good luck to you too (if you are trying again) :)

oh haha...that was my origional reason for signing up on here. I started getting a little obsessed and needed a place to go to talk about things every day! haha

As long as it gives you positive stuff, that's fine. But it started affecting me in a negative way last year and I stopped coming here. This was my first post in a year....

Where in NZ are you from? Good luck with TTC :)

Oh yeah - its very friendly...Its not that....

It just got too much for me, coz when you have all these thoughts and worries in your head and come on here and read some of these sad and challenging stories that people talk about, it kind of gets to you a little. And besides I was obsessing about the whole thing so much, that when I signed up on here, I started obsessing even more! haha

And you can imagine how you feel, when you sign up for a forum thread called 'July babies' when you're only 6 weeks pregnant and start participating in all these conversations and some girls start saying that they start bleeding and then you see messages from some of them saying that they miscarried... And then...funny enough you miscarry yourself....

So it was just too intense for me. But its a personal opinion. You may totally find it great and helpful. Like now - you helped me understand that Im not the only one out there and things arent that bad! :)  

Yes, all MC's are challenging, but it makes it that much harder when you had a few weeks to get used to the idea and sort of start bonding in a way. I was 10 weeks when it happend :(

But its all about going forward with positive attitude and believing it ll happen soon. It is easier to say that do though! Good luck with everything, hun :)

Thanks hun :)

Good luck to you too x