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Facts For Women During Early Pregnancy: The Overwhelming Truth
Some women get the results of a positive pregnancy test and immediately feel as though motherhood is the highest calling, and pregnancy something which their bodies were born to endure. Others hope to avoid the whole experience as they would the Ebola Virus (although I hear very few women actually get pregnant as a result of contact with jungle monkeys). Core attitudes toward pregnancy and motherhood vary from woman to woman, but what can be more surprising is the array of conflicting feelings one woman may experience over the course of her pregnancy...or even the course of one pregnant day! If you have recently had that secret bathroom rendezvous with the little plastic stick and find yourself feeling guilty or worried about your emotional reaction to a positive result, take heart: it's pretty darn common.
My initial response to my (unplanned) pregnancy was elation and a firm sense that this was fate, destiny, and an adventure that would go off without a hitch! Within the following days, however, my self-assuredness and glee faded into an overwhelming sense of, well...being overwhelmed. No longer quite so certain I could do this thing, I got so stressed out that even flipping through a baby name book was an activity sure to send me into a panic not unlike one might experience while being held up at gunpoint. I wondered what made me think I was equipped to raise a child, whether the world as I know it was one into which I really felt comfortable bringing another human being, and just, honestly, why I ever thought I wanted to do it at all. The best advice I can offer to women who feel this way is to allow yourself to calmly wait it out. If you don't want to think about your pregnancy, or daydream about your baby, or go shopping for Diaper Genies...don't. I promise, a time will come when your panic will subside, and when planning for the future will be an enjoyable experience. Just make sure you make an appointment with an obstetrician (have your partner or a friend make the arrangements for you, if you need) and take the obvious precautions: don't drink, don't smoke, don't take up sky-diving. All the rest will fall into place in its own time, even if you don't whole-heartedly adopt the 'Complete Mommy Persona' right off the bat. Bear in mind, also, that while we tend to refer to babies as 'bundles of joy, ' it is rarely quite so simple! There is so much to think about during pregnancy, so much is changing, and hormones are coursing through your body at a rate which would probably stun an elephant. Besides all this, more than likely you feel like hell. So be patient with yourself, and realistically acknowledge all the crappy aspects of what you're going through: you've got nausea, frequent headaches, heartburn, low energy, hair in places and in densities reminiscent of your grandpa, and everyone seems to always be telling you what you should be doing. Give yourself a break and pat yourself on the back for each challenge you make it through. It really, really, will be worth it in the end. And if, as time goes by and your pregnancy progresses, your outlook doesn't improve on its own, don't worry. There are many explanations for this that don't imply that you are a terrible human being or a bad mother. There are estimates that as many as ten to twenty percent of women experience major depression during the course of pregnancy (www.marchofdimes.com) and while some medications do need to be avoided due to their risks to your baby's developing system, your doctor can absolutely help you to find something that works. By Ashley Walker - I am a student, writer, consumer, and mother...among other things. My interest in AC stems from a desire to make some money and hone my skills; I love the variety of topics and the level of inspiration I fin...AC's Sky Diving Video 01/09/10
9 Jan 2010 at 11:40pm
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