What does a woman feel during pregnancy?
By Khayam
@Khayam (346)
Romania
November 19, 2008 6:57am CST
I heard that women often experience a complex range of emotions during pregnancy, from hapiness to uncertainty. Pregnancy is a veritable emotional roller coaster, defined by mood swings, worries, ambivalence, wonderings.
I think the motherhood - as a permanent transformation, is associated with amazing psichological shifts. As a man, these things can be only experienced through emphaty or transitivity, so this makes me very curious: What were the feelings you ladies had during pregnancy
2 responses
@jessi0887 (2788)
• United States
19 Nov 08
When you are pregnant you feel love, warmth, hope, doubt, sad, happy, everything at once. At first I felt fear. I had an unexpected pregnancy. I was afraid what to do. How to tell anyone? So first fear. Then excitement. How far along are you is one excitement. Meeting the doctor is second. First ultrasound. First baby shower. Everything happens fast and is exciting. Emotional because the man who knocks you up doesn't understand half the crap you go through while carrying the child. Emotional about stretch marks. Emotional about morning sickness going on and on. Which I didn't get morning sickness. Worry.... worried about something going wrong. Worried that you want carry to term. Worried about the future. Worried about abnormalties. Worried about stillborn. Worried about the birth and what to expect. Worried about the things in life your child will have to face just as you did and everyone else. Hope that your child will not make the same mistakes as you. Hope that your child will live a long fulfilling life. Hope that you can give your child much more than what you ever had. Doubt that you will be able to be a parent. Doubt that you will be able to handle the stress. Doubt that you will be able to go to work everyday and look into that baby's face and cry everytime. Love the movements inside you. Love the baby kicking your bladder. Love the baby kicking your ribs. Love the heartburn keeping you up at night. Love the first everything. Love arrival at hospital. Love every hour of labor. Cherish the moment the baby enters this world. Cherish the first cry. Cherish the whole journey it took to bring that special child into this world. Sorry this is a real emotional response for me. And this is the only way I can answer.
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@twinbear (35)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 08
First, if a married woman is pregnant with her husband's child there will be all sorts of mixed emotions. We should accept the baby that it is a miracle to have one. There are many women who cannot conceive due to several reasons. Let God takes care of the baby by giving him food etc. You just showers him with tender loving care. A woman may cry, smile, be happy or happy. This is due to the different in hormone.
