Your emotions during pregnancy

Your emotions during pregnancy

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Your emotions during pregnancy
Posted in 2013

You may find that instead of being excited about the birth of your baby, you are feeling stressed and confused. Your feelings during pregnancy can affect the baby too. For example, if you are feeling stressed, the baby’s heart rate will respond to this and potentially increase. Babies whose mothers are anxious or depressed during pregnancy may be more susceptible to mental health issues later in life.

Talk to someone about your feelings and ask questions when you see your maternity team. Try to increase your support network and meet other expectant  mums to share your experiences. Try to look after your own health and well being, and make sure you get enough rest and relaxation.

If you have had a mental health issue before, or you are experiencing feelings that differ from those you usually have, you should visit your doctor as soon as you can. Certain antidepressants  can be used safely during pregnancy for moderate to severe depression. Your doctor will tell you which ones are safe or suggest another way to help you.

If you were already taking an antidepressant before you became pregnant, your doctor may advise you to stay on the antidepressant. You and your doctor may decide this is the most effective way to help your baby get the best start in life and it may give you the best chance of bonding with your baby.

My advise

1.....   The physical changes in a woman's body during pregnancy receive plenty of attention, but less consideration is given to the emotional changes she could be experiencing. 

2...    In addition to her physical health, a woman's emotional well being and her mental outlook can also play important roles in pregnancy.

3....   During the nine months, a woman's moods and emotions can range from the highs of feeling overjoyed and excited about having a baby to the lows of feeling impatient and scared as the delivery and motherhood approaches. 

4....    Pregnancy can also bring up other emotionally charged issues, such as difficult family relationships, insecurities and unrealistic expectations, which may have previously been suppressed or ignored. In many ways it's helpful that a woman and her partner have almost a year to adjust to the realities of becoming parents.  

5....    "Pregnancy is a huge transition in a woman's life, and it involves a complex mix of emotions, both good and bad," said Dr. Mary Kimmel, medical director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit and an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.

Pregnancy is a unique time period for a number of reasons, she explained. 

"At a biological level, the hormones estrogen and progesterone are ramping up," Kimmel said. Some women are more sensitive to changes in progesterone, and this may make them more irritable, she noted. 

6....    Pregnancy can be an exciting time but it's also very stressful, which can cause emotions to run high, Kimmel said. She advised women to be aware of their thoughts and feelings, and to find a place to talk about these feelings and work through them. 

7...   Leave negative feelings and improve positive feeling to have well mannered child.  Your feelings and thinking has great impact on your child.

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