Pregnancy and psychological changes you should expect
Pregnancy and the psychological changes you can and should expect during one of the most complex, but also most beautiful, stages of a woman's life.
La gestation It is a complex process that, in addition to physical changes, involves a series of psychological changes. Most of these are normal and go hand in hand with the first ones.
Pregnancy and psychological changes you should expect
During the first trimester
The woman has to 'adapt' to the new situation. This provokes various reactions, but the most common are two: excitement and fear.
Within the excitement, the mother fantasizes about her unborn child, and the fear encompasses the thought of passing through the first trimester and everything going well; the fear of losing the baby… Feelings that often force them to hold back their emotions until more time has passed.
This fear of possible loss can generate anxiety to a greater or lesser extent.
Once these fears pass, the expectant mother begins to enjoy pregnancy. and enters the second trimester…
In the second quarter
Mothers' fears are more directed towards that the baby grows well, that there are no malformations. Although from a psychological point of view, it's the best trimester.
The mother feels strong, with energy and a desire to do things. It's true that if you feel good physically, the same will happen psychologically.
In general, during this trimester the mother is more calm and quiet.
Pregnancy and psychological changes throughout the third and final trimester
More are produced 'emotional ups and downs'On the one hand, the desire for the baby to be born because the physical discomfort is increasing. On the other, the fear of childbirth and raising the baby. (will I know how to do it well?).
Pregnancy from a psychological point of view is a 9-month maternal preparationIt's a time of adaptation to the new situation of becoming a mother. The psychological changes that occur don't have to be negative and usually help you acquire the psychological maturity necessary for motherhood.
Article published by the clinical psychologist Elena Iracheta Ruiz.
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