Pregnancy Over 40, Hormones And Emotions
Not only do pregnant women have to deal with intense hormonal changes which can lead to emotional ups and downs, but in anticipation of you're own baby, just being pregnant can trigger old memories of what it was like growing up.Visit: www.getpregnantover40.com for more on fertility and pregnancy mind-body connection
Many women who have delayed marriage or childbearing may have done so for reasons related to their upbringing.
Getting Pregnant Over 40 May Trigger Memories of Childhood
Now that I think about it, pregnancy did bring up a lot of old feeling and emotions from my childhood. I remember watching some of my old home movies when I was pregnant and the old feelings that came up. Actually it gave me a small glimpse of what my mother might have gone through when raising three kids. I think it helped me to understand her a little better and it makes you want to be a better mother. Here is a question/answer article from ivillage.com about dealing with mood swings in pregnancy:From the article:
Do not panic about your wife's current emotionalism. There may be much she is afraid of that she has not begun to share with you. Her experience of her childhood family relationships will serve as a clue to concerns that may igniting her resentments. The quality of her relationship to her parents, and her perception of her parents marital relationship come up as key issues during pregnancy. Attune yourself to her experience of being female in her family. Were women respected? abandoned in parenthood? devalued or valued as mothers? Did she see her mother's experience of pregnancy, childbirth and parenting as empowering or shameful? Did she view her mother's role as a parent to be positive or negative? Naturally, there is much to be explored and it cannot all happen at once.
