Emotional Changes During Pregnancy

Emotions are often times as unique as people themselves. We all have the same basic emotions but how, when, and how much we feel them seems to be a cocktail that is unique to each individual. What we do and the things we are experiencing at the time in our lives can change our emotions and the severity in which we feel them. Pregnancy is a perfect example of something in your life that can change how and what you are feeling. There are tons of emotional changes during pregnancy and they might not all be yours.

Yes, as an expecting mother you will feel some heightened emotions that you might normally feel or be bothered by. This is an anxious moment after all so new feelings of anxiousness or an increase in your anxiousness is to be expected. This is a big deal and there will be lots of changes that will happen in your body and in your life and it is normal to be anxious about it.

You might begin to be concerned with your self-image and feel your self-confidence wavering. This again is to be expected. Your body is changing a lot and fast. They changes may happen faster than you can get accustomed to. Many women struggle with body image issues before pregnancy and the growing dimensions can be enough to send you over the edge. Know this going into your pregnancy and you can help yourself mentally prepare for this self-doubt. Encouragement from those around you can help you battle through it. Pampering yourself can help you convince yourself of your own beauty and self worth.

All your emotions can just be heightened. You might not feel any new emotions but you just may feel them more often and more intensely. You might have always gotten sad during a movie but now you find your self crying buckets. That’s okay. You are pregnant and it is an excuse. You have all these extra hormones just coursing through your system. They are the culprit for these extra sensitive moments and those fits of rage!

Don’t forget about the emotional changes your family will go through with your pregnancy. This is a big deal not just to you. A new baby is a big deal for your whole family. It is important to realize that everyone in your family will be feeling some emotional changes during pregnancy. You children you already have may be jealous of the new addition to the family. Your significant other could also be jealous of the new addition believe it or not and it is common. Your partner can also be feeling just as much uncertainty as you. There are big changes that are getting ready to happen that are filled with uncertainty. These big changes have emotional consequences for everyone in the family just as much as you. So be sure to not be too callous to those around you and to make sure that you are as understanding of how the changes effect them as they should be understanding of how these changes effect you.