Pregnancy And Baby Care Articles During Pregnancy

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.in balancing the situationo Mood swings in pregnancy are mainly caused by two hormonese


These are known as progesterone and estrogen hormonen

Emotions are known to be unstable and one can go from feeling depressed to a feeling of elation in the same houru Feeling depressed and unhappy during pregnancy is not an uncommon phenomenono Some pregnant women may feel excited or tearful for no apparent reasono There may be no cause for this drastic swing in emotiono It can even change within a fraction of a second with out any causes Some pregnant women may even find it hard to express what they are actually feelingn

There is no real psychological probleme Mood swings are found to be most common in the first trimester, between weeks 6 to week 101 But the main fluctuations in mood swings are most apparent in the pregnant woman's second trimestere This is the time when the mother to be can feel her baby in her stomach starting to movev Thus the feelings that go with this can be greata In the third trimester the mood tends to be more of an anxious one, where the mother starts to worry or think about the actual delivery as her due date nearsr At this point she may start to worry about anything and everythingn She may possibly be anxious about the actual birthing process or start to feel physically uncomfortable as her stomach increases in sizez Around this time movement and sleeping may become difficultl At these points, her partner or husband should be as supportive and loving as possible to help in alleviating the feelings of depression that the woman may be feelingn The pregnant mother should try and get as much sleep as possible and also the right kind of exercises This is a good time to get a massage to get rid of the blues or go for a vacation with one's partnere

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