Falling pregnant is no different and most women, even when the pregnancy has been planned and wanted, experience times of sadness or fear during their pregnancies, including some of the feelings listed below. Some positive feelings in pregnancy include:
Feeling truly feminine;
Feeling she has a role in life;
Looking forward to something to love and love her;
Following in mother’s footsteps;
A feeling of continuity and eternity;
An opportunity to give up an unfulfilling work role and take on a more comfortable domestic one;
Approval by family and society.
Some negative feelings in pregnancy include:
Loss of freedom;
Loss of income;
Loss of a job, career prospects and status;
Fear of losing sex appeal;
Making her sexuality public;
Feeling she can no longer be a child herself and have to take a responsible role;
Fear of being an inadequate mother;
Disapproval of family and society.
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