Make Your Pregnancy A Tension-Free Zone (Well, Almost)
Every woman’s preganacy is unique – just like her baby. Some people sail through the experience without even the smallest hint of morning sickness or anxiety. Others are not so lucky. This article has some helpful tips to make those 9 months go as smoothly as possible for this second group of women.
Tip number one: get things into proportion. It is completely normal to feel excited, bewildered, confused, elated and utterly incompetant all at once. There will never be another experience in your life to match having a child, and it takes some getting used to. Millions of parents have been through this self-doubt before, and you will cope.
Secondly, if you are suffering from morning sickness, keep telling yourself that it will pass. Unfortunately there are limits to how much you can reduce the symptoms of this less pleasant side of pregnancy.
Most women who suffer in this way find that it eases off at the end of the first trimester. Many expectant mothers find that as the pregnancy progresses, time seems to speed up. In addition to this, you will have got more used to the idea of a baby by your second and third trimesters.
Next, ration the labor stories that you expose yourself to. Every woman can recall in vivid detail her birthing experience, and most love talking at length about it. Some want you to share in their memories of how X did not go to plan, Y just wasn’t available and Z was just much longer than they’d imagined. The fact is that your labor may be much easier than you think – many women report how powerful gas and air (entonox) is and how it made all the difference for them.
This avoidance tactic extends to banning pregnancy magazines from your home. True, they do contain some useful information – but the price you pay for this is a wealth of labor horror stories.
The last easy pregnancy tip is to make the nursery a reason to get creative, not anxious. Your second trimester is the time to have fun planning the decoration scheme and choose a cot or cot bed. Creativity is in itself a powerful cure for stress, so use this to your advantage.
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