They say that fear is free and I add that on many occasions it is also uncontrollable. We all have at least some fear that accompanies us during our life, for many it will only be a shadow that walks by their side and that from time to time becomes more important and for others there will be fears that condition their life permanently. Then we have the passengers, those fears that come with the different occasions, fear of rejection, not to carry out a project, last a little moment in our lives but can influence and much, in our future.
The gestation of your child is a wonderful thing, at many times and yes, there are also very bad ones, but in general it is something that in the end stays as an anecdote, especially as far as one is at the end. However it is one of the stages in which new fears appear and many of them you had never felt before and the problem is that it is the beginning of the adventure of motherhood and the fears related to it will last, or at least that is what my mother says, until the end of your days. But let's not go too far and focus on the beginning of this great adventure and see what they are The ten biggest fears when you're pregnant.
Lose baby
Fear par excellence and more widespread among future mothers, in fact I doubt there is one that has not had it at some time. According to statistics, 20-25% of pregnancies end in spontaneous abortions and most of them happen before the sixth week of pregnancy, just when many mothers do not even know they are pregnant. Once we have spent the first weeks we will have the ultrasound of the first trimester, around week 12, which will allow us to hear the baby's heartbeat and thus clear that fear a bit and from the third trimester the chances of having a abortion decrease dramatically.
Gain weight
Another great friend in these situations and from what I see lately, one of the great concerns of gynecologists. You go to get the first ultrasound and leave with a black and white photo and two pages with your new diet and a table of recommendations. Our friend the statistic tells us that between 14 and 20% of the pregnancies take excess weight during pregnancy. Staying active, eating a healthy diet and not going over cravings of more than 1200 calories per ounce often help you to recover your pre-mom figure.
Baby's health
As we said at the beginning of the entrance, fear is very free and treacherous. Many times we associate any small symptom with a problem with pregnancy, situations such as stop noticing the baby for a while, slight blood losses at certain stages of pregnancy can be completely normal and present no danger to the pregnancy. Leading a healthy life, taking vitamins and folic acid and a balanced diet, avoiding tobacco and alcohol will help you have a healthy pregnancy. Then there may be genetic factors that can affect the health of the future child, but against that there is nothing you can do.
Will we be good parents?
This fear is not exclusive to pregnant women, the fear of this new adventure that lies ahead, what the future will hold for you and whether or not you will live up to the circumstances giving your child everything he needs is something that We all fear, for many years that pass and no matter how well your son's life goes. And if not, ask your parents.
Childbirth
How long will it last, will it hurt a lot, will everything go well? They are the most common fears reached at this point, especially for those women who are reaching the end of their first pregnancy and it is very clear that listening to the experiences of others does not help much, depending on the type of clear experience. I recognize that with the first birth, I was even afraid and that I saw it from the barrier and there was no complication. It is perhaps one of the moments when the future mother needs more support.
Harm the baby
So much for eating something that could harm him, as for suffering a blow or fall. On the first, we must remember that your gynecologist will be in charge of giving you an extensive list of what you will not be able to taste in nine months and it is a list towards at least, that is, that there may be things that are not harmful and Still keep telling you not to try them. Follow those recommendations and you will do well. With respect to the second, the placenta, the uterus and all that "extra volume" that your body begins to acquire has as one of its purposes to protect the future member of the family that is inside, being quite complicated to harm the baby in a fall " normal". But I would leave it for later.
Lose the kilos gained
Unless you have followed a strict diet, practiced exercise and controlled your weight "down", it is normal that some weight is as a reminder of that adventure that has been the nine months of pregnancy. The fear of not regaining the figure of maternity is quite common, but with a little effort and taking care of your diet, practicing exercise and being constant everything will return to its place.
That they have to practice a C-section
We are one of the countries in which more scheduled C-sections are performed, either at the request of the patient or because the medical team so decides. But still there is a risk that we do not encounter a last minute problem and have to proceed in this way. Keep in mind that if this happens, it is for the good of the baby and that we must trust that despite being a surgical operation everything will be fine.
Stress
There is a tendency to believe that stress levels can cause miscarriages or damage to the baby, according to experts, a little stress is not a bad pregnancy because it releases beneficial hormones for both the mother and the baby. However, high levels of stress in the mother are related to babies with low birth weight.
Sex
It is a fairly common fear to think that practicing sex during pregnancy can harm the baby, blood loss during practice no matter how small it is, or that the delivery can be advanced and the truth is that unless medical prescription there is no reason so that it cannot be practiced throughout the pregnancy, it is more, it is highly recommended although it is convenient to keep in mind the state in which the future mother is to find a position in which she is comfortable, the rest is already a matter of mastery and experience of each one.
And you, What are or were your fears during pregnancy?
