The Baby in My Womb Talks to Me Daily
By: Khizra Sheikh
Tags: Moms, Motherhood, Baby, Love, Pregnancy

The Baby in My Womb Talks to Me Daily

The emotional and physical link established between the baby and the mother during pregnancy is called maternal bond. It has been found that the maternal-infant bond is controlled psychologically. Although, this psychological relationship has not been studied completely, it is observed that the babies with a strong maternal bond are cognitive and physically better. The child’s healthy relationship depends directly on the positive bond with her mother and determines the interactions of the child with other people in the future as well.

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The Pregnancy Time

The mother can feel the movement of the child at around 18–25 weeks and the attachment for her child increases for the first time in ultrasound scan. This alleviates the love for the unborn child and provokes the increased emotions and feels for the infant. At this stage the mother’s urge to hold her baby in her hands seems obvious. The baby experiences each and everything the mother is exposed to, the food she eats, the air she breaths in and even her constantly changing moods. The infant also associates the mother’s voice and the heartbeat and responds to the movement.

The last trimester of pregnancy is full of excitement and makes the pregnant female feel very special. Her protruding belly gets attention, strangers’ offer her chair and try to help her in different ways. She appreciate these kind gestures that make her feel proud. It has been found that:

About two-third of the pregnant females hold a strong maternal bond with the unborn child by the seventh month of pregnancy. It’s just like so, close that present in my womb and so far that I cannot hold my baby in my hands.

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Becoming Mother

This experience typically leads the mother to associate her random life style with the un-born. The pregnant woman adapts herself to the lifestyle best suitable for the needs of the developing infant. She loves playing, talking, smelling and watching her baby. The mother constantly thinks and talks about her and then the emotions of motherhood become overwhelmed with feelings of depression, anxiety and fear. It’s an amalgamation of mixed vibes like,

What word my child will say for the first time…Mama? What if I am making mistakes? Will this baby change my entire upcoming life? Am I really going to hold my baby in my hands? Oh My Gosh…I should design my child’s room and shop for it.

Some mothers also worry about their body shape as the belly becomes sloppy and swells larger than you thought it would. The pressure of looking unattractive and losing governance from your partner takes place. You many also stop working at this point and feel difficult to make adjustments for the child.

And if it’s about your first-time mother experience then the labor pain and procedure of delivery also frightens you. You might worry about giving birth to the child at home in an emergency situation and you might frighten about losing control in the labor room.

Don’t worry, you are not alone!

Almost every mother experiences the same. It’s natural to have mixed emotions in both the cases of planned and unplanned pregnancy. The mood swinging from happy to sad or from excited to worry is somewhat normal. These mix emotions are drive by the hormonal imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. After all,

“It’s a life growing inside the life.”

The need is to only enjoy the process with joy, patience and strength. A pregnant women should not waste her time in thinking something negative, rather they should spent their time in shopping and singing something good to the baby. Don’t forget that your mental health directly affects the health of your baby. You must fell in love with the human you are soon going to meet.

Go for shopping, buy amazing products that make you happy, feed yourself with a healthy content, eat your favorite food and do whatever makes you happy. Don’t forget

“Mama, You are carrying the whole world within you.”