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Written by Kevin White
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Life is filled with so much stress, anticipation and doubts. But for mothers to be, no moment is more anticipated and filled with confusing thoughts than her pregnancy due date . The supposed day when her (the mother’s) little fetus finally break free of the life giving umbilical cord and become an entity that is separate of the mother.
The very state of being pregnant is one big rollercoaster rides for any mothers to be or even for a mom who already has five children. There are so many bodily changes that a mother to be will experience. From increase of hormones such as progesterone and estrogen, musculoskeletal changes, metabolic changes to gaining weight, pregnancy is a very strange sensation for any mother. Pregnancy may start rough and uncomfortable (due to morning sickness and the increased frequency of having to go to the bathroom) but over time, mothers learn to adapt it as they accept pregnancy as part of their identity.
Sadly, just shortly after adapting to pregnancy, mothers have to learn to adapt to something completely different. For many mothers, the act of giving birth and the time shortly after it, the postnatal period, is a very confusing time psychologically and emotionally. It is the time when something that has been a part of them for 9 months, the fetus, is about to become separated.
A fear of being separated of the fetus that mothers have been used to or the anticipation of finally holding her newborn infant, the pregnancy due date is highly anticipated. Anticipated by not only the mother but also by the family who has been longing to welcome the little bundle of joy that is the infant.
Pregnancy Due Date, being highly anticipated as it is, is not met by an ill prepared family. Families would usually do a ton of preparations as they look forward to the birth of the new member of the family. That is why knowing to the exact date as to when the infant is due to come out is a big issue. The parents can prepare not only their homes or the infant’s clothes but also to prepare themselves. |
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