Of course, all pregnancies have a lot in common. In the end, the result is always the same - the birth of a long-awaited child. There are only differences, because with each subsequent pregnancy, a woman grows up, gets a new experience, her lifestyle changes, and her well-being is different every time she carries a baby.
First pregnancy
How do others react: It is high time! Congratulations!
What does a woman think about learning about pregnancy: How would I be more beautiful and romantic to tell this news to my husband?
How do relatives react: Now you need to sleep and rest more, walk in the fresh air, eat right.
Attitude to courses for pregnant women: Must go!
A look at clothes for expectant mothers: A woman begins to pick up a new wardrobe for herself as soon as the test shows 2 strips.
Thoughts on childbirth: Everyone is different. Someone is worried and afraid, someone is trying to remain calm - it all depends on the mood of the pregnant woman (5 fears of childbirth).
The first pregnancy is always alarming, exciting, but at the same time interesting, because it gives a new life experience. A woman tries to listen to her own feelings. She enters into various communities of expectant mothers, knows exactly what is happening to the baby and how hechanged over the past week, and indeed feels like a guru. The pregnant woman knows the answers to all questions - you can even get a medical degree. She had already determined where the child would sleep, what he would eat, and selected psychological methods to help calm the baby. Just enjoy your first pregnancy until reality adjusts your plans.
Second pregnancy
How do others react: Decided on a second child? You are great! Do you want a daughter (son) now?
What does a woman think about learning about pregnancy: How to prepare an older one for having a younger brother or sister (My mum! Only mine! - or a few words about child jealousy)? And how to explain to the child that there is no need to talk about it with the teachers in the kindergarten?
How do relatives react: It will be so hard for you to do everything! Do not forget that the elder also needs attention!
Attitude to courses for pregnant women: What is the use of it? Half of what they say is not useful, and the other part goes awry. And I’ll leave the eldest with whom?
A look at clothes for expectant mothers: I will have to buy a pair of comfortable jeans, and everything else I have preserved since my last pregnancy.
Thoughts on childbirth: I remember what mistakes I made. This time I will not allow them.
Mom’s second pregnancy is constantly compared with the first. Then there were stretch marks - Have they appeared now? The first time I recovered by 5 kg, now - by 10. It remains only with nostalgia to remember the time when they could rest freely on maternity leave, sleep and enjoy walks. All this is now just a dream.Mom also worries that she will not love her second child as much as her firstborn. Such fears are groundless. You will understand this immediately, as you will see the baby after his birth.
Third pregnancy
How do others react: Wow! You are heroes!
What does a woman think about learning about pregnancy: How will I deal with everything now? How to find all the money and time?
How do relatives react: Everything will be fine. Your elders are already big - real helpers!
Attitude to courses for pregnant women: I already know and can do everything. If there is a reason to go to these courses, then only as a teacher.
A look at clothes for expectant mothers: How tired I am of her! It is better to think about what to wear after childbirth.
Thoughts on childbirth: How everything will be there is completely unclear. So let the birth pass as it should, and I trust the doctor.
In the care of two older children, the third pregnancy will rush unnoticed, and the time spent in the maternity hospital will seem like relaxation at the resort - without constant cleaning, washing, cooking. You will understand that it is impossible to predict how the pregnancy will go, what kind of character the child will have. Knowing all this in advance is not necessary, because uncertainty is fraught with a kind of riddle and surprise. True, there is something that remains unchanged - those around you will certainly ask when you decide on the fourth little one!
During my first pregnancy, I was very afraid of the upcoming birth. Right panicky. All the time I was tormented by the thought: “What if something goes wrong?” Everything went fine, so giving birth to the second, psychologically I was already prepared.
From the fact that the walls of the abdominal cavity were stretched during the first pregnancy, in the second, the tummy will become noticeable earlier. You will also feel the first tremors of the child 2-3 weeks earlier.