Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a term used to describe the gestation of an embryo to a fetus to a baby. Pregnancy, under happy circumstances can be a joyful time. Pregnancy is sometimes planned and sometimes not planned, but the important thing is that the pregnancy result in a positive outcome, if possible. Pregnancy should not be entered into lightly. A woman's body should be at its best before the pregnancy begins. There will be many changes for the woman during a pregnancy. These changes will occur hormonally, physically on a large scale, and emotionally/psychologically.

For many women, the symptoms of pregnancy are almost immediately noticed. Pregnancy symptoms may include, " morning sickness" , tenderness and swelling of the breasts, headaches, backaches, emotional mood swings, sleep disturbances and fatigue, but some women have very few or none of these pregnancy symptoms. Some women only have slight changes in moods, slight fatigue and body changes due to the growth of their baby. Most women have a great feeling of well being during pregnancy, but depending on past life experiences and current life situations, it is possible for a woman to be under a lot of stress during pregnancy and this will negatively effect her feelings about hers and her baby's future.

Pregnancy is obviously not an exclusively human condition. The process of reproduction in all mammals is referred to as pregnancy. When you breed your pet dog, you say she is pregnant with a litter. The word pregnant is also used just to describe something that is full. But pregnancy means something very special to we humans. Pregnancy is the beginning of family or the expansion of family. Pregnancy, under normal circumstances results in a wonderful baby at the end of 37 -42 weeks. Pregnancy readies a woman's body for lactation so she can feed her newborn infant when the time comes.

Pregnancy is the way we perpetuate the human race. For the benefit of the planet, pregnancy should be limited by each family so that the world does not become so overpopulated that we can no longer exist. But pregnancy in moderation is a great thing. A new little person entering the world. An endless number of possibilities with each new life. Pregnancy is exciting and planning and getting pregnant can be fun and exciting too. Pregnancy is a journey that is shared by mother and child or children in the case of multiples. This shared experience is so finely tuned and miraculous that it will never be fully comprehended. The bond between mother and baby is inexplicable. And just because the umbilical cord is cut, the connection can never be truly severed.

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