Emotional Education From The Womb

The vi d that of humans, this miracle and the mystery that to this day can not be explained, begins in the womb.  There, in the womb of each mother, a baby receives through the placenta and umbilical cord everything it needs for its organs and body to develop; but in addition to physical nutrients, your baby also gets the effects of your emotions from you, hence the importance of having a peaceful and healthy pregnancy. Remember that if you’re okay, your baby will be okay too.

Stress, or stress hormones called cortisol, has many effects on us humans. Sometimes the effect of this hormone can save us as a species because it keeps us alert, but it can also mark us negatively.

It all depends on how much stress we normally deal with, as if it’s too much it can affect the baby in an unhealthy way. In some cases, mothers who are very anxious may have children who are hyperactive, anxious, or with learning disabilities.

It’s natural that every day we deal with a little bit of stress, however subjecting your body to the relentless effects of high doses of cortisol does damage to both.

Currently, pediatricians, obstetricians, psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, among other specialists, are in agreement in stating that  prenatal levels of anxiety in pregnant women affect not only the baby’s life in utero but also its future as an individual.

“We are the product of our history of development in the mother’s womb”

– Vivette Glover, psychobiologist at Imperial College London –

A pregnancy without anxiety

Science, especially psychoanalysis, had discovered that during the first stage of pregnancy, many conditions occur that affect the baby’s psychology in a positive or negative way, depending on each case. And it has also been known for many years that these conditions have potential long-term effects on child psychology. But now scientists have realized that this interaction doesn’t start at birth, but in the mother’s womb.

A group of researchers led by Vivette Glover, a psychobiologist at Imperial College London, studied 14,000 pregnant women, in whom anxiety levels during pregnancy were measured. And so they  proved that mothers who registered a higher level of anxiety were twice as likely to conceive children with attention problems and disorders such as hyperactivity.  This is not an exact rule, however there is increasing evidence that stress affects children since they are in the mother’s womb, so we should focus on the importance of having a smooth pregnancy.

Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence Begins in Your Belly

Your partner can help you feel happy, involve them in your pregnancy process!  Many times our society tends to leave parents aside, and that is why they feel ignored; and this feeling – often misunderstood – can make the relationship more difficult between them.

Even, according to the investigation, many men wonder if their wife will continue to want them after the baby is born, and this may be because the attention of many women is focused on everything related to the baby, and unintentionally leave a little of side your partner.

The pregnancy period should be the start of building a team of at least three if you are a first-time mother. This team should be made up of: you, who are the mommy, the baby, and also your daddy, if you have a partner. Your partner can help you a lot to regulate your feelings during your pregnancy, just like your girlfriends, your husband can be a balm for the pressures of your days.

Another good strategy to take care of your emotional health and your baby at the same time, is to seek assistance to lower your levels of stress, anxiety or depression.  You must take care of your health in an integral way; the important thing is to get some exercise, eat healthy meals, and feed your days with positive emotions, which also feed your baby.

When women become pregnant for the first time, doctors should ask them about their emotional state, their relationships, family, whether they support them or not. And if they find that there might be some kind of problem, they should find people who can help them, and not just ask without taking action. So actually, we need more resources, and more prepared professionals who can help women when needed.