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Reply to "Reducing Toxic Stress in Pregnancy"

Hi Nicole,

I appreciate your courage in posting this. Pregnant women are often so troubled when they feel anything other than the 'joy' they are culturally expected to feel.

I wonder if the pregnancy might be partly the result of you having worked on so much of for 16 months prior? Maybe all the work you did actually created space for a new creation--eventhough there is still work to do. 

I would recommend talking with a therapist who specializes in perinatal matters and trauma. Or perhaps do some EMDR which is a short term intervention targeting specific trauma. 

As you advance into the second trimester, it could be important to remember the fact that what you are experiencing is about past events that you are still trying to sort out and to remember that unlike your own memories, the fetus is protected by the placenta. It seems from what you are describing that you are well versed in the somatic aspects of your self care. I would encourage you to speak to someone also. 

Finally I would highly recommend a book by Daniel Stern: The birth of a mother. I recommend it for all pregnant women. It's a quick and easy read--I remember not liking to read when I was pregnant. 

I wish you all the best

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