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One of the biggest turning points in a woman’s life, a period of tremendous change, is when she becomes pregnant. You pass through incredible changes in feelings, in worrying about yourself – whether you would be able to look after yourself and the child you are expecting soon, among others. The best way to preserve your feelings etc. is to put your thoughts in a pregnancy journal. Not only will such a pregnancy journal help you record and remember what all you went through, but will also be your wonderful legacy to your children.
Why Write The Journal?
The best reason is to document your journey through the various stages of pregnancy. You can record all your reactions to the changes your body goes through. You can record the early sign of pregnancy you noticed. Your pregnancy journal should also record what you felt when you encountered your first early pregnancy symptom, the ‘morning sickness.’ The advantage of maintaining a journal is that it prepares your mind for the impending birth of your child, just as attending prenatal exercise classes prepare your body for the same.
What To Write
The journal can help you record your expectations of motherhood, your dreams and aspirations for your child, and provide a release of pent up emotions that this new change has brought into your life. This can be your story of your pregnancy. Was it planned, or it just happened – a surprise? When and how did you first realize you were pregnant? Did you find yourself emotionally ready for the impending motherhood? If not, what did you do to prepare yourself emotionally, etc.
Your pregnancy journal can be used to record when you first committed yourself to motherhood, when you decided to discontinue birth control pills, and whether you had to seek infertility treatment, etc.
You may not be comfortable writing about a lot of personal things. However, when you first decided to start such a journal, it had to do with things personal. Try not to self-censor, and write whatever comes to your head. Your journal does not have to be smart or funny. It just has to record and document what you are going through emotionally and physically. You can also note down your dreams during this period. Think what would you like to read in your pregnancy journal, say, 15, 20 years down the line. What were your feelings towards your mother, when you first came to know you were pregnant? Your impending motherhood may completely change the way you think of your mother, now that you are on the verge of motherhood. Write a letter to your mother in your journal, expressing your changed feelings.Let your pregnancy journal be your journey down memory lane 20 years hence.
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