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Prenatal attachment

Prenatal attachment is the emotional connection a pregnant person develops with the fetus before birth.

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Is pregnancy always joyful and should you always feel happy pregnant

Is pregnancy always joyful and should you always feel happy pregnant

The myth of the always-happy pregnancy The idea that pregnancy should be continuously joyful is powerful. It appears in social media announcements, family expectations, advertising, and even casual comments such as “you must be so excited.” For some people, pregnancy is indeed a time of profound happiness. For others, joy is intermittent, complicated, or absent […]