Husbands need to be more patient in facing the mood swings felt by the wife during pregnancy. Mood changes that occur during pregnancy can make a woman feel irritable, cry, and get angry.
Pregnant women can experience a bad mood or bad mood starting the first trimester of pregnancy. But after entering the second trimester, pregnant women may have begun to be able to control their mood.
Various Causes of Bad Mood in Pregnant Women
One factor that can make your wife experience a bad mood during pregnancy is a change in hormones. During pregnancy, the hormones estrogen and progesterone in the body will experience a significant increase. This is what affects the neurotransmitters (chemicals in the brain) that regulate mood.
In addition to hormonal changes, other factors that can affect the mood of pregnant women are:
- Stress.
- Fatigue.
- Changes in body metabolism.
- Discomforts that arise during pregnancy, such as morning sickness, breast pain, and constipation.
- Troubling thoughts, such as whether he can be a good parent, whether the baby will be born healthy, or how it feels to give birth.
How to Overcome the Bad Mood Feeling by Your Wife?
Now, as a good husband, help your wife overcome this explosive and uncontrollable mood change. Here's how:
1. Invite to talk
When the mood is uncertain, one of the best ways to restore the mood of a pregnant woman is to talk to her. You can open a vent session, so that the wife devotes all thoughts and contents of her heart.
While the wife is talking, listen attentively. Don't criticize the change in attitude, because it can make him feel incomprehensible. Listen to his complaints patiently.
2. Make sure the wife gets enough sleep
Mood is difficult to control when pregnant women are exhausted or lack of sleep. So, make sure your wife has enough rest. If your wife can't sleep well at night, remind your wife to try to sleep during the day.
3. Invite to do fun activities
Do things that can make him feel good like taking him for a walk, vacation, watching a movie in the cinema, dinner at a romantic restaurant, or asking him to do things he likes. This exciting activity can make it free from stress, you know!
4. Accompany with exercise
Invite your wife to exercise, because this activity can make a better mood. Just do light exercise, like a leisurely walk in the morning or evening. In addition, you can also take him swimming or take yoga classes for pregnant women.
5. Give a touch of warmth
In addition to reducing the feeling of bad mood, a touch of light and gentle massage from you can make the relationship even warmer, you know! The wife will also feel cared for and loved. In addition to light massage, you can also kiss and hug him.
Do some of the tips above to help overcome the bad mood felt by your pregnant wife. But if after doing the tips above his mood remains or gets worse, you can consult an obstetrician.
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