Questioning Your Intuition In Pregnancy?

Last week, I talked about unhelpful beliefs that can pop up during pregnancy. Some examples of these beliefs are:

“I am a failure.”

“It is my fault/I am responsible.”

“I am losing control/I have no control.”

“I am being dramatic/over-reacting.”

“I am being dramatic/over-reacting” was a belief present during my first pregnancy.

When I got into my third trimester, I started to feel ‘off’.

I can’t explain it. It was visceral, but also intuitive.

My baby was also moving less and less. While that is normal because the baby is getting bigger and has less room to move in the womb, it didn’t feel normal for my baby.

I had multiple non-stress tests done throughout my third trimester, to assess the health of my baby. Every time, while her results were ‘normal’, something didn’t feel quite right.

But the doctor told me I was ‘fine’, and that very old negative core belief I hold - “I am being dramatic and am over-reacting” - came up. 

As a child, I often felt like my emotions were too big for others. I felt alone in my emotions. I started question my own perception of reality, and started to dismiss my own experience.

This very old belief has led me to question my intuition; to trust other people’s opinions and judgments over my own. 

If only I had listened to that voice sooner, it could have prevented part of the birth trauma that ensued. 

Stay tuned for more, next week.

And if you resonate with any of this, and you are interested in identifying, and changing, your own unhelpful thoughts or beliefs… 

Try my FREE eBook, What’s Holding You Back?: 10 Common Limiting Beliefs in Parenthood!