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Developmental Psychology Reflection Journal

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Developmental Psychology (GPS2007)
Reflection Journal 1
Every pregnancy brings out different emotions from the pregnant. My aunt is now a mum of four. However, she mentioned that every pregnancy is different. Although she had unforgettable experiences in all of her pregnancies, her third pregnancy was the one that caused the most nerve-wreking experience to her.
It was then approximately three months after giving birth to her newborn girl when she once again experience no menstruation. At that time she went to consult the doctor to find out that she is pregnant at the fouth week of pregnancy. Feelings of happiness encompassed her as she learnt about her pregnancy. Although unexpected, people around her felt happy and elated for her. During …show more content…

For instance, having morning sickness, possibly due to the sudden increase in estrogen and human chorionic gonadotropin during the early stages of pregnancy, or even urinating in the bed in the middle of the night due to pressure on the bladder from the growing uterus, is something that I never imagined of going through. However, I was amazed my the bond that’s they shared prenatally. Besides that, the fact that my aunt’s baby was born as a preterm, made my aunt suffer even more worries in terms of her inadequency during the prenatal care of her pregnancy. In her case, the preterm delivery might be due to the increased rate of multiple births as there is only a three month break from her previous pregnancy. It could also be due to her caffeine intake as my aunt have a habit of drinking coffee or tea whenever she feels like, although not in excessive amounts. I feel that having a preterm baby was not an easy experience for my aunt as she had to be very meticulous and careful when handling this child, especially in terms of feeding. Reason being that a preterm child is generally weaker and more susceptible to health and developmental problems, so extra attention will have to be put when taking care of this child. That is when the importance of parenting comes about. I feel that the parenting process is the most difficult out of all as parents really put

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