subject: Loneliness In Pregnancy [print this page] A woman is the basic part of the life of human beings in this universe. She has to be pleased if life is to last long. But, unfortunately, she has to suffer most of the time, in one way or the other. There are various matters of life that she has to deal with, including her husband, relatives, kids, friends, and the society.
Aloofness from Society
Females face many problems in life where the special occasion when she is almost 'imprisoned' at home is the duration during pregnancy. Loneliness in pregnancy is really disturbing as it brings about various changes in her life. She can't go out, she has to take care of the would-be baby, eat foods according to its requirements, keep away from all depressions, control from sexual urge for most of the time, move lightly, take medicine regularly, and go for medical check-ups regularly, and so on. She does all these things without taking into account of the people around her.
Irritation Due To Pregnancy
She becomes irritant and unbearable at the follies of others. People around her start avoiding her where she becomes friendless for the time being. She cannot visit friends or relatives, where the latter also don't visit her due to her condition. If someone visits her at all, he or she visits her just to give some relaxation and to give her 'advice'. She goes absolutely away from all societal issues. She becomes less concerned for others, simply because she is passing through problems, herself.
Away From Husband
When young, she was full of care and love for her husband, who also reciprocates with his emotions. Now, times have changed where she has now become pregnant. She cannot show that same agility and swiftness in her response to her husband's calls as she would, when in normal condition. So, almost same response is shown by the partner also. She starts getting much less attention from him and, therefore, feels lonely in this situation. She is forced to take things for granted in this condition so that the baby doesn't get involved with different issues. This way, she takes hold of the situation by dividing her personality between the two; her husband and her yet-to-come kid.
Side Effects of Medication
Pregnancy requires some sort of food supplements, injections, and medications. A woman may be passing through problems in the sense that the side effects of medication disturb her life, where she shuns society as a result. The same loving and caring people may be around her, but as she is suffering, she may be feeling loneliness during pregnancy. Her solitude is not due to being alone but due to her mental and physical condition.
Pregnancy loneliness is scary for women as it takes them away from the world around them. She has to remain away from society for a long time where she has to leave all her friends and colleagues for the meantime. In addition, medication side effects also add to her grievances and make her even lonelier.
