May 2023

theCareer girlVeterinary continuing education onlinenews,Emily Taylor jean-claude juncker, DVM, CVMRT, CVH discussed the population development, becomes a mother of a biological process.

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Become a vet mother - the mother

ByEmily Taylor jean-claude junckerDVM, CVMRT CVH

Recently I was asked to write a short essay to answer the question: what will happen after?I am very confused.Just like the first several hours?The first few days?A few weeks before?Or, "during the period of major change that I don't have to prepare, what is happening in the world (for me)?"The conceptual framework.

I decided to solve the last question.Because you can almost anywhere to find something else.Picked up any book about pregnancy or delivery, you will find some introduction about the postpartum, including of bleeding, postpartum pain, swelling, baby blues and lack of sleep.Video).

I want to talk about Matrescence.The biological process of Matrescence is to become a mother.It includes a few months before and after the pregnancy and birth of physical, mental, and emotional changes.Basically, it is explained the identity change from the main biology.

In the late pregnancy, estrogen and oxytocin levels rose to more than 100 times normal levels.After the placenta separation, with estrogen and oxytocin levels drop, prolactin also join in.Through the skin contact, lactation, watch, smell, and body contact to establish contact with a baby, will continue to increase oxytocin and prolactin, dopamine, and so on.

Bathed in the brain hormone stewed food, created the epigenetic environment to open specific genes.The process and adolescence are very similar, because the hormones will open a series of genes, resulting in a variety of temporary and permanent changes.

Matrescence is one of the biggest achievement of increased the conceptualization of "theory of mind", namely to understand other people's ability to experience and the ability to analyze its own internal experience.Therefore, self consciousness and the consciousness of the thoughts and feelings to others suddenly exploded.It may be incredibly emotional because we become excessive analysis and evaluation on their own, sensitive to others' opinions and emotions, and the way we will find himself in a very personal internalization global events.

Pregnant mother and the children

Photo byAstrid pereirasincePixabay

The purpose is very clear.Before meet the needs of their ability to understand what babies need.This sensitivity also helps to form a strong "what is safe" and "who is safe" consciousness, it is good to take care of the young mammals.

In addition to the "theory of mind", and is highly sensitive to the environment, especially the "chaos" sound and vision.This may lead to more people eager to improve the environment and make sure all about yourself and the baby is the "right".Also, for mammals, this is a very good thing.

When these new psychological development in combination with physical aspects of rehabilitation and nursing, establish new relationship with babies, to renegotiate the previous relationship, reevaluate priorities and great changes in daily life....It can be truly transformative.Abnormal condition for the new version of the self.You really never to be the same.

With appropriate support and patience of self-exploration, it will be a wonderful change.But just like the butterfly in the chrysalis into mucus, it might become messy, confused, terrible, sometimes even ugly.

Without proper support, it can be very dangerous.Alone and helpless baby, sleep deprivation, malnutrition, confused, sometimes is still in pain, these brain changes can lead to anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, excessive analysis, poor self-image, poor self-care, allergies, social environment, isolation, and so on.

You don't have lost his head.But you are in your pupa melt and form a new identity.Although many when taking care of newborn and the body.At the same time also to take care of others and play to the role of the adults in the world.

You need to support.More than you imagined.Longer than you think.What do you think of more ways.

But with the right support, the abnormal condition for the mother can bring you some amazing superpowers, such as empathy, enhance its ability to capture the subtle body language and environmental cues, and improvement of multitasking.After the great changes in the brain also reduces the risk of dementia and other cognitive dysfunction.Bonus.

Motherhood is the change of identity, is a real adult ceremony.Matrescence biology is to explain how it happened.Postpartum period of this occurring.A lot of.People give up a bigger deal.But with the support, you can do this, and you can effectively do this, if not always elegant.You are a talented, smart, strong veterinary mother.

Resources:
https://www.veterinariandoula.com
https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613 (22), 00302-3
https://lens.monash.edu/@medicine-health/2020/12/01/1381827/mummy-brain-lasts-a-lifetime-and-is-beneficial-in-later-life
https://www.babycenter.com/baby/postpartum-health/body-changes-after-childbirth_1456740

Personal profile
Dr Emily Taylor Yunker has a doctorate in auburn university of veterinary medicine.She works in a north Carolina cary in small animal medicine.Dr Yunker is veterinary guide, a guide and childbirth educators, one-on-one virtual work, and specifically for veterinary professor course, because they are the transition to motherhood.She also as veterinary workplace all parents advocate of the writing and speech, let people realize the parents' demand, so that we can improve the welfare of the workplace and support staff retention.Dr Yunker and her husband, three children and three cats live in north Carolina pitts burroughs a (non-functional) near the farm.In her there is no free time, you can see her in the garden with herbs.

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