BLOG No 7

Hard life for Mothers

The mere fact of being a mother is very difficult, since this involves body and hormonal changes. In addition, the moment that a mother has her child in her arms it means that her life has turned ninety degrees. This is a drastic change that only women can experiment. For that reason the role that women have in society is extremely important and with a big responsibility. However, what about the dream of being a professional and be able to succeed within the field. Some women have found it necessary to leave aside their studies and careers in order to raise their children. Moreover, mothers who work at home and outside of the home are not paid fairly.
To begin with, many women fell apart because they encounter many difficulties in their lives. For example, those who are pregnant have to deal with their body changes and also with the aspect of being a mother. Some of them have symptom that make them feel bad such symptoms as, Tender, swollen breasts. Your breasts may provide one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. As early as two weeks after conception, hormonal changes may make your breasts tender, tingly or sore. Or your breasts may feel fuller and heavier. Fatigue. Fatigue also ranks high among early symptoms of pregnancy. During early pregnancy, levels of the hormone progesterone soar. In high enough doses, progesterone can put you to sleep. At the same time, lower blood sugar levels, lower blood pressure and increased blood production may team up to sap your energy. Slight bleeding or cramping. Sometimes a small amount of spotting or vaginal bleeding is one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. Known as implantation bleeding, it happens when the fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus about 10 to 14 days after fertilization. This type of bleeding is usually a bit earlier, spottier and lighter in color than a normal period and doesn't last as long. Some women also experience abdominal cramping early in pregnancy. These cramps are similar to menstrual cramps. Nausea with or without vomiting. Morning sickness, which can strike at any time of the day or night, is one of the classic symptoms of pregnancy. For some women, the queasiness begins as early as two weeks after conception. Nausea seems to stem at least in part from rapidly rising levels of estrogen, which causes the stomach to empty more slowly. Pregnant women also have a heightened sense of smell, so various odors — such as foods cooking, perfume or cigarette smoke may cause waves of nausea in early pregnancy. Food aversions or cravings. When you're pregnant, you might find yourself turning up your nose at certain foods, such as coffee or fried foods. Food cravings are common, too. Like most other symptoms of pregnancy, these food preferences can be chalked up to hormonal changes — especially in the first trimester, when hormonal changes are the most dramatic. Headaches. Early in pregnancy, increased blood circulation caused by hormonal changes may trigger frequent, mild headaches. Constipation. Constipation is another common early symptom of pregnancy. An increase in progesterone causes food to pass more slowly through the intestines, which can lead to constipation. Mood swings. The flood of hormones in your body in early pregnancy can make you unusually emotional and weepy. Mood swings also are common, especially in the first trimester. Faintness and dizziness. As your blood vessels dilate and your blood pressure drops, you may feel lightheaded or dizzy. Early in pregnancy, faintness also may be triggered by low blood sugar. Raised basal body temperature. Your basal body temperature is your oral temperature when you first wake up in the morning. This temperature increases slightly soon after ovulation and remains at that level until your next period. If you've been charting your basal body temperature to determine when you ovulate, its continued elevation for more than two weeks may mean that you're pregnant. By all these symptoms women have to pass through.
But not only that, we also have to face unfairness of being what the society expects from us as women. Women in the US and many other countries have been fighting for equality: an equal voice in legislature, equal pay at jobs, and equal rights to the benefits that men are entitled to. They've countered the arguments about genetic and mental inferiority through science and proven their ability to compete at the same level as men in almost every field. Yet the actualization of equality is still far from our reach. Despite the fact that women and men are nearly the same physically, the fact remains that our bodies are different. The presence of a womb does make us different from men and able to do something which they cannot, whether we choose to use it or not. Other studies in psychology have shown that most women do process things differently than men. Women are known to be better at multi-tasking than most men, who must process things one at a time rather than all at once. Whether it's conditioning or biological, the fact remains that there are differences between men and women, so can the two sexes ever really be considered equal?
On the other hand, much attention has been focused on career women who leave the work force to rear children. What seems to be changing is that while many women in college two or three decades ago expected to have full-time careers, their daughters, while still in college, say they have already decided to suspend or end their careers when they have children. "At the height of the women's movement and shortly thereafter, women were much more firm in their expectation that they could somehow combine full-time work with child rearing," said Cynthia E. Russett, a professor of American history who has taught at Yale since 1967. "The women today are, in effect, turning realistic." Some researchers agree and others disagree with the notion that women need to raise their children because it give to their children a better relationship and children feel more prepare to face the world out of their parents. Those who agree argue that being a good example for children and be able to finish a career make children feel to continue the same pattern as their parents. Also help parents to be more educated how to raise children with more knowledge and appropriate.
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in any field, since the payment is pure love. To be a mother you are on watch 24 hours a day for the protection of your children. You are a nutritionist, in getting them the right foods to eat and a healthy way of exercising (through vigorous play). You are a nurse, in making sure their boo boos are taken care of and their health checked by the proper physicians. You are a psychologist, in that you’re instill in them healthy doses of self-esteem and make sure their questions about life are answered in appropriate fashion. You are an educator, in that you monitor their school studies and you guide them through age appropriate lessons for their future as an adult. You are a banker, in which you find the funds to care for them, and invest in their future. You are a maid, in which you take care of their home and make sure it is safe and comfortable for them. You are a chauffeur in that you get them to where they need to go when they need to be there. You are a drill Sergeant in that you’re instill in them the disciplines that will make them balanced and acceptable to society. A mother is all of these things and more for all of her children. And this did not even include a role model. All real, all full-time.