Expectations about the personality of the son (53)
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Be born healthy (18) |
"I say that as born but that come healthy, without diseases" [Woman 13] |
To be calm (17) |
"calms, that don't be crying, that don't very restless" [Woman 8] |
Similar to parents (14) |
"that he/she be as us, my couple and me, but more calmed… as his family, equal in all good that are possible of personality" [Woman 29] |
That be different (4) |
"that don't be womanized… that my son faces the consequences of your actions and don't be like dad" [Woman 7] |
Perspectives about maternal practices (31)
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Loving-patient (15) |
"loving and attentive… don't be a mother that abandoned to your sons by going to work, although it's necessary… well" [Woman 7] |
Overprotective (12) |
"I'll be as very overprotective, want to take care of it all time" [Woman 16] |
Neurotic (3) |
"loving, angry, that I yelled him/her for everything" [Woman 13], "I belief that bad because I yelled him/her, hopefully not [Woman 5] |
Emotions experimented during the pregnancy (28)
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Happiness for fetal movements (10) |
"happiness, I felt fetal movements until to 6 months, he/she moves so much" [Woman 16] |
Sadness for hindered plans (8) |
"My pregnancy had consequences as sadness… at first I wanted study for to be and educator and I say: Oh! Well I'm going to put everything together!" [Woman 20] |
Anger by pregnancy unplanned (6) |
"I feel emotions as anger, as impotence, I don't know, I say, why did this happen to |
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me? I didn't see the consequences" [Woman 1] |
Concern by son's health (2) |
"Each month I check me because my baby doesn't move, I'm worried, I want it to be alright" [Woman 19] |
Fear to labor pains (2) |
"How painful! I when your see to your baby you forget all, well I say that no, the pain is the pain" [Woman 17] |
Personal meaning of pregnancy (24)
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Postpone plans (13) |
"I did everything for be well, and I didn't want to lose everything I had for this (the pregnancy), but I had to, I had my job and now I can't work neither make nothing" [Woman 17], "I'm not like before that I demanded many thing to my parents" [Woman 15] |
Family discord (5) |
"It's not the same anymore, I don't know, he like it grabbed him courage (to the baby), I'm not with him (the couple) anymore" [Woman 11] |
Mission in the life (2) |
"maybe he/she have a mission with me and me with he/she, for any reason he/she come to me now, I have the contraceptive, was impossible that I got pregnant, but the physician was amazed" [Woman 14] |
Premature duty (2) |
"I dream that they give me a baby, but I fall, I'm not ready yet" [Woman 10] |
Rebellion and sexual need (2) |
"He didn't ask come to world, was by my fault, I didn't say that was an error… it went through wanting with to be with someone, for not wanting to be alone" [Woman 16] |
Activities during the pregnancy that encourage the mother-son link (7)
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Follow fetal movements (3) |
"when I lay for sleep, I think that she accommodates" [Woman 26], "I started talking to him and he start to move more" [Woman 14] |
Buy belongings for the son (2) |
"the diaper bag, your first change of cloth, and your cover and a small sheet" |
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Dream with the son (1) |
"yesterday I dreamed that it gave birth and had a girl… as I dream her, I say: she already wants to be with me" [Woman 13]] |
Medical care (1) |
"Each month come to my medical cares, come to check me" [Woman 17] |
Interaction with the family and sentimental couple (23)
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Family that support (15) |
"At first they took it wrong, but one month ago my family and me we were very close, and we go to the beach" [Woman 24] |
Irresponsible couple (5) |
"I've thought about separating from my son's dad… he didn't take wrong the notice, but I felt him less attached to me since pregnancy" [Woman 18] |
Responsible couple (3) |
"he hasn't changed affectively, well yes, is more loving because my belly grabs me… is closer to me, supporting me" [Woman 26] |
Interaction with the maternal figure (20)
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Loving and overprotective (10) |
"My mom always supports me much, at first that she learned that I was pregnant got upset, but supports me much" [Woman 18] |
Absent and distant (6) |
"the life with my mom didn't was well, so closer, with my dad yes" [Woman 10] |
Strict (4) |
"my mom is always who care us, is who work and was hard with us" [Woman 6] |
Interaction with the paternal figure (7)
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Absent and distant (4) |
"with my dad never coexist, when I was girl my parents separated, I was very young" [Woman 29] |
Bad example (3) |
"my dad was never with us, lived there but disappeared" [Woman 7]] |