1. Differentiating from fetus |
3 |
I like to see my belly move when the baby kicks. |
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5 |
I’m really looking forward to seeing what my baby will look like. |
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10 |
I’ve already decided what I’m going to name it if it’s a girl.* |
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13 |
I’ve decided what I’m going to name it if it’s a boy.* |
2. Interacting with fetus |
1 |
I talk to my baby in my belly. |
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7 |
I call my baby by a nickname.* |
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17 |
I poke my baby to get him to poke me back. |
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20 |
I caress my tummy to calm the baby when it kicks too much. |
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24 |
I try to hold my baby’s foot to play with him.* |
3. Assigning characteristics to the fetus |
6 |
I wonder if the baby feels tight in there.* |
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9 |
I can almost guess what my baby’s personality is going to be by the way he moves. |
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12 |
I wonder if the baby can hear, inside me. |
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14 |
I wonder if the baby thinks and feels “things” inside me. |
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16 |
It seems that my baby kicks and moves to tell me it’s time to eat.* |
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21 |
I can tell when the baby has the hiccups.* |
4. Giving yourself to the fetus |
2 |
I think that, despite all the difficulty, the pregnancy was worth it. |
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11 |
I do things, to stay healthy, that I wouldn’t do if I wasn’t pregnant. |
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15 |
I try to eat the best I can so that my baby will have a good diet. |
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22 |
I feel that my body is ugly.* |
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23 |
I stop doing certain things for the sake of my baby. |
5. Playing a role |
4 |
I imagine myself feeding the baby. |
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8 |
I picture myself taking care of the baby. |
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18 |
I can’t wait to hold the baby. |
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19 |
I try to imagine who the baby will look like.* |
Abbreviated version
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1. Experiencing expectations |
1 (5) |
I am really looking forward to seeing what my baby will be like. |
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2 (2) |
I think that despite all the difficulty, the pregnancy was worth it. |
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3 (4) |
I can see myself feeding the baby. |
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4 (8) |
I can imagine taking care of the baby. |
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5 (18) |
I can’t wait to hold the baby. |
2. Imagining and caring for the fetus |
6 (12) |
I wonder if the baby can hear, inside me. |
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7 (14) |
I wonder if the baby thinks and feels “things” inside me. |
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8 (11) |
I do things to stay healthy that I would not do if I were not pregnant. |
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9 (15) |
I try to eat the best I can so that my baby will have a good diet. |
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10 (23) |
I stop doing certain things for the sake of my baby. |
3. Interacting with fetus |
11 (3) |
I like to see my belly move when the baby kicks. |
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12 (1) |
I talk to my baby on my tummy. |
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13 (17) |
I poke my baby to get him to poke me back. |
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14 (20) |
I caress my tummy to calm the baby when it kicks too much. |
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15 (9) |
I can almost guess what my baby’s personality is going to be by the way he moves. |