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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually think the maternal instinct is real. I used to have a visceral reaction when my children cried as babies. I wanted to be able to leave them to be handled by someone else sometimes so I could get sleep, but something in me reacted viscerally to their cries.

That doesn’t mean others, especially the father, should not do the fair share of the work. [/quote]

I'm glad to hear others experienced this as well. I got very upset, had horrible anxiety, and my heart would race. Physically, I would feel ill. I still react this way when I hear my LO (18 months) cry sometimes-there is this certain pitch that he gets to and I will move cars/swim across rivers/etc to make it stop. [/quote]

+1. Hearing my children cry creates a terrible physical reaction in me. DH doesn't like me driving if one of the kids is crying int he back seat because I get a little erratic and panicky. [/quote]

:shock: I seriously thought I was the only one. I get super frazzled too but I thought it was from a couple of experiences when I was alone and he choked on his own saliva (reflux and other medical complications) during the first few weeks while I was driving back from appointments. I had to pull over more than once to make sure he was still breathing. I will be more open about this so that another mom doesn't think she is alone/crazy. [/quote]

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