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How Your Baby Could Be Affecting Your Mood: possible symptoms and ways to deal with mood swings during pregnancy.

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  Mood swings during pregnancy. Mood swings are normal during pregnancy .   Pregnancy mood swings can happen during all the trimesters & after delivery too. Hormone changes are one reason for these mood swings. Pregnancy hormones are the primary reason for emotional changes in a woman The constant shift between estrogen and progesterone can make you irritable towards small inconveniences. Chemically, the good emotions that you feel during pregnancy are linked with the rise in estrogen hormones. Estrogen is responsible for regulating your mood and is associated with serotonin When you  get  pregnant , the amount of estrogen and progesterone in your blood  increases . Mood changes during pregnancy can be caused by physical stresses, fatigue, changes in your metabolism or by the hormones estrogen & progesterone.  During pregnancy, the body ramps up  production of estrogen and progesterone , which can trigger moodiness as well as other not-so-fun ...