normak
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Help: Pregnant and Anxious
Hello everyone,
First off, I wasn't sure whether to post this in Natal Astrology or Medical Astrology, so hopefully this is the right place for this kind of thread.
I just discovered that I'm pregnant with my first child (about 8 weeks at this point), and find that I am consumed with fear over the health of the baby and myself, partially because of what I know about my natal chart and what it "says" about children, childbirth, etc. This does come as something of a surprise, since I'm 35 years old and only recently went off birth control and was going through a lot of stress (my father-in-law passed away prematurely in October and I just started a new job at the same time). I guess I didn't think it would happen so quickly! I've been concerned about the usual things such as: being able to afford a child and a new home, possibly losing my job and not being able to live on two incomes (most likely not a realistic fear), having to quit my job to take care of a sickly child, etc. (lost quite a bit of sleep over it as well). I worry about the effect a child could have on my relationship with my husband (which has been stable, healthy, and happy despite challenges). I've also been told things by astrologers in the past such as "my first child will be sickly" or may have a disability. Of course, statements like these have only helped to fuel my fears.
I can see why an astrologer may draw these conclusions, since in my natal chart, Mars is debilitated (in Libra) in my 5th house (Virgo), and the ruler of my 5th house (Mercury) is located in my 8th house (in Capricorn), square to Mars. I've heard / read all sorts of things about Mars in the 5th (when debilitated and in negative aspect to the 5th house ruler, especially when said ruler is placed in the 8th house), such as: difficult pregnancy / childbirth, forceps delivery, C-section, denial / death of children, children who are accident-prone or may die young, difficult relationship with children. All I seem to think about these days is doom and gloom. I also follow my upcoming transits and see that I'm going through transiting Saturn conjunct natal Neptune (not the best transit for positive thinking). After that, I can expect Saturn to conjunct my Sun (another awesome transit), then my Mercury (chart ruler, yay) and head on through my 8th house. Definitely feeling the fear.
All in all, I was just wondering if anyone can give me a better idea of what I can expect from this pregnancy and my experience as a mother based on my natal chart (posted here). I tend to avoid astrology if I'm feeling fearful because it tends to become more of a crutch for me, but maybe someone here can lend me their perspective and help me to "see" a little bit better(?).
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Hello everyone,
First off, I wasn't sure whether to post this in Natal Astrology or Medical Astrology, so hopefully this is the right place for this kind of thread.
I just discovered that I'm pregnant with my first child (about 8 weeks at this point), and find that I am consumed with fear over the health of the baby and myself, partially because of what I know about my natal chart and what it "says" about children, childbirth, etc. This does come as something of a surprise, since I'm 35 years old and only recently went off birth control and was going through a lot of stress (my father-in-law passed away prematurely in October and I just started a new job at the same time). I guess I didn't think it would happen so quickly! I've been concerned about the usual things such as: being able to afford a child and a new home, possibly losing my job and not being able to live on two incomes (most likely not a realistic fear), having to quit my job to take care of a sickly child, etc. (lost quite a bit of sleep over it as well). I worry about the effect a child could have on my relationship with my husband (which has been stable, healthy, and happy despite challenges). I've also been told things by astrologers in the past such as "my first child will be sickly" or may have a disability. Of course, statements like these have only helped to fuel my fears.
I can see why an astrologer may draw these conclusions, since in my natal chart, Mars is debilitated (in Libra) in my 5th house (Virgo), and the ruler of my 5th house (Mercury) is located in my 8th house (in Capricorn), square to Mars. I've heard / read all sorts of things about Mars in the 5th (when debilitated and in negative aspect to the 5th house ruler, especially when said ruler is placed in the 8th house), such as: difficult pregnancy / childbirth, forceps delivery, C-section, denial / death of children, children who are accident-prone or may die young, difficult relationship with children. All I seem to think about these days is doom and gloom. I also follow my upcoming transits and see that I'm going through transiting Saturn conjunct natal Neptune (not the best transit for positive thinking). After that, I can expect Saturn to conjunct my Sun (another awesome transit), then my Mercury (chart ruler, yay) and head on through my 8th house. Definitely feeling the fear.
All in all, I was just wondering if anyone can give me a better idea of what I can expect from this pregnancy and my experience as a mother based on my natal chart (posted here). I tend to avoid astrology if I'm feeling fearful because it tends to become more of a crutch for me, but maybe someone here can lend me their perspective and help me to "see" a little bit better(?).
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
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