Did you experience an increase in empathy during pregnancy and after birth?

Question

pregnancy and after birth?" /> While I was pregnant and after I had my daughter I noticed I'm so much more of an empathetic person. I was sympathetic, but I never used to cry at other people's pain no matter how sad it made me, now the waterworks always spring leaks! I've read this is a chemical response that occurs in a woman's brain during pregnancy and after child birth. Personally I like it. How many of you have experienced this phenomenon, and how are you feeling about it?

Answer

I'm like hair trigger weepy while pregnant, but based on the behavior of many users of these boards, increased empathy is definitely not a symptom of pregnancy for everyone.

Did you experience an increase in empathy during pregnancy and after birth?

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