anyone else feeling surprisingly religious? is it the hormones?!

[kalidasa]

Is it just me? I am 15w pregnant, finally feeling a bit more human after a terrible bout of hyperemesis (9 weeks in bed at home/hospital) and totally surprised to be feeling stirrings of long-lost religious feeling. I am staying with my parents at the moment and seriously considering going to church tomorrow. (My parents are not church-goers though I was religious as a child/young adult. Not for years though and would describe myself as an atheist.)

It's partly a musical thing I think. I am playing the piano a lot here (we don't have one at home so haven't played for years either) and that makes me miss singing which is associated with church for me. I have just caught myself googling choirs near where we live in London, and then seriously considering going to the church it practises in (just a few doors down from us).

Not sure really if this is mostly about music, or something to do with wanting to be rooted in a community now pregnant, or just a response to all the hormones sloshing around . . .

Am I a freak? The execrable "What to Expect When You're Expecting" does not mention this . . .

I'm a little bit religious anyway (lapsed Catholic) but I found myself packing a little holy book into my labour bag recently! I also found myself fascinated by a miraculous medal pinned to my friends babys pram!

I know what you mean about wanting to be rooted in the community, so you are defnintely not a freak! Hope you enjoy the music if you go along!

Thanks scarlet. It's probably partly quite practical really. Since I'm going to be at home with the baby for several months during maternity leave it would be good to make some local friends. My partner will think it's weird though if I start going to church!

I started going to church soon after my daughter was born. A few weeks ago, pregnant with my second child, I was confirmed! So you're not alone. I think it's partly to do with community, partly to do with feeling that a miracle is taking place (both in terms of growing a baby, and then the love you feel when it is born... sob), that CAN'T just be down to science.

(Or maybe I'll just do anything for a sip of wine )

I started going back to church when I was pregnant. I remember taking DD into church when she was about 2 weeks old and we were the centre of attention. When she developed serious health problems and we ended up in the children's hospital for several weeks, the support we recieved (moral and practical) from the congregation was phenomenal. I have made some lifelong friends from this church.

Now things have gone pear shaped again they have put DD on the prayer list and everyone is being really supportive.