co-regulation loop between mother and baby nervous systems Most pregnant women are told some version of the same standard script: “Of course you’re uncomfortable—you’re growing a human.” Or later, “Sleep is just going to be hard for a while.” When you are dragging yourself down National Blvd on four hours of disrupted sleep, it is incredibly easy to feel overwhelmed. If you are feeling emotionally raw, information-saturated, and deeply tired, I want to start by normalizing ex