Pre Birth pains

When the first batch of kits were about 2 to 3 weeks old.
She started to behave oddly as if fuelled by a loss.
There was an uneasy feeling.
A restlessness came upon Bel and she was fustrated and did not want anyone near her.
Puzzled by her lack of groundedness.
I had to take Qian or Brownie out. The other 2 by then were given away.
Perplexed by her temper.
I sought to keep her moods by staying with her conforting her.
Strangely, she suddenly did not want to breastfeed Qian anymore.
She was tearing the paper I placed in the nest.
She would tear them and stripped them into tiny bits left.
And, by the second time, i changed them again, she had pulled up all her fur.
Unable to be consoled and calmed.
She was determined she needed to have bits of paper and straws in her mouth.
And refused them to be taken out from her.
She would only calm down and sit a while when I was with her.
And was quick to be up again and flicking, tearing, and making lots of movement sounds while she kept herself building.
I even at one point helped her to tear and she would sit and watch me.
No sooner she she get up and start chasing small Qian round the cage.
This time I patted on her belly at her sides.
She then calmed down and the noise she made subsided.
Eventually, one would think she had stopped her fuss.
Then, it would come back again.