Why you shouldn't feel guilty if you don't feel an immediate bond with your baby
Dr Freda Wynne says that what is important in establishing a loving relationship with your baby is the intention to connect, the motivation and drive to form a bond: “If we have the orientation to care for our baby, if we want to connect with them, and we’re engaging in opportunities to do so, the feelings often follow.”
We expect to feel overwhelming love for our newborn, but we shouldn’t panic if we don’t.
These are the reassuring words of Dr Joanna Parga-Belinkie, an associate professor of paediatrics, neonatologist, and mother of Mira, seven, Simon, five, and Zelda, one.
