Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Parents please help! Not an immediate bond to baby?
I did go through this with my son. The first 3 months are awful anyway, add to that our guilt for not having that "love at first sight" feeling and it's even worse. I remember thinking, "I've made a huge mistake," and "I don't feel connected to him." I never thought about hurting him, but I just went through the motions even thinking, "if something happened to him, I wouldn't be all that sad about it." IT SOUNDS AWFUL doesn't it! I felt like a horrible person for even thinking it. Now that I'm out of that time(my son is 19 months), I can honestly say that I should have gotten help for depression. I can't say for sure if that's what's happening with you but it might help to speak with a Dr. But if you don't just know that, after a few more months, you WILL have that maternal instinct and you will be totally in love! I really think that more mothers should talk about, what I call, the "dark side of motherhood." It exists, and you're not alone. Hang in there....it's about to get sooo much better!
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