Love for baby

Honestly I felt like this with my first, one day you will wake up and look at your baby and be overwhelmed by love. You’re still learning about each right now and bonding💕

I totally get this as 5 days pp and really struggling trying to breastfeed and its hard work and very frustrating combined with nipple soreness and zero sleep
Was expecting to be in this blissful baby bubble but im totally not. Spend most of my days in tears and feeling miserable.

It didn’t kick in till about 7 months for me with my first
Kicked in immediately with my second
It’s all a process, give yourself grace

Genuinely with my first I didn’t feel this until 9/10 months. It’s definitely normal. It will happen for you I promise 🫶🏼

It's normal. With my first I was more overwhelmed with love as he got older. I think stress levels are high in the first few months. Baby doesn't really communicate in any way.

I was like this with my second, my first I was soooooo in love with being a mam it was a dream. When my second was born, the delivery was so quick I didn’t even want to look at her for the first few minutes. I didn’t feel that strong love I felt the first time and it knocked me for days. Then one day she looked at me and smiled and was staring into my eyes with her beautiful eyes and all of a sudden that feeling was there. It is totally normal to question things but that’s how you know your a good mam, constantly questioning yourself xxxxxx

I think it just hits you randomly, I felt the same kinda for the first few days and I’d look at him and i didn’t feel like he was mine. Then when we got into a routine & my partner went back to work I’d sit and talk to the baby and I felt it then and it’s sooo overwhelming I cried my eyes out 😂

I think this is honestly really normal. I was so overwhelmed fist time round that I couldn’t think straight and when it got a bit easier and I got out of the newborn haze I really got that overwhelming feeling of love

I thought it was just me… I cry all the time for no reason and I don’t feel that overwhelming love… I’m just tired and trying to get through the day and the nights are horrendous… no sleep for almost 5 hours… I really can’t wait to get out of this stage

My first who is nearly 8- I didn’t bond initially as was too traumatised by the birth and had a difficult recovery physically and the tiredness was a shock to the system as well as loss of independence. I feel like my love has grown for her more deeply as each year passes. Current newborn I knew what to expect more and realise how quickly each stage passes- the good and the bad- so feel more bonded from the outset. I’ve been more intentional this time in my mindset as I’ve learnt they are so worth the hard days x

Thank you all so much for these comments it’s really made me feel so much better and more normal for feeling how I feel! Xx