Your Pregnancy

Eternal bond

Bonding is instinctive sometimes, but often one does not immediately feel intense love for your baby. Rest assured, this is normal. Bonding is often a process that can take several months.

It works like this: most babies are ready to bond with Mom almost the second they leave the uterus. The same can be said of many mothers. Scientists have long believed that there’s awindow period shortly after birth during which Mom and Baby are very finely attuned to each other, and that avery strong bond could be forged between them during this time.

Scientists have fortunately also proved in the meantime that bonding is not anowor-never affair. Bonding between parents and their baby – the fostering of that deep,

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