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When you don't feel connected to your newborn

I gave birth three weeks ago and everyone keeps saying how blessed I am but I feel nothing when I look at my baby and I am terrified something is wrong with me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between expected maternal bliss and actual emotional reality creates profound shame and isolation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Birth and early bonding?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.