Bonding with baby after birth

Bonding is the name of feelings, unconditional love, affection and attachment between parents and baby. Most of the time, it comes naturally in heart of a mom. Some mothers feel it very early after their baby is born but others may take some days or weeks or months. So don’t worry about this.

Every mother thought and imagined probably how will she take care of her baby? How will she hold her beautiful newborn baby? How will she feel when she will look her baby first time? All these questions come in the mind of every mother when she was pregnant. We imagine that magical moment of pure ‘bonding’ with our newborn baby, and while some mother doesn’t feel that right from day one.

How long should the bonding process take?

It is natural to bond with your baby. It may take a few days, a few weeks, a few months or several months to make a special bond with your baby. Sometimes it may a long time to bond with your baby. You shouldn’t worry about this matter.

There may have some reasons you might not bond with your baby. Like if you face an exhausted situation when your baby was born, if you pass a long labor or a difficult and traumatic birth, if your baby has any health problem or you feel more responsibilities and wondering.

Some best ways to bond with your baby

Chat and smile

Chatting and smile is an important way to make a bond with a newborn baby. If your baby sees a smiling face, again and again, he will feel comfortable and he can make a better understanding with you. At the same time, if you chat with baby by your body language, he can make a better relationship with you within a short time. Day by day this relationship will make well bonding with your newborn baby.

Go for skin to skin

As soon as, your baby was born, you took him in lap. You should always try to hold your close. It is a great bonding process to take your baby near to you after birth. If the newborn baby gets the touch of his parents, he will begin to recognize you. You should take your baby within 30 minutes in a calm and relaxed environment then it will be a great idea. If you cannot do it doesn’t panic. You will ask your doctor what you have to do.

Sing with your baby

It is a better way to make a bond with any baby to sing a song with your baby. When your baby will listen to a song from your mouth, your voice and face will be familiar to your baby. Thus you and your baby will feel a comfortable relationship. This relationship can make a strong but bonding with your newborn baby. Singing also will help your baby to know your voice that will be helpful in the future. So, sing a song with your baby when you remain free.

Dance with your baby

Dancing is also a perfect way to make a bonding with any baby. If you play with your baby just like dancing, it will make a good communication between baby and parent. If you do it continuously, there will build a strong bonding with you after birth and your baby. If you act just like dancing, your baby’s limbs and muscle will be strong and easy.

By baby message

Messaging is a good way to make a bonding between baby and parents. If you message the body of your baby every day, he will feel comfortable and at the same time he can recognize you very soon, and you will be much affectionate to your baby. As a result, there will build a strong bonding with you and your baby. Messaging also will help your baby to become strong physical and mental.

Sleep with your baby

Sleeping with your baby is also a perfect way to make a bonding with you and your baby. If you sleep with your baby day after day and if your baby can see your face every time after getting up from the bed, it will build a strong bonding between baby and parents. Every baby wants to stay beside his parents. So, if you have much time, you should sleep beside your baby for making bonding with the baby after birth.

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