When did you first bond with your baby?

[Sweetie]

I bonded with my bub as soon as I saw her, I had a csection so I didn't see her properly until I was in the room with her, that's we we bonded, but it was love at first sight, with all 3 of my girls 8-)

Mary

[BellyBelly]

*bump*

[widdly]

you know that feeling parents talk about where they would run in front of a bus to save their child? i remember feeling that way when DS was 2 months old, before that i used to feel guilty casue if i had to choose between DH or DS i would have chosen DH without a second thought. about a month ago i really fell head over heels for DS and there is no question i would choose him over anyone or anything. i think it is because his reflux is finally settling down.

[Tobily]

Bonding with Emily took quite a few weeks. She was my first baby and we were separated for nearly two days after her birth as she was in the nursery. So basically I went down there when she had to be fed. When I brought her home she felt like a bit of a stranger for quite a while. I look back now and I don't remember feeling distressed that she was in the nursery without me...weird.

Toby was a different story altogether, the bond with him was instant. He was born by c/section so I couldn't hold him straight away (my BP dropped and I was really weak for a couple of hours) but even before I held him I remember ordering my DH and my mother to get him out of his crib and hold him because I was really upset that someone wasn't holding him....total opposite to my daughter's birth. I just felt very attached to him immediately....I think it's because he was born the day after my b'day and we're both Librans - we gotta stick together LOL.

[Panna]

I'm not sure if it's because I had a caesar but I didn't feel like I could bond with my son straight away. They gave him to me a few hours after the birth and I felt really distant. Not what I was expecting at all, I felt so in love with bub during pregnancy but so unconnected after the birth. It took a while to believe that he was truely mine.

[Jacci PG]

Charlie got flown to melbourne the day he was born so i never got to hold him or anything till i got to melbourne 36 hours later. I knew i loved him the minute i seen him - but the minute i held him everything hit home!

Couldn't live without him now!

[Freya]

Definately immediately after birth. I think because a) we'd been waiting so long for a baby and b) my labour was the best experience Ive ever had! If it had been awful then that probably would have made a big difference.

[Tracey]

The second Maddy was placed up on my chest, I knew she would be mine forever & I loved every inch of her & she looked into my eyes & that was it, we have been best mates ever since & will be for life!

With Indah she was also delivered up onto my cest & she fed instantlky & I loved her little wrinkly , slimy body & for atleast 5 mins DH, Mum & I all stared lovingly at this pink baby on me then a nurse asked what sex the baby was & Dh lifted a leg & said we got another daughter! No matter boy or girl we were all instantly in love with her & later that night she looked at me whilst i fed her & I knew she was gonna be stubborn, but I was also so in love! OOOH cant wiat to do it again, & again! LOL...