i had a rough birth (induction due to bleeding, assaults during labour, non consentual episiotomy and vac delivery), but after delivery was pretty good. Staff changed, i had skin to skin, baby did the breast crawl and was able to bf and I was not seperated from baby at all. While i had really intense and negative (sad rather than mad) feelings about the labour i had no trouble 'bonding' with DD. The positive few hours after birth definitely contributed and started the healing.