Date Posted:13:45:14 02/06/07 Tue Author:Leslie Long Subject: Bonding etc.
I strongly believe that bonding should begin immidiately after birth. I like the way the hospitals now place the newborn on the mother right after birth. The baby has been hearing his or her mother's voice and needs to feel her touch. I believe that right away the baby realizes and feels attachment to his or her mother. When I had my son, I had to have a C-section due to the face that I did not dialate past four centimeters. I had to just lay there and wait for them to pull him out and the entire time I was extremely anxious. I had to wait until I got to the recovery room to hold him although his dad was able to hold him during the time in between surgery and recovery. It upset me that I could not hold him right away, I thought to myself that the bonding would be disrupted. I just wanted to hold my precious little baby and let him know he was loved very much. Bonding can also begin later in life, but I do believe that it is extremely important for the development of little ones so that they know they are loved and wanted and it creates a connection that also positively stimulates development emotionally. My son will cry at times when I leave him but at other times may not cry. Sometimes he is happy to see me when I come back or at other times if he is busy playing, may ignore me. I know that he knows I am his mother and he feels closeness to me becuase I have held him so much and bonded with him. I feel that becuase of bonding we feel emotionally tied to people, and it creates a comfort zone for us.
