Am 36 weeks and think it's likely I'm going to be advised to have an ELCS after I've been psyching myself up for a natural birth.
My main fear is that I won't bond with the baby. I think I've read too much about natural birth and attached a lot of significance to going through that process - that it will somehow be what transforms me into a mother, the importance of oxytocin and skin-on-skin etc.
I'm not one of those people who is naturally overwhelmed with excitement about the prospect of having a cute little baby but everything I had read, hypnobirthing CDs NCT etc had really helped me feel more positive - it's just all being tied up with the idea of giving birth.
Reassurance or ideas about how I can get into a more positive frame of mind about ELCS would be really appreciated.
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ELCS fears - bonding with the baby and feeling positive?
Plateofcrumbs · 24/06/2014 07:36
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