I have a gorgeous little 3 week old baby girl and I look after her as well as I can, make sure she has everything she needs etc. But why don't I feel this overwhelming love and joy all other mothers seem to feel? We had a very traumatic birth leading to her being rushed away to intensive care for a week so I missed those essential bonding days and now I'm terrified I'll never feel the way a mum should.
I'm not coping well, cry all the time and feel really alone as I'm by myself all day every day most of the time. I've ended up shouting at my gorgeous baby a few times and am just really hating being a mum which leaves me feeling so guilty and really sad. I was so looking forward to being a mum and now I'm hating it and feel such a failure.
Does anyone else feel the same? Have I got PND? What have people done to feel better? I don't know what to do.
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Why don't I feel overwhelming love for my baby?
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Girl339 · 29/06/2013 20:20
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