Baby attachment
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I’ve never experienced this but I have saw others who suffer with PPD and this is one of their signs of it. Have you spoken to a dr or HV about it? Xx
I had an out of body experience with my son. He was about 1.5 when things started feeling better. I started seeing a therapist around the time he turned two. Things are much better now. Don't feel awful. You still love and care for him but it just doesn't look like social media and it's ok.
Thank you so much mamas it’s refreshing to hear similar feelings I thought I was just a horrible mum. My HV have looked into PPD but they just keep telling me that the fact he follows me around and gives hugs and such it’s a good sign of a healthy attachment from baby anyway and for me it will just take time . It could possibly just be sleep deprivation xx
This is interesting, I will say I didn't feel totally "in love" with my daughter like that until around the 4 month mark. Now at 15 MO I am obsessed with her but it took some time. I didn't love the newborn phase, the sleep deprivation was really taxing and I was constantly worried about her mortality (definitely had some post partum anxiety) All this to say- maybe you need more time? maybe this phase isnt your favorite and that's OK. Another thing to really dig into is your own childhood and your own connection to your caregivers and others as you ha e aged. We all have different attachment styles and it affects the way we connect with others. including our own children. Lots of books and literature on the topic if our curious about learning more. If this feeling persists and you want to figure out why you feel this way a good therapist should be able to help you figure out what's going on.