Feeling disconnected
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i had my baby in May just gone, and i felt the exact same way. you expect things to feel so magical because that's how everyone portrays it, but it can be so hard. i personally had a hard time visualising an actual baby. i'd say i only felt a connection around 35 weeks, and even then it was still really weird for me, and now that he's here he's the best thing that's ever happened to me! and i'm sure it'll be the same thing for you when they're born, and even if it doesn't happen like that for you straight away that's okay too!
Thank you for sharing this, so nice to not be alone in that feeling/worry! Even when getting ultrasounds, it feels like I’m looking at someone else’s monitor, like it’s not my body, lol. I figure that - between anxieties around pregnancy in general, and not knowing this little human (their personality, what they look like), it’s so many emotions to process and feeling a disconnect is more than natural at this stage. Right there with you! ❤️
I didn’t feel a connection and was really anxious with my first until after he was born. And I don’t feel it now pregnant with my second. I’m not sure why..but I’m sure I will feel that connection after this baby is born. Don’t worry you’re not alone 🤗
Thank you ladies. I am so afraid that not feeling a connection now would mean I won't be a good mother or be able to connect with baby. But hopefully that wont be the case
Can totally relate! It’s hard to put into words but I feel very similarly as you