I'm 16 weeks pregnant and I'm not feeling any bond at all - is this normal?
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There is no normal! Every pregnancy is different! So please don't worry, there's no set time when you are suppposed to suddenly start to bond with your baby.
The fact that you're even asking this question shows that you care, so that's a very good start. Just give it time, get on as normal as much as you can, enjoy being pregnant as much as you can and the natural mothering instinct will come when it comes. I hope that puts your mind at ease, at least a bit.
Yes it is normal, you don't usually bond with the child until he/she has been born.
Don't worry, you're less than halfway through your pregnancy and your hormones are all over the place. Once your baby's born you will bond I'm sure.
give it a Chance
its kinda the transition stage well my mom used to call it that, she said it doesnt seem real till u feel the movements then it hits home that ur really pregnant
God yes, I didn't feel pregnant until I had a bump, which was at about 16-17 weeks, and even though I bonded with the bump I then didn't bond with my baby until he was a few days old. Now I love him to bits.
I was the same! No connection at all until about 22 weeks, so please dont worry! When it moves the connection will start!
Perfectly normal! you may not feel a bond until after he/she is born. Is this your first pregnancy? People go either way, they are either absolutely besotted with their growing bump or terrified at how their life will change/is changing. Dont worry, it will all come together. If you need a shoulder or any advice..
I felt the same way. and even when my son was born, I didn't have that instant bond-connection that lots of women have. Although I loved my son sooo much, it wasn't until he was about 4 months, that I really truly bonded with him. Give it time, you're only 16 weeks pregnant. You may change your feelings once your belly grows, or you see that ultrasound picture for the first time! Congratulations. This new kind of love will change your life!
Yes, it is completely normal.
The reality of it all hasn't set in with you yet. Some women don't start to "feel" anything until after theyve started really showing. Others don't start to bond until they first lay eyes on their newborn.
Either way, just take it easy and don't stress over it too much. You will bond with your baby when the time is natural for you.
Good luck! :)
absolutely..
You will start to notice it in small ways, like rubbing your tummy, especially when you are nervous, or watch something scary on tv, or are just really relaxed.
You will start to become more involved in the process and you'll start to feel more and more of an attachment once you feel the baby move.
Don't worry.
yes it's normal and i have read some places where parents haven't bonded until months after babies are born
Congratulations!
Yes it's normal, it's hardly even real at that point, soon you will get a sonogram and feel movement and it will develope.
of course its normal, because you have asked this question in the first place you will have no problem bonding with her
I didn't bond until I felt her move and then it wasn't until she really started to do tumbles in my belly..but if u are worried u could try parenting classes or there are a ton of books your OBGYN can reccomend some ....good luck I'm sure u will be fine
Give it time it gets better as it goes on. The ultimate bond with mother and child, is the moment it's born, blub blub, everytime with mine.
mayb if you start thinking of names and doing things that releate to the baby& it coming, itl help you to start feeling a bond
Don't worry about it. Everyone is different. I have a six year old and went through the same thing. I never wanted kids and cried the morning I was going into the hospital because I didn't want to be a mom. Then I held her in my arms and that bond was there. So yeah, don't stress. It might come later after you really start to feel the baby kick or you may not bond until you hold that newborn for the first time.
Its hard to feel anything when your pregnant for the first time and throwing up every morning, but wait till your about 24 weeks or so when your feeling more energetic and have quite a bump , your feelings will kick in and so will your baby it will be kicking you like hell by then.It will come.
yes its normal, you can't see the child yet. up until i actually felt my baby kicking i didn't feel pregnant at all, just fat, it sounds strange but its true, once you feel your babs move you are aware it's there and probably then will you start feeling the need to protect it, but nothing compares for the moment you hold your baby in your arms for the very first time, i think your going to make a fantastic mum if you are worried at this early stage. trust me bonding will come, every womans different, hormones going everywhere! just wait until you see that tiny wrinkled face looking at you.
of course it is- you've not met the little one yet- when you start feeling strong movements your feelings will change but really it all falls into place when you first see them!!- I looked at my husband beaming and said look its a baby isn't she beautiful- must've been the gas and air- hee hee
all the best
I don't know, i'm male.
I didn't bond with my baby during pregnancy at all because it didn't feel real, it freaked me out that I was pregnant, i was scared to have feelings for something that was growing inside me and I was worried, worried that my life was over and I had made a huge mistake! But I hadn't, after giving birth it took about a week to feel a 'rush' of love and to bond with my baby, I thought 'Oh my god, this is my baby and I'm a mum' then it was brilliant. So don't worry it's hard to bond with someone you haven't met yet. Good luck and enjoy being pregnant.
yes its normal.you'll start bonding when he/she starts moving:).congrats!!!
Yes it is normal
normal..there never is a normal pregnancy..some similar but each one different...your gonna be fine love, your already worried about the baby.. whats that if its not a bond with your child.
good luck and congratulations
there's no hard and fast rule to emotions during pregnancy. i dont think you should worry yet, when you get your first glance or you baby, i dont think you can help but feel you heart squeeze.
absolutely! I didn't bond with my first daughter until we came home from the hospital. As soon as we walked in the door at home it seemed everything fell into place. You're only 16 weeks, once you have the u/s and see the baby as a BABY, I think it'll make big diffrenece. Good luck! don't worry.it'll happen!
OH MY GOD YOU HATE YOUR BABY ALREADY TERRIBLE YOU SHOULD BOND AND FEEL LOVING TOWARDS IT EVER SINCE YOU FELL PREGNANT
It's normal. At 16 weeks I didn't even know I was pregnant so I didn't even think about it. It's hard to know how and when you will react to the whole experience. I hated it, the movement really made me feel ill but some love it. Don't worry. As soon as you see the baby it will all fall in to place. It will take some time to come to terms with the shock of it all but suddenly, one day, you'll wonder what you were ever on about.
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