In this short video, parents share their experiences of bonding with newborns. Parents describe joy and also the experience of not feeling an instant attachment to their child. These parents discuss how they formed that bond later.
Although a newborn’s brain has about 100 million cells, the parts of the brain responsible for thinking, remembering and movement aren’t well developed. For example, newborns can’t figure out how to move their limbs to get more comfortable. They’re still not sure if they’re feeling hungry, tired, uncomfortable, ‘this-is-all-too-much’, or ‘I think I’m happy’.
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