It’s Over Now, But... Don’t Expect An Instant Beauty!

Some mothers are shocked, disappointed, or even frightened when they see their newborn. Babies are not born beautiful enough to pose for diaper commercials. Photogenic full cheeks and alert sparkling eyes come later. Babies are born with a whitish, thin, almost “toothpasty” coating and are bloody. Since their heads have been conforming to the birth canal, their skulls may even be distorted.      

Don’t fret; that little “cone head” usually disappears within hours. So don’t worry and don’t feel guilty if this little red, wrinkled, messy screamer doesn’t immediately grab your heart. It doesn’t mean you’re a failure if you don’t feel an immediate bond. Some mothers bond when they first nurse. And some need a couple of days to develop that special, beautiful, mother-child feeling.

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