This type of bonding can happen very quickly within minutes or hours of birth, or it can take a lot longer, and this can (but not always) depend on other reasons. Perhaps there were complications during the birth, or the baby was born with health problems or he/she... read more »
1. Think about where in the house you’d like the nursery and its practicalities
Your little one will initially share your bedroom for the first 6 months, ideally in either a moses basket or cot. When it comes to planning the nursery and where... read more »
How the baby is born can have an influence on this very first hour… analgesia/assisted/caesarean birth may make the baby somewhat less instinctive in its behaviour, as well as influence the mother’s ability to interact with her baby in the hour after birth... read more »