Custom Search

Baby Bonding

A positive relationship that will endure a lifetime

"Welcome you, my little baby..."

A tiny baby is sleeping peacefully in my arms. He's just so innocent and adorable. When I gaze down at my new baby, I couldn't help but holding him closer to my heart.

Never before I feel so proud, peaceful and contented. Oh, the joy of being a mother is just so great and amazing.

At that very moment, I know, this baby is dependant on me, and his papa, to take care of, love and nurture him unconditionally.

Just a sight of the baby...how could someone not love him from the bottom of his heart?

This is how I felt and realized when my first boy, Adriel, was born in 1999.

Mama-Baby Bonding

The first thing I did, was to hold my baby next to me by the bedside after he was being wrapped nicely after birth. He was crying...with his big mouth wide opened, much like little birdie wide opened its mouth waiting for mama's worm.

I touched his little big mouth and the feeling was just wonderful. My mama instinct was to let him suckle on my breast...yea, much like the mama birdie wanting to feed her hungry, wide-mouth little baby.

I like this close maternal/infant bond and the first bonding moment like this enhances my love to my baby. And I'm glad that my bond with my new baby was formed instantaneously.

Bonding is a Process

We love bonding with baby and we enjoy every moment of it. But how exactly do mamas develop healthy bond with their babies right from the beginning? Does the bonding come naturally?

Personally, my experience bonding with my babies, both Adriel and Jeriel was enjoying. It was not without effort but was easy.

Bonding is a Process...It is not an overnight work where today we say we want it and the next day we have it. Bonds are built one step at a time. The cuddling, touching, talking and playing that you do while caring for baby builds into a strong relationship.

What if you are not bonding with your baby?
If you are one of these mamas, please don't feel depressed. Most new mamas do begin to develop a bond with their babies within a month or two, and most babies eventually form a secure attachment to their mothers. What it requires is time and attention.

Ways to bond with your baby
Bonding with baby should be simple and fun. It's a time when mama and baby spend quality time together loving each other...yes...it's just that simple. Oh well, maybe not just that simple. As mama, we need to do something!

Importance of bonding with baby
The bonding between mama and baby is essential to our baby's healthy development. If a baby is cuddled and loved and nurtured, he's more likely to thrive.

I always have deep desire to love and cuddle my babies. They are no longer babies but we still cuddle each other, enjoy each other's company and have fun and joy together.

The early bonding that we developed in the early days has created a positive relationship that has benefited myself and both my boys.