I don’t have enough info to tell if this is unpopular or not, but I bloody well agree. Not just for dads either; it applies to moms
Yeah, on average, that first interaction with a newborn by a parent right after birth is going to cause a massive oxytocin dump. All the stress and adrenaline during birth makes it even more likely for that to clinch the deal.
But it isn’t certain, and there’s a ton of things that can interfere. Plus, unlike moms, dads aren’t always there. Life can throw barriers in the way of being present for the birth. Yeah, moms can be mentally absent and that’s a barrier of its own, but we’re kinda focusing on dads overall.
Even if everything goes perfect, not everyone is wired the same.
It’s great when someone has that instant bonding, but it really does need to be better known that it isn’t automatic, nor a sign of anything wrong
I don’t have enough info to tell if this is unpopular or not, but I bloody well agree. Not just for dads either; it applies to moms
Yeah, on average, that first interaction with a newborn by a parent right after birth is going to cause a massive oxytocin dump. All the stress and adrenaline during birth makes it even more likely for that to clinch the deal.
But it isn’t certain, and there’s a ton of things that can interfere. Plus, unlike moms, dads aren’t always there. Life can throw barriers in the way of being present for the birth. Yeah, moms can be mentally absent and that’s a barrier of its own, but we’re kinda focusing on dads overall.
Even if everything goes perfect, not everyone is wired the same.
It’s great when someone has that instant bonding, but it really does need to be better known that it isn’t automatic, nor a sign of anything wrong