Not feeling a connection to unborn baby?

Question

I love my children don't get me wrong! I'm just not feeling that same connection I felt with my first daughters pregnancy. I've tried and tried to get that warm, happy feeling like the first time but it's just not working. Could it be the hormones maybe? Or PPD starting early?

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It's probably the fact that you've done this before. I wasn't feeling it, either. I do now, at 29 weeks, but not like with my son. I think it's just because so much of my heart is on the outside now, in my little boy. I have no doubt when baby girl arrives my heart will grow even more, but it's just not right now. I'm just not overthinking it.

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How far along are you? Maybe when your further along ( I'm assuming your not far along) and you really feel the baby moving and maybe see your baby on an ultrasound, it will become more real for you

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I didn't feel much of anything until my daughter started smiling. A fetus is kind of hard to form a relationship with, and babies are just potatoes for a while. Don't beat yourself up.

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I'm a first time mom and we went through so much to get pregnant! Still, I thought I'd connect at the five week scan and it just made me want to get to the 7 week to hear the heartbeat. We got there but I still felt so early I now can't wait until 11 weeks for my intake and to hear the heartbeat again. It's hard for me to get excited because I'm so afraid of something happening after I get attached. I love my baby and eat well and exercise and everything but I still don't feel like it's real and it upsets me I don't feel like I have this profound connection. I'm really guarded about the whole thing.

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I didn't really feel a connection or wasn't even that excited like I was with my first pregnancy. Until I started feeling my girl start moving around. It's completely normal. Don't worry....it'll happen ❤

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I had that feeling early on but it's gone now and I can't wait

Not feeling a connection to unborn baby?

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