Trouble Connecting 💔

I’m having trouble connecting with the little person growing inside me and it’s weighing heavily on my mind… I’m not instantly head-over-heels in love the way I thought I’d be.

I’m 8 weeks 1 day today, and while the nausea hasn’t been as bad as the stories I’ve heard (I’ve only puked twice in the 2 weeks I’ve had nausea), it’s still bringing me down and starting to make me miserable. It’s all I can focus on. I hate feeling sick, and on top of feeling like my energy is zapped and having bathroom issues, it’s just not making for a very good time right now.

I feel like all of this, plus the fact that I haven’t quite had my first ultrasound yet, is making it hard for me to connect with my little one. It doesn’t feel like I’m going to have a baby, it just feels like I’m going to be sick forever and it’s frustrating, which in turn makes me feel like I’m already a bad mom. Any advice/words of encouragement??