Building a Bond and Connecting with Your Baby During Pregnancy

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

4.5 • 948 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Some expecting mothers feel an instant connection with their baby as soon as they see a positive pregnancy test. For other mothers, feeling a bond doesn’t come naturally. Every parent experiences pregnancy differently, and no matter where you are on the spectrum, how you feel about your baby right now is okay and normal. It is widely accepted that a parent’s emotional involvement with their baby influences their parenting. Can you bond with your baby during pregnancy and get a head start on building that connection early? Learn what research tells us about bonding with your baby during pregnancy and tips on how you and your partner can start building a connection with your baby now.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.7	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.6	In today's episode, we're talking about building a bond and connecting with your baby during pregnancy.
0:21.8	Some expecting moms are going to fill an instant connection with their baby as soon as they see a positive pregnancy test.
0:29.5	For other mothers, feeling a bond doesn't come quite so naturally.
0:33.6	And every parent experiences pregnancy differently.
0:37.0	So no matter where you are on the spectrum,
0:39.4	however you feel about your baby right now is okay and normal. It is widely accepted that a parent's
0:45.9	emotional involvement with their baby influences their parenting. So the question is,
0:51.3	can you bond with your baby during pregnancy and get a head start on building that connection early?
0:57.5	Learn what the research tells us about bonding with your baby during pregnancy and get tips on how you and your partner can start building a connection with your baby now.
1:08.0	You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at
1:12.9	Pregnancypodcast.com slash bonding. The minute you find out you're pregnant, you're going to have
1:20.8	a ton of questions. The good news is there is an episode of the pregnancy podcast that has the
1:27.0	answers you're looking for. You're currently listening to the public episode of the pregnancy podcast that has the answers you're looking for.
1:28.8	You're currently listening to the public feed of the podcast, which gives you access to the last
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1:42.2	All of the content is ad-freefree and you're going to get access
1:45.4	to hundreds of episodes exclusive to pregnancy podcast premium members. If you have questions
1:52.1	about whether or not something is safe during your pregnancy, if you're looking for evidence
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