This episode of PDACast is brought are a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike coming to you from the campus of a nationwide children's hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode of 579.

We're calling this one connecting with your newborn.

I want to welcome all of you to the program.

So it's no secret that becoming a new

parent can be overwhelming. There's so much advice, so many products, and an endless stream of

opinions, but when you strip away all the noise, what matters most? Well, it turns out that building

a strong, loving bond with your newborn is the

most important thing. And today we're going to really shine a spotlight on that fact. Our

guest is the author of the baby bonding book, a thoughtful and practical guide for parents

who want to nurture safe, stable, and connected relationships with their babies starting on day one.

And that is important because the bond that we have with our infant really informs every next step.

So it's a building process and having a strong bond right from the get-go and then building on that as your child becomes a toddler and then a young child, school-age kid, pre-teen, teenager, and even into young adulthood, it all builds on itself from day one.

And so it is important.

That also puts a lot of pressure on parents. So we're

going to talk about that pressure and, you know, really how to care for yourself while also

caring for your baby and connecting with your infant. We're going to discuss relationship building,

brain development, early communication, feeding choices, sleep challenges, and more, all with the goal of supporting

parents and empowering those early connections. In our usual pedicast fashion, we have a terrific

guest joining us. In fact, she is the author of the Baby Bonding Book from the American Academy

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