Bonding With Baby

[*crikey*mate*]

Back in the days when Moses was born, mothers gave birth and then the newborn was taken to the nursery to stay. (in most cases). Family and partners etc got to peek through a glass window when they came to visit. I'm not sure though if the mum got to be with the baby 24/7 or not, but it is my understanding they only saw the baby at feeding and changing time. (happy to be corrected if I am wrong)

Now fast forward to now, where it is deemed absolutely imperative that a mother "bond" with her newborn in the first few days/weeks following birth. In most cases,  Mum and baby stay in the same room 24/7 kind of thing.

So now I'm wondering of this new generation of babies who have had the benefit of this bonding are any better emotionally than those from a bygone era? Are they more stable as adults than previous generations? Were kids from "back then" loved any less than their modern counterparts?

How exactly do the different generations compare considering the different ideologies in their birth and "bonding" experiences in those first few weeks of life?

[*elizabeths-mum*]

More things are diagnosed as mental health issues and the criteria is a lot more flexible. Depression has escalated. Illegal drug use seems to be doing more damage. People don't seem to be as resilient and we have more admissions because of the fear of litigation if something happens.

[*crikey*mate*]

interesting, eh? and I presume these are kids who possibly "benefited" from the current bonding ideology?

[*elizabeths-mum*]

I shouldn't have made that comparison really because I don't think there is any connection apart from that the level of perfection expected in everything we do, including bonding at birth, has to have consequences when people can't meet those standards.

I'm off to bed 🙂

Just to add to my earlier comment, support networks don't seem to be as strong and we live more individual private lives, so people come to hospital for support and care which was possibly once supplied by the community.