“We’re expected to fall in love with our children at first sight,” says Jessica Rach. “But what happens if it takes a little more time than that?”

u201cWeu2019re expected to fall in love with our children at first sight,u201d says Jessica Rach. u201cBut what happens if it takes a little more time than that?u201d

Unmaternal mother: what if it isn't love at first sight?

Baby On The Brain

Admitting it comes with an immediate feeling of guilt, as though you’re a bad mother or disloyal to your child

Some women feel guilty as there is a cultural expectation to fall in love as soon as the baby is born

We don’t fall in love with strangers instantly – it takes time to grow 

Why the ‘unmaternal’ mother is the last parenting taboo that needs smashing