Is it normal to feel really detached during pregnancy?

I've always felt that in pregnancy.. as soon as I hear my baby cry at birth I fall in love and I'm overwhelmed with happiness. We all feel different things during pregnancy.. pregnancy is hard. Don't pressure yourself to feel strong feelings yet

Yes, it does change didn’t feel anything until I met my baby.

I start my induction tomorrow and I definitely feel this! People keep asking me if Im excited and I keep pretending that I am but im not. Im doing it alone and maybe thats part of the reason. I just hope it changes the moment I meet her 🥲

I felt like this through my whole pregnancy, I had a terrible time with my partner and it just made the whole thing unenjoyable, I didnt ‘bond’ with my bump, I was dreading the birth and having a baby in general tbh! Worried I wouldn’t connect with the baby and what I’d do etc, I’ve never been very maternal. But this all changed hours after she was born, I was abit ‘out of it’ when she was actually born but when I came round and even now I’ve never loved anything more and all those worries disappeared, everyone including my family were really shocked how it turned out 😂 but from my experience it really does change ❤️ xx

I echo this! I found pregnancy hard and felt more nervous/anxious than anything. After my first, it took me a couple weeks to get over the shock to fall completely in love with her. With my second I still found it hard to bond before she was born but as I felt less anxious, the gush of love came quicker. Pregnancy is so hard and takes so much out of you! You’re still doing so much for your baby just getting through it. Doesn’t mean you’ll be an awful mum at all x

I was the same and it wasn't until I went to a baby/toddler group that it really hit me and I couldn't stop crying 🙈🤣 I'm a very devoted mum now!

Totally normal, I felt the same with both my pregnancies and didn’t really connect until after birth but I absolutely adore both of my children now

I’m feeling the same, I’m so anxious all the time I don’t think I allow myself to be excited!

I do too