Bonding With Babies While Pregnant

This is one of the books I bought recently to read to the babies. There are a lot of cute books out there, but a lot of annoying ones too...need to be careful to get books I like as I'm sure I'm going to be reading them a zillion times. :)

Hi Everyone!

Apologies for not blogging yesterday...work deadlines + my mom's birthday = no time.

Also, those of you who have had my posts going to a reader, something seems to have gotten messed up...not quite sure what happened and apologies...please subscribe again if you'd like to continue reading. :) Ugh..technology is sometimes NOT my friend!

Anyway, on to today's topic.

So obstensibly I have two healthy babies growing away inside me, and I am trying hard to let go of the fear that something is going to happen to them (and generally doing pretty well at that). 

In the first trimester, I spent a lot of time and energy NOT getting attached to them, just in case something happened, you know? The less I felt for them, the better.

But now that I'm in my second trimester, I want to trust that all is going to be OK, and I want to stop actively trying NOT to get attached, and start bonding.

I think naming them is going to help (kind of working on that, although not very hard).

I've heard reading to them and singing to them can help. (Apparently right about now they can start to hear. Been doing a little of it and it's fun.)

Maybe making some actual baby purchases? (We haven't done that yet, aside from a few books.)

Talking to them? (My husband and I both put our hands on my belly and say, "Hey, babies," a lot, but beyond that, I feel silly talking to them. They are still such an abstract concept in my mind...)

Writing them little letters (like I did once when they were still in the freezer)?

What else? Anyone have any suggestions?

XOXO

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