Bonding

Question 1

What is bonding?

Answer 1

Process where strong emotional ties are established

Question 2

4 reasons why the mum may find it difficult to bond

Answer 2

Had a difficult and tiring birth
Finding it difficult to breast-feed
Worried she can't look after baby
Didn't have a close relationship with her own parents
Baby was unwanted

Question 3

4 signs of postnatal depression

Answer 3

Problem sleeping
Low self confidence
Loss of appetite
Feeling angry towards the baby
Problems concentrating
Feeling anxious all the time
Feeling tired all the time
Feeling guilty and self-critical

Question 4

4 ways how postnatal depression can be overcome

Answer 4

Regular exercise is believed to help
Self-help groups
Understanding
Antidepressants

Question 5

3 ways parents can prepare their child for the hospital

Answer 5

Things to keep them entertained
Bring familiar things from home
Play doctors and nurses with teddies