'Women who give birth naturally respond more to their baby's cries'

That doesn't make any sense to me at all. Why would it matter. Didn't the mother carry the baby the same either way she delivered it?

That article is totally false. I have 4 children and I had all of them via Caesarean section. I am close and have a bond with all of my children. I carried them in my womb for nine months and that is part of the bond that a mother and child forms. That bond starts in the womb. I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. It does not matter the method that the baby leaves your body. I got to be awake during 3 of my 4 surgeries and with those 3 I held my newborn right after they were born. With all of my children I responded naturally to my babies' cries. Also, with my first child I did have to leave him in the hospital for the first 5 days when they gave him antibiotics before coming home. I bonded with him just fine. Don't believe all articles you read. They are always subjective to the author. Have a nice day and happy myLotting!!!

I think there might be some validity to this idea. I know that C-section women often have more trouble with their milk coming in and some of the other things that your body knows to do when the baby is born. I had a natural delivery, yet did have to leave him in intensive care. It was difficult, and I think if I was having difficulty with my milk production it would have been unbearable. It was kind of a connection I had to him when I could not be with him.

totally disagree. i am not a mother, i am a father but i get up as fast as my wife gets up when our baby cries. to think that i am not the one who carried him inside my tummy. my wife had a cesarian but she got a lot of miscarriages before we hit the jackpot so this is a very specially gift to us.... our son. i have seen mothers who can even sell their own flesh to the fact that they give birth in the normal way. its the mothers traits no matter if they had normal or Csection.

I had a c-section and I responded to his cries. So no that is not true. They just got a grant to do some study and got paid. What about people that adopt? My aunt and uncle did and they are the best parents ever. Now me I really don't like babies I loved my son I took care of him and all the good stuff. But I couldn't wait for him to get bigger to do all the other things with him. Finger painting and going place's. We had a blast. Baby wise. Yeah I was a great Mom but I just wanted him to grow up to do things with. I got my sister kids after they got to be 3and 4 as she only like babies. Your friend your firend onlydia

Well, if the c-section part is true - then that would explain my mother. She had us both by c-sec and neither of us can stand her. BUT, I truly doubt that is the reason why! As for the premie issue, my LAST child was a premie and did stay in the hospital for 11 days, while I went home after 1. He was 6 wks early, but in very good health, considering. I could agree that it changed the bonding with him--I think it made it STRONGER! The whole time I was at home and couldn't go to him (cz I was taking care of the other two kids and couldn't go until my husband got home from work) I was freaked out with worry. My husband was close to him and would go on his lunch breaks, I'd call him right away to see how he was and I called the hospital about every 3 hours. He was ALL I could think about. I worried about that child from the instant my water broke. It was the most traumatic experience I've ever been through. I cried and cried and cried, but he is now 2, and a remarkable child!

I'm not yet married to have kids :P I was born normal to my mom and even my brother i can see my mom gives more attention to my brother i dont know why! , well my sister gave birth normally to a girl child and next she under went c-sections for her second kid , my cousins sister cares more for her second child.Another cousin sister of mine left her child to her mother and went abroad to earn money for the kid she also underwent c-section , may be i dont know, but my aunt is not like that she really cares for her kids .May be this is partially true because since the mothers experience lots of troubles and body weakness , health problems after cesarean they cant pay more attention for their kids from their birth and after they have recovered from it, the mother cant go and show more love after that as it would become quite normal she will be the same as like before but in the case of normal delivery mom will be quite fine and she can show more attention right from he beginning there wouldn't be any chance for the love and attention to come down once after that

I agree with you. I had also a natural birth experience and it's really true that when you baby cry, it's like a music in our ear. I agree to what you said that it's the same level of mother child bonding once they hold in each other's arms, whether it's in natural birth or c-section. Being a mother has lots of ways on how you make your baby feel that you love her/him. And it's up to the mother how she will handle her baby so that they will have a good bonding.

Honestly that is one of the craziest things I have ever heard. I was rushed to the operating room to have an emergency c-section when I pushed for 3 hours with no progress but I heard my baby's cries just fine! That makes no sense to me either way if you deliver naturally or by caesarean either wazy you've shared the bonding with the baby for the past 9+ months so that sounds like a bunch of bunk to me!

It depends really to the kind of mother. I gave birth via ceasarian section and so far a have a very good relationship with my kids. They are on their pre-school ages but are close to me.

hi marina I had birth naturally and bonded easily with my baby but also had the baby blues for awhile. I was still bonding but I was also bawling for no reason at all, guess my hormones were still out of kilter a bit. My second child had brain damage at birth and was in the hospital for awhile but had no problem bonding when I got to finally hold her again. I dont think the birth method matters at all, just the mom and the baby, once you hold that little mite of yours you are so thrilled and love it so much no problem bonding at all..

Hi marina321, I don't know much about giving birth because I never had any childred but my sister has twins and she had to have Caesarean section and I can tell you she bonded with both her babies straight away so I just think it depends on indivual. Tamara

I don't think so, my wife has a c-section when delivered my daughter and it seem everything just move normally. I think its all depend on the mother maturity level for accepting their baby since it is really heavy responsibility. Maybe I am wrong, since I'm not home in the daylight...who knows... But I trust my wife. BR.b

I can tell you it doesn't matter, I made caesarean and the bond that I have with my son is strong enough. I don't know what crazy article is that but in my opinion it doesn't reflect reality. That wonderful bond is established before the birth, by the time the baby is in your womb, and you can feel his moves, you talk to him and suddenly you feel him there, as if he is trying to respond you. A mother loves her child no matter in what way she brings him into this world, and if she's caring, and really adores him, she can sacrifice anything in order to create that bond with him. That article seems to me too ignorant.

All three of my kids were a natural birth. They all three were born early. But i understand what you are getting at. When I look at my sister and I who have had our kids naturally, than I look at my sister and sister in law who had c-sectins with each of their two kids. I think you are on to something.

I gave birth naturally (once). I bond well with my baby. I am sure the bonding depends on the personality, how tired a new mom is or how much pain the mom is in but I am sure afterwards, most moms bond with their babies, it is part of learning and knowing the babies and vice versa.

I don't think I would agree to that. I gave birth through caesarian section twice but I always feel the same bond of motherly love on both of my girls. And I think it really depends on how the mother sees her experience. I know mothers who gave birth naturally but does not care to their kids as much as I do. I know it is not good to judge whenever I see those kind of persons because I do not know their actual situations. But I've always felt that I am all sacrifice whatever I need to sacrifice when it comes to my kids welfare.

I had two Caesareans. The bonding I have with my two kids are hard to explain. Any mother will love their kids unconditionally and the bond between them is much more than you think. Any mother will keep their babies for 9 or 7 months or have the baby normal or through a Caesarean the bond between mother and child start from time it enters your body.

i didnt know about that. i have always thought that it doesnt matter if you gave birth natural or CS section

it is fanny ,i have no ideas,after all ,i am male ,but i think it may be right ,beacause when the baby is born naturally ,he will be pinched ,maybe he fell pain ,of course ,he will cry loudly ,that is just my idea,hehhe