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Old May 18, 2017, 03:03 PM
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I was traumatized, and felt abandoned, by an experience in the hospital when I was 3. Nothing that anybody knew would happen back then, or knew had happened.

So I can well imagine that 2 weeks for a newborn could have affected something. Unlike anything that would have been possible for a newborn, I did have cognitive memories of my experience but the emotional ones lay dormant/dissociated for many years. No use for you wondering about that, as you said.

Take my feeling about it, instead, if you can? I believe like your T that it could have, and I would cradle that infant in my arms, if I could have. As you would if you could, if it weren't you. . .

It sometime seems too much to bear, but having a daughter and granddaughters helps me put one foot in front of the other. So much of my life is gone, but so much of theirs is left to be. It's fun to watch that!
Thank you for responding, here today. Yes, I've been told that the first weeks in a newborn's life are important, and in "those days", babies weren't held the way they are now.
It's still hard for me to accept.

I have daughters and granddaughters too, so I know what you mean!! They're wonderful, and watching them grow is amazing!! Enjoy yours!
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Thanks for this!
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