some interesting articles - - -

just_peachy

https://www.babycenter.com/6_your-4-week-old_1134.bc?intcmp=SPBirthClub_BCStagePagesExpertModule_textlinks

Even when you're the happiest person on earth to be a new parent, it's common to have nagging little feelings of disappointment. Not that you want to tell anyone. But you spent nine months imagining what your baby would be like and now here he is ? perhaps not exactly what you'd pictured. Parents of a baby born with a health problem are especially vulnerable to this feeling of not getting what they'd bargained for. But parents of healthy children often have such feelings too.

In all of these situations, there's a wonderful new baby to celebrate. And yet there's often an imaginary baby to mourn before the real baby can be fully embraced. Rarely does anybody talk about this phenomenon, but it's perfectly normal and human. So if your joy is tinged with a little regret, don't feel guilty. Give yourself a little space to privately grieve, and then count the blessings you do have.

Feeling Overwhelmed with New Responsibilities 

https://www.babycenter.com/0_stressed-out-life-with-a-newborn_10201.bc