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II. The Nurturing Stage 48
Reconciling One's Images of Birth with Reality 49
The Birth: Images and Realities 49
The New Baby: Images and Realities 55
Bonding 59
Facing the Feelings of Attachment 62
Is This Child Really Mine? 62
Affinity/Dissimilarity 63
Can I Take Care of My Baby? 64
Getting to Know the Baby 67
The Parent/Child Relationship Is Interac-
tive 		68
Getting to Know Oneself 70
Separateness/Connectedness 72
Attachment 74
Fathers and Attachment 75
The Importance of Attachment 78
The Parent: A Changing Sense of Self 79
Postpartum Depression 83
Parent/Parent Relationships 85
Push/Pull Feelings 86
Does Birth Precipitate a Crisis for the Cou-
ple? 		88
Parent/Grandparent Relationships 89
Sibling Rivalry 91
Changed Relationships with Relatives and
Friends 		93
Successes in the Transition to Parenthood 94
Problems in the Transition to Parenthood 95
Redefining Relationships in the Early Years 96
Changing as the Baby Changes 97
Giving and Getting 98
Holding On/Letting Go 99
Holding On and Letting Go: Images and Real-
ity 		100
Connections to Grandparents 101
Reestablishing Couple Relationships 105
Friendships and Mentors 109
Away on the Job 111

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Six Stages of Parenthood. Contributors: Ellen Galinsky - author. Publisher: Perseus Books (Current Publisher: Perseus Publishing). Place of Publication: Reading, MA. Publication Year: 1987. Page Number: viii.
    
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