Their puzzlement at first seems to be a reflection of their attempts to find their way around in their new circumstances. You are flooded with feelings and drowning in information. As you feel your way about in this unfamiliar and frightening place, your confusion begins to diminish. They may concede that they are more vigilant now. They sometimes find themselves very afraid that something awful will happen to their child.
Memories pop up in the most unexpected places.
Tears well up without warning. They imagine that the premature birth irreparably damaged something in them . In short, they fear that something is terribly wrong with them. Now, instead of primarily encouraging parents to learn about the biological changes that they are going through, we are also talking about the emotional and social transformation that any parent experiences after the birth of a new baby. Parents who have uncomplicated pregnancies and full-term deliveries have a community of people that they join when they have their babies.