Becoming parents is one of the most profound changes you will experience in your marriage. Now is the time to create a team approach to your new responsibilities. A baby senses the presence or lack of presence of this physical and emotional security. In a healthy parent-child relationship, a baby uses your presence to feel safe. She is small and you are big.
Survival means to stay close.
A basic sense of trust is being established in this first year which will serve as the foundation for solid and satisfying relationships the rest of her life. Parenting contains a psychological investment that is undeniable. She can benefit from other loving caretakers as time goes on, but your emotional commitment to her should never assume a lower priority to day care. The needs of a five month old are for bonding and attachment to the primary caretakers in her life. Your daughter has already started out her life with the loss of her biological parents.