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For many of us, the first ‘hello’ is not as we’d expected. There is no lightening-strike recognition, no heavenly choir, no soft-focus twinning of souls. Most of us, after giving birth for the first time, are exhausted, shocked and mind-blown by the whole experience. And most new fathers are reeling too. That it can take a while for ‘baby love’ to kick in (and it will, eventually) says nothing about your capacity to be the world’s greatest parent. Meeting your new baby can truly be the best moment of your life. But equally, it can be a bit weird.