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The first weeks with a new baby often look like a tangle of love, shock, and logistics. A parent can stand at the sink at 3 a.m., feeding with one hand and scrolling pediatric sleep forums with the other, and still feel unmoored by a sadness that does not match the occasion. I have sat with parents who describe feeling hollow even as the baby dozes on their chest, and with partners who say, quietly, that they have never felt so lonely while sharing a home. None of this mean