Zoe, 28, may look like a model parent to outsiders, but the reality is very different.
Izzy was born six weeks premature with jaundice, and Zoe struggled to feel anything other than numb when she first saw her daughter. Feelings of guilt mixed with an overwhelming sense that she did not have a connection with her baby. After six months Zoe feels so negative about Izzy that she keeps her at arms' length. In turn, Izzy avoids her mother's face.
Slowly Amanda starts to unlock Zoe's secrets - an unhappy childhood, a troubled relationship with her own mother, and the fear of raising a clingy child. Through cuddles, play and intense eye-contact, Amanda helps mother and baby to develop intimacy and emotional attachment.
In a remarkable transformation, captured during more than a year of filming, Izzy begins to respond to her mother and Zoe begins to feel a powerful maternal bond.
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On TV
First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 03 December 2007 | Channel 4 |
