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Dad's heartbreaking apology letter to baby daughter explaining why he hated her when she was born

Ross and daughter Isabelle

A dad has penned a heart breaking letter to his 11-month-old daughter explaining why he “hated” her for the first three months of her life. Ross Hunt tells daughter Isabelle that he felt “nothing” when she was born and quickly began to resent her for “ruining” his life.

Despite throwing himself into being a new dad, changing her nappies, dressing her and even doing baby massage, Ross struggled to bond with his little girl due to suffering with postnatal depression.

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