How can we say it doesn’t exist at birth? The newborn has wants and needs and can recognize their mother’s voice. The need to be fed and comforted soon follows.

How can we say it doesn’t exist at birth? The newborn has wants and needs and can recognize their mother’s voice. The need to be fed and comforted soon follows. Chest on chest time is now recognized as critical to human attachment in the days and weeks after birth. Isn’t the ego just building on those basic needs to be satiated and loved?