I remember the first two weeks after we brought our baby home from nicu. My husband would do this to me but it didn’t make me feel like anything. I was also repulsive to his touch. Those gestures felt like nothing to me. I can’t even bring myself to say “I love you back” to him. I was running on empty and my priority was to keep my baby alive. I was on override mode. I told him I’m sorry. He replied, “It’s okay, I’ll keep saying thank you and kiss and hug you until you come back” 😭😭😭