How do you feel about people holding your baby? - Page 2

[Mawood]

Thanks Moms, I guess you loosen up with time and having more children

[jillmamma]

Originally Posted by Happiestever

This may sound awful but I love when others hold the baby. It has mostly been at preschool where I am busy with the other two and I need to intervene with one of the older ones and the baby just happens to be out of the wrap and awake at the same moment.

But I have three young ones and if I just had him things would surely be different. I remember having my first and it was really irritating if I had just picked up the baby and my MIL would want to hold the baby. Umm..why didn't you pick them up when they were there before?

Yeah, having 3 kids definitely makes a difference! As long as she is not hungry (since I am the food source...just been too lazy to drag out the pump yet), I have no problems with someone lovingly holding her. Usually as soon as she is out of my arms, I then have a sweet 4.5 year old girl right in my lap or a sweet boy (7) wanting to give me a hug.

[Lillitu]

i am fine with it, as long as they know what they are doing or can take direction (you know, support the head, etc).

i want my child to grow up in a loving tribe of people who love him and are concerned for his welfare. so i let him go to others. if he obviously does not like it, i take him back. but so far, my boy is mellow about it.

i have been surprised that so many are surprised by my actions like this. i also took my 2 weeks old son to a conference for a weekend where we stayed in a hotel. it was actually more mellow than at home, where i would have to juggle my animals' needs with the baby and do "regular life" things. the baby got lots of attention and did really well! but so many people acted like i was nuts to even consider such a thing!

i am not happy staying sequestered at home for long periods, and my son must come along, for necessity's sake. and he seems to like it...

[chel]

Originally Posted by geo_girl

in a word

grateful!

I'm glad to have someone take her off of my hands for a couple of minutes.

Originally Posted by AfricanQueen99

After the second week I was pretty much throwing him in anybody's arms. People love holding babies and I love having a moment to myself!

my dh went out of state to start a new job when dd2 was 1w old. it was just dd2 and me for 5 weeks. now, alone in a new city i'm open to anyone holding her. dd1 only likes to hold the baby when i'm trying to get her asleep

Originally Posted by Mawood

Thanks Moms, I guess you loosen up with time and having more children

my dd1 was so fussy as an infant very few even tried to hold her. i think it was around 1yr before my parents would hold her.
with dd2 my parents just came to see her for the first time. my dad didn't hold her at all, my mom and brother would only if I asked. overall my family just isn't a "baby" family. out of my 3 siblings, i'm the only one with dc.

[StrawberryFields]

Originally Posted by Mawood

Thanks Moms, I guess you loosen up with time and having more children

Eh, you know, I wouldn't necessarily chalk it up to being a first time mom. Sometimes the way you feel is the way you feel, whether it is child 1 or child 5! Rory is my third and I don't pass her around. I don't ask to hold other people's babies either. It is just not my thing! In time as she gets more comfortable sure, but I will follow her lead and time table on that.

[mediumcrunch]

If I feel they are competent (know how to hold/support a baby safely) and relatively healthy (no obvious cold, flu or GI sypmtoms) and baby is happy I am more than happy to let people hold my baby.