https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:51:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738287 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:35:08 +0000 Dapple Grey 738287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love holding babies! I get my fix when I work in the Church nursery :) I wont go out of my way to bug mamas for a hold though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738227 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:03:00 +0000 Grace 738227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say yes and no. I like holding them, and I'll offer if their parent is trying to eat or something, but I'm not the kind that is dyyyying to hold them or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738112 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:09:50 +0000 MamaJ 738112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never liked holding other people's babies. Now that I have a 4.5 month old I thought I would like other babies more... Nope. Still not into holding them. I don't feel as awkward holding someone's LO like I did before I had my own baby though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738080 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:53:10 +0000 Bookish 738080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Haha! It's a deal, I always like Wario's outfit better anyways ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738077 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:50:53 +0000 HLK208 738077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like holding other people's babies!! I can't snuggle and kiss them like I do my own or else I would be a weirdo. Unless it were my niece or nephew, I could probably love on them :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738066 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:44:08 +0000 Dandelion 738066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Yep! I prefer to sit with their pet, also! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738052 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:38:46 +0000 MrsSCB 738052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would pretty much never ask to hold someone's baby because I don't want them to feel obligated to say yes, but if the situation arises, I LOVE to hold babies. I've always loved babies, ever since I first started babysitting when I was 12. I also don't have my own children yet, so it satisfies my baby fever (at least temporarily!) :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738049 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:36:09 +0000 Dandelion 738049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Nope...I'll hold the baby if offered, and I've babysat my bff's son in a pinch before, but I usually find the first chance I can get to pass the kid along. I'm not comfortable with other people's kids in general, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738030 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:28:41 +0000 Maysprout 738030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like holding babies. When LO was a baby she LOVED being held so I was happy when someone offered to free up my hands for a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies/page/2#post-738027 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:27:17 +0000 indi 738027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: I'm not a baby <i>hog</i>...but probably a baby piglet. Hahah!<br /> I <i>love</i> holding babies, even acquaintances' babies. But I'll only ask a friend or family member, otherwise I wait until they offer me the little snuggle bug :-) And I'd never just pick up a stranger-baby, that'd get a person arrested. Ha! I've just forever loved babies and have always been the kind of gal that people just hand their babies over to, which is totally find with me. Get all the snuggles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737960 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:01:56 +0000 MrsStormy 737960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: Yup this. </p> <p>I would much rather play with someones dog, or snuggle a puppy then someones baby, but I'm not sure why. Although close friends kids I don't mind holding, I just don't fiend to hold random kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737877 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:12:51 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 737877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: *thumbs up*</p> <p>I have a 15 month old and a 7 week old. I get enough baby time, I have no desire to hold anyone else's. Didn't feel the need pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy, and definitely not post-pregnancy. </p> <p>Does anyone else feel weird when somone just hands you their baby because you've had a baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737866 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:06:56 +0000 lomom 737866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just my own. I'm not really all that interested in other people's kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737339 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:59:28 +0000 StbHisMrs 737339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: Aww puppies, I'll hold a puppy anyday!</p> <p>Babies - not so much. I love holding my own of course, but I do not go out of my way to hold someone's baby, only if I'm ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737303 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:50:39 +0000 BKCaribBaby 737303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a major desire to hold most people's babies unless they are close friends. If close friends, I'll wait to be offered. One thing I've realized after being pregnant and now with a newborn, is that babies make people crazy. Some people just go gaga over babies. I was never really one of them (until now with my own), so perhaps that's why I don't get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737300 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:50:05 +0000 MrsKoala 737300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never ask to hold babies of people that I don't know (that is just plain weird IMO) but I love holding my friend's children. I'm not sure why but it's just a really lovely feeling. I also never ask to do it. I only hold a baby when someone offers to allow me to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737299 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:49:24 +0000 MrsMac 737299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love holding babies, they just smell so good, lol! However I would NEVER grab someone's baby, and always wait for the parents to offer. And if they cry or fuss I make no attempt at soothing them, back to Mom they go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737297 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:48:15 +0000 Cherrybee 737297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: Chuckle! But if we're twins, one of us has to be the evil twin..... and I'm not the one with the black version of the furniture, if you know what I'm saying?! You can be Wario!! </p> <p>@mrbee: Mwahahahaha! That made me laugh!! </p> <p>@yerpie110: That's my biggest fear! Like "Who made the baby cry?" Agh, the shame!!! </p> <p>So it seems like there's a pretty even spread of attitudes on here. Nobody is a baby hog (but noone is going to admit it on here are they?!) but lots of people love holding babies. Equally, lots of people don't enjoy it as much. Really interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737272 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:40:40 +0000 illumina 737272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've held a baby in my life and that includes my niece! I just don't feel comfortable holding someone else's child, like I don't know what to do with it? It's worse when the mother and/or a crowd are watching me do it. If someone brings a baby into work, I just kind of hover at the back of the group so no one will pass it to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737259 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:38:00 +0000 avivoca 737259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love holding babies, but I always wait for it to be offered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737256 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:37:27 +0000 Lindsay05 737256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind holding babies but only if the mother offers the baby to me. I WILL NOT grab the baby from other people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737238 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:32:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 737238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love holding babies! DH"s cousin has a little boy 30 days younger than LO and we always swap babies to get cuddles in! I like to compare the weight of other babies to my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737209 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:25:55 +0000 sorrycharlie 737209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: AH! lol, that is awful.</p> <p>I looove to coo over babies but don't mind not holding them. I held my cousin's baby on Easter and man was she tiny compared to O!! I couldn't believe my little chunka was every that bitty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737173 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:15:37 +0000 heffalump 737173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love holding babies. But I would only ask someone I'm close with, and even then I kind of wait to see what the situation is. The most recent people that I've known that had babies both came to the hospital and held my LO there and whenever they saw her, so I didn't feel bad going to the hospital (after asking if it's ok of course) and holding their LO's too. </p> <p>Personally I never minded when people I know well want to hold LO. I think it's nice that they wanted to get to know my LO. Except when she started having stranger anxiety.... nobody has been able to hold her for over a year without her crying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737128 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:03:03 +0000 winniebee 737128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it, but don't need to do it. Before having my own, I loved it. Now, I could take it or leave it. I have a LO asking for my attention every free second! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737122 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:10 +0000 littlek 737122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: LOL... that cracked me up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737117 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:00:31 +0000 littlek 737117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no desire to hold other peoples babies, families or friends. I think babies are cute but I'm not a baby person. Unless it's mine of course. :) Now, puppies, whole different story... I love holding puppies!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737084 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:47:11 +0000 Weagle 737084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Owl: Same here. Now that I have LO, I enjoy holding other babies, but I don't necessarily get eager to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737076 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:41:43 +0000 blackbird 737076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unless its a close friend, I have no desire to. I will hold if offered but I don't go out of my way to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-love-to-hold-other-peoples-babies#post-737065 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:38:11 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 737065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love to hold my friend and family member's babies. I ask for the parents permission first. I have always loved to. </p>