https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 12:11:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964460 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:03:37 +0000 tillma 964460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work in a doctors office and I want to die when a 25 year old man comes in with his mother and she answers all of the questions for him. I know I will love and spoil the heck out of my baby boy but there is no way he won't know how to fend for himself by an appropriate age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964175 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:31:41 +0000 mrskc 964175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I definitely worry about this. Especially since i see the way that my mom coddles my brother and how my Granadma still coddles her son and it has done nothing for them. They are both so dependent. I don't want that to be my son. I want him to be independent. But I already feel like I'm going to have a hard time with this. Hopefully DH will help keep me in check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964159 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:27:07 +0000 Foodnerd81 964159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if this one is a boy or girl, but that's definitely a fear of mine if it's a boy! I'd almost rather have a girl first since I feel like it wouldn't be so bad if I coddle her too much, where no one wants their son to end up as a total mama's boy... But I think DH will keep me in check either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964150 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:23:51 +0000 lilyann 964150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the same way! All he has to do is give me a grin, hug, kiss, etc and I would literally give him anything he wanted! It's going to be so bad when he gets older! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964148 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:23:26 +0000 BoogieBea 964148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we've definitely coddled our son a bit too much. He is our first so it's because of that. My daughter is much more independent than he is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964145 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:22:31 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 964145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I really don't want to be that overbearing, overprotective MIL!! I mean we're decades away from that, but still... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964141 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:20:43 +0000 Pepper 964141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Haha my friends already tease me that I'm going to be an overbearing MIL! I hope not!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964047 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:03:10 +0000 lawbee11 964047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before we found out we were having a girl DH and I were out to eat and there was this mother alone with her son (he was probably 4) and they were sitting on the same side of the booth and she was cuddling him and feeding him and I told DH I was terrified to have a boy because that's how I would be!!</p> <p>ETA: Not breastfeeding him...like putting his food on her fork and feeding him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-964007 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:52:05 +0000 hilsy85 964007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes...I am really afraid I'm going to be one of those smothering overly involved MILs when he gets married.... I can now understand that perspective much more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-worry-about-babying-your-son-too-much#post-963204 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:08:54 +0000 chopsuey 963204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do!! He's got me wrapped around his chubby little baby fingers.<br /> And I already melt whenever he smiles at me! Gahh his dimples kill me. </p> <p>I've told DH many many times that he needs to keep me in check as our son grows up. </p>