https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:59:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-447243 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:31:55 +0000 Apex 447243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, some of you bees have really upfront parents. Funny enough i remember asking my parents where babies came from, and they BOTH told me they came form God. I asked for more clarification but that was all i got!<br /> I eventually conculuded that God must have shown up in the middle of the night, opened up my mum's belly and put the baby in there. I asked them if i was right and they both said Yes!<br /> The truth finally prevailed in the 7th grade tho, thank God i paid attention in Sex Ed class, i could have gone around thinking Guys had nothing to do with getting pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-447006 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:11:10 +0000 Bao 447006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly don't remember what I thought, I do remember at one point thinking babies came out your legs! Haha I only thought this because I watched "look who's talking" and when she was giving birth it seemed like the baby was going through a tunnel, so I automatically assumed legs. Stupid I know, but I was like 5 ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446993 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:08:00 +0000 BananaPancakes 446993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: Same here. When you grow up on a farm, you just figure it out. The first time I caught animals in the act, I asked my mom, she explained it, and that was that. I was never confused,<br /> And sometimes I forget that so many people have never experienced an animal giving birth. I count myself lucky that I spent many years helping cows, pigs, goats, etc. give birth. It was really exciting and it's probably not that common for a young child to know what things like afterbirth looks like first hand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446929 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:44:28 +0000 Mrsbells 446929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought that the doctor cut a big square patch out of the mom's belly and took the baby out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446881 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:20:07 +0000 blackbird 446881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember because my mom had the sex talk with me when I was relatively young, maybe 7. However, she should have had it when I was younger, because I remember being very, very confused by a lot of things she talked to me about. And really grossed out by the sex ed classes I had! I wasn't allowed to read Judy Blume and none of my friends knew about sex yet, so I didn't quite understand it. It's kind of a lucky thing that I didn't go out and experiment because I really did NOT understand! </p> <p>I plan on dealing with the topic at a young age with our children in a matter of fact way. I prefer to not beat around the bush or be vague about the topic or refer to your sex organs as "pee pees". Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446861 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:11:25 +0000 Rock n Roll 446861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: She was my "cool older friend" so of course she knew everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446858 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:10:04 +0000 mrbee 446858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: your friend had an answer for everything!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446854 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:08:39 +0000 Rock n Roll 446854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: A VERY small egg. I knew people didn't lay chicken size eggs. My friend said it was a very small egg, "the size of a period at the end of a sentence! That's why they call it a period when you bleed!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446842 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:01:36 +0000 Ash 446842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm. I'm not sure I cared! Although when I was itsy bitsy I thought the stork brought them. </p> <p>p.s. loved judy blume!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from/page/2#post-446827 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:55:09 +0000 mrbee 446827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: like an actual egg, chicken style? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446824 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:54:22 +0000 MediaNaranja 446824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: I remember being totally confused by the belt thing, too.</p> <p>I don't even honestly remember where I thought babies came from!! I think maybe I had some kid books that explained it to me? And then at 8 my mom took me to a mother/daughter class at planned parenthood. Holy awkward!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446800 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:44:14 +0000 Rock n Roll 446800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was anyone else really confused by the description of old time period supplies in Judy Blume books? I was like, "a belt? WTF is she talking about?" </p> <p>My older friend explained babies to me, but with some errors. I didn't understand that there was sperm, and my understanding was that an egg rolls out once a month and if it hit a penis while it was rolling out it would roll back in and become a baby. So I thought the timing would have to be impeccable and it must be very difficult to get pregnant.</p> <p>Then in health class in 4th or 5th grade it all got cleared up. I also found my mom's copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in junior high and learned a bunch more about how women's bodies work. Plus, Cosmo taught me all about birth control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446717 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:45:25 +0000 tlcbaby 446717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are cracking me up! My grandfather asked me when I was pretty young if I knew where babies come from and I told him that "when a mommy and daddy love each other very much they go to the beach and make a baby. "</p> <p>I never really considered how the baby was actually made, but I knew it must be done at the beach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446583 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:36:34 +0000 mrs. bird 446583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't ever remember a time I didn't know. My parents were pretty open about that when I was little. We had lots of picture books &amp; my mom was a nurse, so there were always her textbooks if I had more questions. And I loved Judy Blume! :D</p> <p>@sorrycharlie: I used to breastfeed my dolls too! All of my aunts had breastfed their LOs &amp; there were pics of my mom feeding us that way, so I just thought that was how you fed a baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446578 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:13:17 +0000 sorrycharlie 446578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom taught me young too and I was constantly getting library books to research! I used to breastfeed my dolls at like, age 4.</p> <p>I remember myself and my girlfriends discovering forever (I'd already read are you there god it's me Margaret) and we were totally teenage-girl-scandalized in a good way, LOL. I think we were in 7th grade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446572 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:56:01 +0000 DigAPony 446572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked where babies came from when I was three, and my mom explained it to me (in an age-appropriate way, of course), and gave me a few books as I got older that explained things in more detail. So, I've always known. </p> <p>Another huge Judy Blume fan here! :) If I have a daughter someday it will be a huge monumental rite of passage when I give her a copy of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446568 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:44:38 +0000 lemondrop 446568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We learned the facts of life pretty early having grown up on a farm. It was never a mystery or made up stories on our house. Trying to figure out how to have a similar setup with our son, minus the 5 am milking chores... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446517 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:31:53 +0000 Mrs squirreld 446517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: those books were so popular here in Australia when I was growing up. Didn't they make a tv show out of it too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446513 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:20:23 +0000 mrbee 446513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: srsly, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446510 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:07:16 +0000 Mrs squirreld 446510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: @mrbee: haha forgiven!!<br /> @Mrs. Pen: but I am surprised you never read Judy Blume too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446492 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:01:18 +0000 Mrs. Pen 446492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: sorry for me and @mrbee's thread jack! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446484 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:58:21 +0000 mrbee 446484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I think smart kids do well regardless of what type of schooling they receive.</p> <p>In any case, I look forward to reading your blog posts about home schooling! It's a fascinating topic and I can't wait to learn more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446479 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:54:40 +0000 autumnlove 446479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I thought the same thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446476 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:52:35 +0000 Mrs. Pen 446476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: oh I agree :) I even dated a guy who was soo against it even though he knew me and knew I was normal and frankly smarter than him lol! I think that sometimes people form their decisions on it based on a few experiences/interactions or lack thereof so I am excited to have the opportunity to share some facts to a larger platform :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446464 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:45:58 +0000 mrbee 446464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I never thought you were against public schools!</p> <p>I really enjoyed your blog post about home schooling. A lot of people have strong reactions against home schooling in the absence of any direct experience, so I think it's so valuable to hear about your own personal experiences! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446455 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:40:51 +0000 Mrs. Pen 446455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: very true.... as you will see in my coming posts there are definite pros and cons to homeschooling! I suppose this could be one of them... especially since it IS typical for homeschooling families to over-protect their children which can be detrimental and was for me because I rebelled. It honestly took me awhile to forgive my mom for a lot of discrepancies that occurred as a result of homeschooling... but I do truly believe that each family is different and homeschooling is what you make of it. </p> <p>And I personally am not against public schools, for the record :) just our school district :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446451 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:35:35 +0000 mrbee 446451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Sure, but in 4th grade they had a Sex Ed class in my public school, and I asked the teacher if it was possible to pee inside of someone while having sex. And got a straight answer.</p> <p>@Arden: I have nothing against home schooling! I plan to teach our kids a parallel curriculum of home schooling while they're in public schools. My main realization tonight is that homeschooling can be dependent on your parents' experiences... I didn't run into that issue very much in my schooling experience, so that was a new realization for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446448 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:32:19 +0000 Arden 446448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Hey, hey, I was homeschooled! And in a conservative Christian church. Not all parents homeschool their kids the same way. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446447 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:31:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 446447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: haha I'm sorry :-P I have forgiven my parents, I don't think it was homeschooling as much as how they were raised and how much my mom didn't want me to be her :(<br /> Her parents divorced when she was five and her mom went through several more men, was an alcoholic and smoker. So my mom was very active as a teen and kicked out of the house at 18. It was a rough childhood and she was doing her best to protect us from the life she had. And honestly I cannot fault her for that, even though she took it a little far. It was all in love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-think-babies-came-from#post-446446 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:30:59 +0000 Arden 446446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: You were raised to think sex was bad? That's so sad. That's what I want to avoid... I think it's one of the greatest downfall of the church - unhealthy views towards sex. </p>