tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post6245596685667423974..comments2012-03-12T23:47:30.701-07:00Comments on Thoughts from my life: Attack of the baby touchers.......Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12711478154152788860noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-36194184168371842612009-10-10T01:10:55.177-07:002009-10-10T01:10:55.177-07:00I have a 5 month old daughter and I am fine with p...I have a 5 month old daughter and I am fine with people talking to her and asking questions about her. I am sometimes okay with someone touching her <i>if</i> they ask first. If they do not I consider it extremely rude!<br /><br />I think it is disrespectful to both me and Illusia (my daughter) to do that. Aside from issues with germs there is the fact that they don't know what kind of mood my baby is in.<br /><br />I actually had someone once wake her up by wiggling her feet in the grocery store after I just got her to stop <b>screaming</b> and fall asleep. I could've strangled that woman with my bare hands, I swear.♥ Sarah @ FFP ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/12529549464059814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-18638543622882582272009-08-05T14:00:08.228-07:002009-08-05T14:00:08.228-07:00I'm all about cooing and making faces (when I ...I'm all about cooing and making faces (when I am not feeling bitter and scowling that is!) but I wouldn't touch somebody's baby without permission. It is rude, and screw that woman for being bitchy about it.Iohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918928563224342054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-57797280266558851822009-07-21T13:38:56.096-07:002009-07-21T13:38:56.096-07:00I DEFINITELY would not touch a stranger's baby...I DEFINITELY would not touch a stranger's baby. Period. In fact, come to think of it, even with people I casually know, I would always ask before holding/touching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-36688335107848235662009-07-21T12:37:38.646-07:002009-07-21T12:37:38.646-07:00Hi! I'm visiting from LFCA. The touching baby ...Hi! I'm visiting from LFCA. The touching baby thing drives me a little nuts. It is 10x worse when you have multiples, too. I would have my attention on one and turn around to find someone with their hands on the other one. As much as the touching thing bothers me, the thing that really freaked me out was a neighbor's friend who wouldn't give me my baby back. She asked to hold her, which was fine, but after several minutes she started getting fussy and I told the woman that I needed to be getting home. She started to bounce A and fuss over her and wouldn't hand her over. My neighbor had to come over and intervene. It was creepy.Chickenpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442755180328605920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-84613813694674442062009-07-20T20:56:59.921-07:002009-07-20T20:56:59.921-07:00I'm a baby toucher, or I WAS. When I was young...I'm a baby toucher, or I WAS. When I was younger I used to touch babies and coo with them because they were so cute. <br /><br />Now I don't. But mostly because it's so emotionally hard for me to do. I have a love/hate realtionship with babies. Want to touch 'em and squeeze 'em but it hurts and that in turn upsets me so i don't. Sometimes I'm better off ignoring them.Monica Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767867041043811045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-25404936372927910602009-07-20T16:50:25.203-07:002009-07-20T16:50:25.203-07:00Shit i think I might be a touchy baby person!!!! l...Shit i think I might be a touchy baby person!!!! lol<br />I personally have had many people talk and touch G. I dont mind (well maybe if you were just climbing out of a bin I would). She loves people. I was in a line with her and my mum not too long ago and she held her hands out to the person behind us. They then held their hands out to her. I handed her over. lol<br /><br />I think belly touching is a no go zone unless your asked to.<br /><br />Hugs <br />xxxBrenda - you can now find me at : www.lifecanbeashit.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586938007918553170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-51723578813992731532009-07-20T14:24:42.473-07:002009-07-20T14:24:42.473-07:00OH no she didn't!! Yeah, I have a thing with ...OH no she didn't!! Yeah, I have a thing with my body buffer zone...which I am SURE will include my kids. <br /><br />One thing I have heard though-Maybe an old wives tale: If you see a baby that is cute, you are supposed to touch it so it doesn't have bad luck.<br /><br />... I don't believe it. I say, if you see a baby that is cute, first ASK to touch it, then proceed only if it's okay!Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462827829231769285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-83928323998099761052009-07-20T13:45:21.603-07:002009-07-20T13:45:21.603-07:00I am 29, TTC for 3 years, and I adore babies. I&#...I am 29, TTC for 3 years, and I adore babies. I'd love to cuddle every single baby I see. However, I do NOT touch strangers' babies! When I see cute babies in public, I smile at them and at their parents and maybe tell the parents how adorable the baby is, but I keep my hands to myself. With friends and people at church, I touch the babies' feet or the top of their heads - I don't touch the babies' hands since they stick their hands in their mouths. But I only touch at all if it's someone I know well and if I know I'm not sick. If I am sick (and I'm a teacher so I'm around a lot of kid germs) I don't even touch the babies' moms just so I don't share germs. I can totally understand why people want to touch babies, because they are so adorable, but I don't touch without permission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-64289914922194157512009-07-20T12:20:13.273-07:002009-07-20T12:20:13.273-07:00Here from L&F. Just wanted to say that I am t...Here from L&F. Just wanted to say that I am that way about my baby girl. If I know ya, then okay, you know my rules about washing hands first and so on. If I don't know you. I have given looks of fire blazing from every pore of my body. Thank you for addressing the issue.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499502329602777628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-17648034059366912852009-07-20T10:39:54.631-07:002009-07-20T10:39:54.631-07:00I have the sign-- Please wash your hands before to...I have the sign-- Please wash your hands before touching mine. Got it when my daughter got her Synagis shot to protect her against RSV because she was a preemie with heart defects. Believe it or not, people IGNORE THE SIGN and still touch her. I moved in front of the woman and made a big show of swabbing her down with antibacterial hand wash.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826926847932274929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-39981681057459552712009-07-20T09:37:14.636-07:002009-07-20T09:37:14.636-07:00I'm with you - I had the same issue with touch...I'm with you - I had the same issue with touching the preggo belly too. Luckily the girls sit far back in our stroller so I haven't yet had to deal with any of that. <br /><br />Did see someone who found little signs she put on her twins' carseats that say "wash your hands before you touch mine" - wonder if something like that would keep people at bay?Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117769049418358905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905915582634201037.post-2589186144517988982009-07-19T20:22:05.801-07:002009-07-19T20:22:05.801-07:00When my sons were little, I was not at all comfort...When my sons were little, I was not at all comfortable with anyone touching them, UNLESS I gave my ok or they were family.<br /><br />That's what it took for me to realize that I, myself, should never touch a baby I did not know without asking permission first. I recall only doing that one time...in the grocery store, a little one was cooing and smiling at me and had the most gorgeous red curly hair. The mother smiled at me and I commented on the hair. We talked about it for a moment and I asked if I could touch the curls. She said it was absolutely fine, so I did. They were even softer than they looked! Of course this was so long ago that I can't even recall if it was a boy or a girl!<br /><br />I was extremely protective of my boys when they were babies and didn't let others invade our personal space. I'm totally with you on that one too!Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223695299377158162noreply@blogger.com