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Opinions on other peoples babies near your baby
Right this may seem like a weird question but how do you feel about other peoples children/babies near your own baby/children?
The reason I ask is I am the first out of my friends to have a baby, so Dylan doesn't "know" any other babies. So I take him to local playgroups etc to socialise him. He's a happy, healthy clean child but the other mums seem reluctant to let him anywhere near their children. They are very clique anyway and some are very rude but babies naturally explore with their hands (or am I completely stupid?!) and so touching other children is natural development/ exploration?! They all seem to like to keep their babies in a bubble and not let them naturally touch and explore each other am I wrong to think that this would be normal for babies aged between 5 months to a year?
Im always careful to make sure he doesnt pull etc but to not let babies touch each other to me seems weird or maybe thats just me ?:\?
The reason I ask is I am the first out of my friends to have a baby, so Dylan doesn't "know" any other babies. So I take him to local playgroups etc to socialise him. He's a happy, healthy clean child but the other mums seem reluctant to let him anywhere near their children. They are very clique anyway and some are very rude but babies naturally explore with their hands (or am I completely stupid?!) and so touching other children is natural development/ exploration?! They all seem to like to keep their babies in a bubble and not let them naturally touch and explore each other am I wrong to think that this would be normal for babies aged between 5 months to a year?
Im always careful to make sure he doesnt pull etc but to not let babies touch each other to me seems weird or maybe thats just me ?:\?
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Jayne xx
Oh god did that make ANY sense!? Lol
I always supervise him, he hasn't ever hurt another child or been too rough but he's not even 8 months and so I know its a possibility. He's been grabbed a few times and once he's cried as a 1 year old girl grabbed his eyes, she was too fast for her mum and he quickly forgave her when she let him kiss her . But I understand that he needs to interact with others and sometimes he will get hurt, I just don't understand why whenever the babies get close they get pulled away from each other before any interaction can even occur. He can crawl around and play with toys at home, the reason I take him to groups is so he can mix with other children, as it certainly isn't for my benefit as the mums dont talk to me.
I think I need to find a new baby group anyway, maybe its me!
xxx
I love watching Dylan interact with babies at groups we go too, he is always supervised and loves nothing more than giving other babies kisses. I've been quite firm with him at home recently as he has been grabbing my hair lots and headbutting as there are quite a few tiny babies which have started going to our normal baby group and I'd hate for anything to happen.
I dont see the harm in it really, aslong as they are being watched. Some people just get funny about these kind of things.
I say get a new baby group!