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Annemarie13
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Passing the Baby Around!!!
VENT!!!!
Does anyone else get peeved at this. I know my family is excited cause Nicholas is the First Grandchild. But he hates to be passed from person to person.
He ends up getting annoyed after a few minutes and cries. My aunt and grandmother actually have small arguements about who is holding him next. It is unbeliveable. I know they mean well, but it gets frustrating espcially when he is overtired and just wants his mommy to put him to sleep.
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Posted 11/24/06 7:04 AM  |
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
We hosted Thanksgiving yesterday, and I certainly couldn't cook/clean and hold the baby. She was like a hot potato being passed around between grandmas, great-grandma, grandpas, cousins, aunts, uncles. She didn't make a peep...she would look at everyone, look around the room and fall asleep in anyone's arms. I thought it was cute!
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| Posted 11/24/06 7:33 AM |
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Melbernai
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
When Emily was little she also hated being passed around. I was convinced that all of my aunts probably thought she was a really cranky, crying-all-the-time baby, when she certainly wasn't. It was just that she didn't like all of the people being all over her.
The good thing is that hopefully by next Thanksgiving he'll eat up the attention!
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| Posted 11/24/06 7:36 AM |
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CookiePuss
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
I actually love it. Molly adores being held and our family is always dying to get their hands on her. It gives me a break.
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| Posted 11/24/06 9:24 AM |
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| Posted 11/24/06 9:32 AM |
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Stefanie
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
This was done at Jared's christening when he was 3 months...I didn't like that either...he was screaming the whole time.
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| Posted 11/24/06 10:27 AM |
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Ella doesn't mind. I don't think I held her for more than a few minutes yesterday. We were hosting, so the grandma's & aunts were fighting over her.
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| Posted 11/24/06 10:29 AM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Posted by Stefanie
This was done at Jared's christening when he was 3 months...I didn't like that either...he was screaming the whole time.
Same for us, everyone wanted to hold her and be in pics with her, my MIL came over and took her from me so my DH's family could be in pic's with her Once I saw she was fussing I went over an took her back and walked away--lol
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| Posted 11/24/06 10:37 AM |
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nferrandi
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
It's so like that for our baby, but he doesn't seem to mind. Everyone wants to hold him, which I completely understand. As long as he's quiet I allow it, but when he gets fussy I go and take him from whoever to sooth him. He'll usually only get really fussy when he's hungry and I'm the only one who can help him out. 
I think the whole baby passing thing should depend on the baby. Some kids don't mind being passed around and others do. You have to do what's right for you and your child. Don't worry about coming across as rude. If your baby needs to be with you or needs to take a nap, then just tell people to lay off. Who cares what they think/say. You're the one who will have to deal with a cranky, overtired baby when they all get to go home.
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| Posted 11/24/06 12:46 PM |
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tiki03
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Posted by shamrock12472
I actually love it. Molly adores being held and our family is always dying to get their hands on her. It gives me a break.
Same here!
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| Posted 11/24/06 12:50 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
This never bothered me at all. If the baby gets cranky enough, I'd just take him or her back and settle them down. I love that everyone wants to cuddle the baby
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| Posted 11/24/06 1:05 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
We've never let dd or ds get passed around. Anyone can hold them (ds is 3 1/2 now, so he passes himself around... ;) ), but they have to come from us, or at least an individual OK from us. Everyone knows that, and everyone knows that if they don't want to play our game, they don't get the baby... :) My kid, my rules 
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| Posted 11/24/06 10:21 PM |
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MrsBumbleb
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Posted by shamrock12472
I actually love it. Molly adores being held and our family is always dying to get their hands on her. It gives me a break.
same here
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| Posted 11/25/06 3:43 AM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
When Ava was really little, I would hate when people would pass her around, but I'm thankful now that they did because she'll easily go to anyone in my family. It really helps when I need someone to watch her or hold her for me. However, I do know when to step in and say enoug is enough. Like when she's cranky and tired and after beating it into their heads, my family does respect that.
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| Posted 11/25/06 8:31 AM |
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Posted by tiki03
Posted by shamrock12472
I actually love it. Molly adores being held and our family is always dying to get their hands on her. It gives me a break.
Same here!
same here Andrew loves being with people. So I can relax
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| Posted 11/25/06 9:03 AM |
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luvmiboy
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Actually for us it was a Godsend! Steven was a 24hr a day screamer but that calmed down a little when we had company to pass him around!!! My DH and I would invite family over as much as we could to give ourselves a break
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| Posted 11/25/06 9:08 AM |
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MrsJ
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
YES YES YES I deal with this with my inlaws ALL THE TIME and cant stand it. DD cries and cries. On Thanksgiving my MIL had her and DD was HYSTERICAL so I said "give her to me and I'll calm her down" - my MIL refused and held on to her tighter. So I bent down and took my child from her and walked away to calm her down.
Babies HATE to be over stimulated - you have to let your family know its NOT OK.
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| Posted 11/25/06 9:47 AM |
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SoinLove
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Luckily for us, neither kid minds being passed around, so I let them be passed. I couldn't imagine what I'd do though if they didn't like it. That's got to be rough. Maybe try to arrange it so that after somebody holds him, he comes back to you for a little while before going to somebody else? It would take a lot longer to get around to everybody, but maybe he'd be a little more content.
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| Posted 11/25/06 9:51 AM |
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TwoGirls4Me
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Re: Passing the Baby Around!!!
Posted by tiki03
Posted by shamrock12472
I actually love it. Molly adores being held and our family is always dying to get their hands on her. It gives me a break.
Same here!
same for us too!
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| Posted 11/25/06 12:33 PM |
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