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WillowTheWhisp · 27-09-2005, 06:59

I've never known anyone who treated a new born baby like a tin of beans but it takes all sorts.

If people ask stupid questions such as "What's wrong with that one?" when it's none of their business then they should be quite clearly told that it's none of their business. I'd be thoroughly disgusted by someone having that sort of attitude. Do hospital visitors ask the same sort of questions of adult patients?

Perhaps visitors sometimes see a mother and baby with no visitors and the one they've come to visit has other visitors so they go across to admire the other baby. It's a sort of natural human reaction to look at a new baby. I know I do that if I meet someone pushing a pram. If U stop to talk to the mother, I look at the baby and remark on how gorgeous he/she is. I don't know anyone who objects to their baby being coo-ed at and admired.

But I do see the point about infection when the babies are vulnerable. It just sounds like a good idea gone a bit OTT.

27-09-2005, 06:59	#4
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: "What makes you think I want to be looked at?" I've never known anyone who treated a new born baby like a tin of beans but it takes all sorts. If people ask stupid questions such as "What's wrong with that one?" when it's none of their business then they should be quite clearly told that it's none of their business. I'd be thoroughly disgusted by someone having that sort of attitude. Do hospital visitors ask the same sort of questions of adult patients? Perhaps visitors sometimes see a mother and baby with no visitors and the one they've come to visit has other visitors so they go across to admire the other baby. It's a sort of natural human reaction to look at a new baby. I know I do that if I meet someone pushing a pram. If U stop to talk to the mother, I look at the baby and remark on how gorgeous he/she is. I don't know anyone who objects to their baby being coo-ed at and admired. But I do see the point about infection when the babies are vulnerable. It just sounds like a good idea gone a bit OTT. __________________