Why are people bothered about the weight of babies?
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Several of our friends have recently had babies - which is nice. However, I was wondering why they all felt the need to, often inform us before the gender of these bundles of love, the weight of such bundles. Personally all I'm interested in is (1) are Mum and babe okay; (2) boy or girl; names and weights seem rather too irrelavent given everything else - but I'm a bloke so what should I know?
Its probably something from days of old...the bigger the baby the better chance it had of reaching its 5th birthday etc..
Today modern science keeps many babies alive when in the old days they would simply have been to small to survive.
So don't be such a grump! It's a time of newfound joy for new parents for about 1 day and then it's misery personified for the next 3 months whilst jr has them up all night.
Today modern science keeps many babies alive when in the old days they would simply have been to small to survive.
So don't be such a grump! It's a time of newfound joy for new parents for about 1 day and then it's misery personified for the next 3 months whilst jr has them up all night.
srebbe64 said:
Several of our friends have recently had babies - which is nice. However, I was wondering why they all felt the need to, often inform us before the gender of these bundles of love, the weight of such bundles. Personally all I'm interested in is (1) are Mum and babe okay; (2) boy or girl; names and weights seem rather too irrelavent given everything else - but I'm a bloke so what should I know?
If you think that's a problem, you have no idea what's coming.Discussions may revolve around the colour and consistency of poo, first walk, first word etc... and comparisons between friends about such things.......
Prepare for misery.
Jasandjules said:
srebbe64 said:
Several of our friends have recently had babies - which is nice. However, I was wondering why they all felt the need to, often inform us before the gender of these bundles of love, the weight of such bundles. Personally all I'm interested in is (1) are Mum and babe okay; (2) boy or girl; names and weights seem rather too irrelavent given everything else - but I'm a bloke so what should I know?
If you think that's a problem, you have no idea what's coming.Discussions may revolve around the colour and consistency of poo, first walk, first word etc... and comparisons between friends about such things.......
Prepare for misery.
"fair play to the nappy for containing that one!"
andy-xr said:
mybrainhurts said:
It's to explain away how long mum will be walking about like a bandy legged cowboy...
The babies' weight is an indication of their health, so I suppose that's why people share this info with their family & friends when a baby is born.
Otherwise what else to say apart from the gender, weight and the wellbeing of the mother & baby... Surely, you wouldn't want to hear about the 'ins & outs' of the birth!
Jasandjules said:
srebbe64 said:
Several of our friends have recently had babies - which is nice. However, I was wondering why they all felt the need to, often inform us before the gender of these bundles of love, the weight of such bundles. Personally all I'm interested in is (1) are Mum and babe okay; (2) boy or girl; names and weights seem rather too irrelavent given everything else - but I'm a bloke so what should I know?
If you think that's a problem, you have no idea what's coming.Discussions may revolve around the colour and consistency of poo, first walk, first word etc... and comparisons between friends about such things.......
Prepare for misery.
Toastgirl said:
mybrainhurts said:
Guffy said:
Toastgirl said:
andy-xr said:
mybrainhurts said:
It's to explain away how long mum will be walking about like a bandy legged cowboy...
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