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AIBU?

To have felt a bit scared for this newborn

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StripeyDogs · 22/08/2016 19:43

Was in busy supermarket this afternoon.
Lots of kids/trolleys/shelf stackers etc.
There was a couple walking about, mum with trolley & dad with the teeniest of newborns I have seen in a while, all cute and floppy. But just being held in his arms.
I saw them a few times in the space of half an hr, and everytime all I could think was don't drop him/her!

AIBU for thinking it was a bit daft of them?

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NeedACleverNN · 22/08/2016 19:44

Yabu....I used to carry my newborn all the time. He didn't want putting down and I didn't own a sling at the time

It was either carry or him scream

eurochick · 22/08/2016 19:45

Eh what? I suspect the baby didn't want to be put down and was happiest in his dad's arms.

BertieBotts · 22/08/2016 19:45

YABU I'm sure they won't drop the baby.

What do you think people did before they invented buggies and slings and cars and things?

allthecarbs · 22/08/2016 19:47

They are so tiny and precious you can't help but worry!

I'm sure baby was more than happy to be carried, and of course they were being very careful

BertieBotts · 22/08/2016 19:48

If I had a brand new newborn I'd definitely rather hold/cuddle them than stick them in a plastic seat and wheel them around TBH!

IzzyIsBusy · 22/08/2016 19:48

Of course you are being UR and a bit odd

LoopiusMaximus · 22/08/2016 19:48

Do you have kids?

Why would it be daft? It's completely normal!

What else would you possibly do with a newborn? I carry my baby ds in one arm whilst pushing the trolley with ds2 in it with the other if baby doesn't want to be put down.

EreniTheFrog · 22/08/2016 19:49

Until she crawled at around 8mo, DD insisted on being held all the time - even if put down for a millisecond, she would scream. I used a sling, but DH could never really get comfortable with it, and carried her in his arms a lot too. As long as nobody drops the newborn you saw, YAprobablyBU

witsender · 22/08/2016 19:49

You were scared because someone was carrying a newborn? How was that daft?

puglife15 · 22/08/2016 19:50

Well it might have been more practical to have baby in a sling but I really don't the harm. Not like he was pushing trolley at the same time.

Slings have been around for millennia apparently.

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 22/08/2016 19:50

Parent carries child - the horror!

Silvercatowner · 22/08/2016 19:51

How sweet. I'm sure the baby was safe in dad's arms. I have taken to whispering 'your baby is adorable' to sleep deprived parents. It generally perks them up.

Motherfuckers · 22/08/2016 19:51

They should have put him in a bag for life, keeps your other hand free and they are a bit stronger than the other bags.

isthistoonosy · 22/08/2016 19:51

Yes you ab very u. Surely they are safest held close to a responsible caring adult ready to resond to the changing environment.

IAmNotAMindReader · 22/08/2016 19:52

YABU

SouthWestmom · 22/08/2016 19:52

I agree op, I hate seeing people carrying new horns through town and I find it really stressful - there are so many kids on scooters, people crashing around I just worry that they will drop the baby on the pavement.

StripeyDogs · 22/08/2016 19:52

I have 2 children. Both of which spent their 1st 4 months exclusively in the sling.
Of course I understand that some babies hate to be put down, I had 2 of them.
But it just looked so vulnerable being held and wandering around a busy shop. It doesn't take much for someone or a trolley to bump in to them.

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RoughMagic · 22/08/2016 19:52

You were scared because a parent was carrying their own baby? Really? I'd bet the baby would prefer to be carried than put in one of those trolley seats.

YABU and a bit ridiculous.

ElsaAintAsColdAsMe · 22/08/2016 19:53

Yabu but at least you didn't say something.

When my lot were tiny babies I had a few people telling me they were cold/tired/hungry/whatever and offering me advice on what they thought I should be doing.

DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 22/08/2016 19:53

Daft of them? For holding their baby?

What would you have had them do?

wigglesrock · 22/08/2016 19:53

I held my baby when I was out all the time. I didn't use slings for any of mine. If I fancied a cuddle, if they cried, if I just wanted to . I've hard floors downstairs in my house!

littlejeopardy · 22/08/2016 19:53

Unthinkable. That mother should LTB.

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JinkxMonsoon · 22/08/2016 19:53

When I saw the title I was expecting to hear about something genuinely dangerous, not a newborn being held in a parent's arms.

Sorebigtoes · 22/08/2016 19:53

Ummm... What do you think people do with babies at home? Wheel them around?

StripeyDogs · 22/08/2016 19:54

He was shopping too, so juggling baby and milk & butter.
Every time I saw them I went the other way!
I really wanted to suggest a fab sling library close by but didn't want to interfere

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