To only really go mushy over my own babies?

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I am going to see friend with new baby tomorrow. Really pleased to be seeing her, looking forward to hearing all about it. But I never feel that excited about seeing the baby on visits like this. I hope I make proper genuine yummy noises, and that baby's gorgeous etc, but is there something wrong with me that I don't really like or get gooey about babies that aren't mine? Or is everyone who's ever made yummy noises and been desperate to hold mine been faking it!! Makes me a bit sad as our third and last is due in the summer and I can't bear the idea that that will potentially be the last time I get the scrummy new born baby holding feeling, that i never had until my first was born. Will hopefully be very ling time til grandchildren!!

No matter how ugly the baby I can't help but melt when they smile. I feel no urge to harass them further than a quick tug on its toes to try and elicit one though.

Oh, and giggles. I have a big problem resisting a giggling baby.

But has anyone else looked back at early pics of their babies and realised they were perhaps not quite as stunningly beautiful as one might have thought at the time?

maybe gaelicsheep, once, but then i remembered that the camera we used for his first pictuters wasn't of great quality, so clearly the blame for bad pictures lies in the hands of my canon compact, not at all because my DS looked like a fat earthworm with prawn eyes, no, no, he was heavenly to look at.

Puppies are a different thing altogether! Especially chocolate labs! We've got loads at the school gates and I'd happily cuddle those! And I genuinely love dd's friends. But I know that's a bit selfish, I am warming to them a lot because they "get" dd and that's really appealing. Ah well, I am who I am and I'm ready to gush this morning and what's more I'm taking home made meal and cake!

There was a baby in the staffroom yesterday. It smiled at me and giggled. Why do they always do that to the person who is least likely to care? Most of the staff were cooing and jiggling the poor chap. Maybe he saw me as the only sane person in the room.

I don't get mushy over any babies - even my own never made me get like that. I felt maternal once - but it was only for a minute or two.

Only babies that has really got me anywhere near liek my own have been my brothers too and theres definitely a family resembelence.
Other peoples babies do make me broody though. I see them and think I want another of my own, it doesn't make me want to be gooey over that one.
My own babies are the worst though and really really make me want another one

I actively like children, but I find babies rather dull. I do the obligatory cooing over them, but it's for the sake of the parents rather than the child, IYSWIM. I have a friend who loves working with older teenagers, and finds them rather dull till they get till about 13. My gran was notorious for loving babies, and not being nearly so keen on children.

I think it's like everything else in life - different people like different things. Some people probably genuinely liked your babies, and others will genuinely like them when they're hulking lumps of teenagers.

YANBU but only because you haven't met mine... you'd be a puddle

I am totally indifferent about new born babies, they are sometimes cute at 8/9 months, and I really dislike other peoples children, they are never as nice as mine. DD has had lots of friends to play and I don't like any of them much.

YANBU - I dont really do other peoples babies either...of course they could never be as gorgeous as my DS when he was tiny. I remember walking along when he was a newborn in his pram and we walked past a lady who didnt even look at him or anything ...I was horrified and muttered to DH something along the lines of "dried up old bat" and sadly, I am that same dried up young bat now, lol!!

My DS is 8 now and his friends are much more interesting!

YANBU. I has zero interest in babies before I had my own, and I can't get mushy over other people's, only my own. When they get to walking and talking though it's completely different, I'm much more comfortable with older kids.

Before I had my own I coveted other people's babies.

Well, baby was pretty yummy yesterday. But looked a bit like mine did so think that might have been it. Just the thing I really enjoyed was catching up with good friend, hearing birth story, doing bits and bobs to help.baby cute but not the main reason I enjoyed visit.

I get it over most babies and children. I love that feeling its the best. Think it is usual for most people to get the feeling over most babies and children in my RL experience. It doesnt matter if you dont though just wait til grandchildren!