to really dislike the term PFB?

[Hoebag]

I thinks its a bit snide and rude to people who are just want to protect their kids

its normal to be more clucky over ther first surely as your learning on the job?

whats the line between normal protective parent and PFB-ness??

oops chaos :o

I had a bad case of that as well, and it lasted a good 3 years :/ oh well, least i have some funny stories to tell :o

Chaos...stop!!!

haha chaos

I see what you mean, but it does describe certain behaviour extremely well. The thing that bugs me about it is the way it seems to imply that subsequent children aren't as precious as the firstborn. When I think back to my pfb behaviours I feel almost guilty that I didn't worry about ds2 in quite the same way, although obviously he is equally loved. Maybe that's just me being wierd though.

Chaos.

Wtf?

I love the term, myself. I can fully acknowledge, with hindsight, that i was ridiculously PFB with my first baby. But you do need hindsight to find it funny, I think.

I was with a couple of friends who have just had their firt baby and they were so PFB - both running to the moses basket every time she whimpered, both changing her nappies together , making an enormous palaver out of feeding her - which I thought was funny, but sweet - and totally normal!

And your point is....Chaos??

some people

Outraged
I had PSB too, it didn't stop at one.

Not as bad as a friend of mine who could not come and meet me at 10am cause, "that is Jenny's naptime".

Jenny is her puppy :o

Slight technical failure Chaos? Hmmmm?

I see what you mean I think it depends how its used,

what about parents who are hysterical over every child?

I think remember not buying things off ebay as I was too scared of 'contaminated clothes' that no amount of washing would save lol.

YANBU

I've only got one and when she was a day old the paediatrician reminded me that babies are designed to fall out of trees and survive. I can't think I've ever had a PFB moment.

Psammead did you do the sign language thing? I thought that was so funny from the mad PFB moments thread.

I think a parent who is 'PFB' over subsequent children is not 'PFB' but a generally anxious parent

um. Babies are designed to fall out of trees and survive?

That is a new one on me.

I didn't think I had a PFB moment till I started thinking very carefully. Then I came up with loads.

Are babies designed to fall out of trees and survive?

Resists temptation to go and chuck DC out of 3rd storey window to check paed's theory

LetsKate - yes and I maintain that it would be a useful skill?

Oh god, someone needs to reboot Chaos.

Oops, no question mark intended.

hahahahahahahahahaha Chaos

I know where you're coming from, as there is the odd mum of numerous older children who will use it sneeringly, but a lot of the time it's just used in jest.

I love PFB stories, I tried to read the ones in the mumsnet baby book out to DH, but ended up laughing and crying so violently that I lost the ability to speak.

...well I cut all the labels out of DD's clothes before she was born so that they wouldn't scratch her precious skin.

The phrase totally captures how we all are with our first child. It's only a bit patronising if u stay 'clucky' most of have been there. Unfortunately some never leave.

Well, we are more 'PFB' with DS2 than DS1 because DS2 used up a fair few of his nine lives early on, so it doesn't even always apply to first borns!

Personally I don't like the term, I think it is often used in a dismissive and snooty way. If I am reincarnated, I'd rather my next mother be a touch on the over-protective side than too much the other way.

When I see new mums being very anxious, I try to be kind to them. It's shit being a new mum, really bloody scary.

I think if you're going to be precious about something then your baby isn't a bad thing to be precious about