One handed clap

[Mammie81]

DP's family do a weird one handed clap thing at my baby and my nephew (SILs baby)

We never had any babies in our family except me and my bro, and Ive never seen anyone else do this. MIL is a nursery nurse though. Is this some kind of developmental play thing like peek-a-boo that I dont know because Ive never really come into contact with babies? Should I be doing it?

What on earth is a one handed clap?!?!

Its the weirdest looking thing.

I'm with Tee.. what's a one handed clap?

Can you describe it more? How do you clap one handed?!?!

It may be weird but what is it?

if its what i think it is, its a wave. its like a wave that people tend to only use for babies. Nothing developmental about it - they are just waving at your DC

Clap the palm of your hand with the fingers of that hand. Thats all there is to it. Its not a wave.

one handed clap

Ive googled it. Its the baby milk sign. Thanks for all the help

That's a wave. It has nothing to do with development. Ignore it.

Well then they should be saying 'milk' as they do it

I would also call that a wave.

I think the baby milk sign is more of a clenched fist opening and closing with fist the other way (thumb on top and little finger at bottom)

It's only a sign for baby milk if they and the baby know what it means! Otherwise it's a wave as others have said. What context do they use it in? Are they greeting her or saying goodbye? Or asking if she wants milk?!

No they sing as they do it. Like they are clapping.

Weird. Are they pretending to have maracas?

Can you ask them, if it's worrying you?

I dont want to ask, they think they know everything and would belittle me. Hence Im asking here.

Its really like they are just clapping with one hand, its not waving at all as its not in that context.

You are going to have a very difficult life if you don't start speaking up to them now, while your baby is small, if you don't understand something.

So they belittle you? Ignorance is not bliss.