Details announced in birth announcement

[Confusion101]

I'm a while off this stage yet but it has always annoyed me so much that some of the first questions people ask when they hear a woman has given birth is 1. What weight was it and 2. Did she have it naturally? I really don't want to tell people what weight my baby will be and whether I push it out my vagina or not. It's so strange to even ask. (It's just very personal imo). I think it's more than enough info to know the date, gender, name, and how both of us are doing. And let's be honest, in this day and age all of that info will probably be accompanied with a photo. Anyone else feel the same or am I just being ridiculous?

I think you have all confirmed I won't be sharing the weight 😅 it's coming from a place of pure nosiness and if nobody cares as you all have said then nobody will care if I don't share it. There's plenty of questions you can ask but ultimately if they know the name, sex, and that we are both OK I think that'll do them. I think I just know how fast gossip travels around here and I don't feel the need for people I never talk to to be told what weight the baby was and if it was a vaginal birth or C section. (and I know that will happen as I have had to engage in the same conversation about people I don't even know or care about). I've seen a few friends who have had premature and / or huge babies become really bogged down by the weight of the baby like it was their fault. I just like my privacy I guess.

While im sure there are some horrible judgey nosy people out there, by and large most people really just do ask questions like this to make small talk rather than having any particular investment in your answer. Like when women get really upset if people ask them if they have kids… the hang up about this question is coming from within rather than the person asking you wanting to judge your answer about 98% of the time.

People always asked me where they were born, not how or their weight.

Perhaps that’s less weird given it’s a public fact on their birth certificates. But by telling them I guess I confirmed the asker’s suspcisions that they came out of my vagina because they generally don’t do c-sections in your home.

@DuckyNoMates

Honestly No one gives a flying fuck what your daughter weighed🙄 .....then they should stop asking such pointless questions. Is all well? Is a better one.

In your opinion 🙄