My cousin's daughter had a baby yesterday, what is my relationship to the baby?

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3rd cousin?

Your cousin twice removed (because the baby is two generations away from you). If you had a grandchild then the new baby would be third cousins from the new baby. Confused yet?

Is she your first or 2nd cousin?

Child of your first cousin is your first cousin once removed.

Child of your second cousin is your 2nd cousin once removed.

And so on.

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It is my 2nd cousin who has had the baby

Distant!

2nd cousin twice removed

then baby is your 2nd cousin once removed.

If you have a child then your child and the baby will be 3rd cousins.

Your cousins' daughter is your first cousin once removed so HER baby is your first cousin twice removed. Figures to do with removed refer to generations, first/second/third refer to degrees of separation so first cousin means your parents are brothers or sisters, second cousin your parents are cousins and so on.

If the mother is your second cousin (ie your parents are cousins) then baby is your second cousin twice removed.

LOL Grapefruit - it is too confusing by half.

My family is confusing though.

My mum was 35 and pregnant with me

My cousin's gf was pregnant at the same time although she was only 17.

So my 2nd cousin and her sister are closer in age to me than their dad. I kind of look upon him as an uncle and them as my cousins.

according to that wikichart she is your first cousin twice removed, both you and the babys grandparent(your first cousin) have the same grandparents

2nd cousin is if your great grandparents were common to both.