Comments on Life as we know it.: Is she a good baby? Learning about 'Motherguilt'.

Happy SITS day!! Yup, all babies are good. Somej...

2009-05-27T15:31:54.405+10:00

Happy SITS day!!

Yup, all babies are good. Somejust cry alot more than others. They are not doing this to give their mommas a hard time. At least I hope so or mine did a number on me:)

The "good baby" question is asking a mom to make a...

2009-05-27T13:24:57.381+10:00

The "good baby" question is asking a mom to make a tough call!

Happy SITS day, I am sure your baby is perfect!

2009-05-27T13:00:17.974+10:00

Happy SITS day, I am sure your baby is perfect!

Mine are a lot older now, but I remember the "good...

2009-05-27T12:52:41.027+10:00

Mine are a lot older now, but I remember the "good baby" question making me laugh. "No, she is a BAD BABY!" like that one with the monobrow from the Simpsons.

Stopping by from SiTS!

2009-05-27T12:36:08.033+10:00

Stopping by from SiTS!

all babies are good babies! but all good babies ha...

2009-05-27T11:12:36.253+10:00

all babies are good babies! but all good babies have their moments. ;-)

i have triplets and the question that annoyed me was "which one is your problem baby?" gracious! what an inappropriate thing to ask!

love your blog. found it via sits and will definitely be back.

I totally hear you on this one!

2009-05-27T11:12:31.131+10:00

I totally hear you on this one!

All babies are wonderful!

2009-05-27T08:50:12.552+10:00

All babies are wonderful!

Visiting from SITS today... I think this is a WOND...

2009-05-27T08:30:32.733+10:00

Visiting from SITS today... I think this is a WONDERFUL post. I hated that question (it seems to have stopped being asked somewhere around the 12 month mark). Our little munchkin was a fussy/high needs baby and I never wanted to call him "good" or "bad" so I never really could answer that question. Brava to you for a spot on post!

There are no bad babies, only bad parents. Oh and...

2009-05-27T08:00:21.898+10:00

There are no bad babies, only bad parents.

Oh and I actually have the easiest baby that ever lived but her great disposition doesn't make me a "good" mommy either. ;)

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Love this post!!! Of course Gracie is a 'good' ba...

2009-05-27T07:26:43.262+10:00

Love this post!!! Of course Gracie is a 'good' baby!

I HATE that question too. Because all babies are ...

2009-05-27T07:14:14.335+10:00

I HATE that question too. Because all babies are good babies. What society deems is good is sleeping through the night at 6 weeks. Well I still dont sleep through the night and neither do any of my kids. Are they able to go back to sleep? Of course. That doesnt make us bad.

You got me started on a rant. LOL

Happy SITS Day. My kid Kevin can be a hopping pai...

2009-05-27T06:56:47.812+10:00

Happy SITS Day.

My kid Kevin can be a hopping pain in my butt. But I love him...

Great post, and I LOVE the last line. Wish I had t...

2009-05-27T06:55:21.614+10:00

Great post, and I LOVE the last line. Wish I had thought of that one when I was getting those questions!

Amen! The answer is always yes. :)

2009-05-27T06:34:18.360+10:00

Amen! The answer is always yes. :)

I was super blessed to have an angel baby. I am ...

2009-05-27T06:10:02.069+10:00

I was super blessed to have an angel baby. I am worried that my next one will not be such a good eater/sleeper etc, but I, like you, believe that all babies are good. They can't help be anything but good.

Happy SITS day to you! Having 3 girls I can total...

2009-05-27T05:54:51.434+10:00

Happy SITS day to you! Having 3 girls I can totally relate - as most any mother probably can. We just have to do the best we can since they don't come with a handbook! It's amazing how we can beat ourselves up over little things, huh!?

Happy SITS day. ANd that's just the first thing...

2009-05-27T05:28:04.205+10:00

Happy SITS day.

ANd that's just the first thing to feel guilty about. Mother's seem to have an ingrained guilt sense.

Still it is a silly question because while the baby may be reasonably even tempered and "good" what about the so called "bad" baby that's just having a hard time. I'm sure they want to be remembered down the road as the "bad" baby. NOT. :)

Great post. I felt the same way when asked that qu...

2009-05-27T05:23:44.213+10:00

Great post. I felt the same way when asked that question about my babes, so I never ask other moms that! I just talk about how sweet the baby is. And I tell them it will get better. ;-)

So true.

2009-05-27T05:12:28.882+10:00

So true.

Ahhh, a good baby. I have to say that I never loo...

2009-05-27T05:10:53.001+10:00

Ahhh, a good baby. I have to say that I never looked at this question in this light, and I'm glad I didn't. Little Miss SCREAMED constantly and for hours, projectile vomited every time she was laid on her back or reclined too far and was miserable unless being held -- and sometimes then, too. I'm so glad I never thought of that question that way then :)

great post and I think all moms can relate :) Ha...

2009-05-27T04:35:17.968+10:00

great post and I think all moms can relate :)

Happy SITS Day

So true. I had a difficult time with my first baby...

2009-05-27T04:22:55.336+10:00

So true. I had a difficult time with my first baby, while the second one seemed a whole lot easier. It would be easy to fall into that trap of labeling them. Thanks for making me more mindful of seemingly "innocent" questions.

Our oldest had colic. What a nightmare for new pa...

2009-05-27T04:20:40.825+10:00

Our oldest had colic. What a nightmare for new parents who are already sleep deprived and frayed. I hated that question. It made me feel like the baby police were going to come and take him away if I said, "He cries all the time and I have completely lost my mind!" I just said "Of course he's a great baby!" End of conversation then they feel free to discuss how cute he is!

Happy SITS Day!

That is the silliest question even, I agree! All ...

2009-05-27T03:57:04.288+10:00

That is the silliest question even, I agree! All babies are GOOD! I just have to laugh and say, 'of course, she's good...what's the alternative,' when people ask that of my children.

Jamie :)