Are you a baby person?

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I was never a baby person. I know a lot of people love babies, and some who positively go crazy cooing over them and cuddling them, but I’m not one of them. In the past, when a work colleague brought their offspring in to show off, most people would be queueing up for a cuddle but I’d be the one stepping over the carrycot going ‘Who left that there?’ I always wanted children and when my own came along it was a totally different situation, they were far more interesting than I expected and I was talking to them, showing them things and doing activities with them all the time. And we had (and still have) plenty of cuddles. But it turns out that that experience hasn’t changed anything. Other people’s babies are still not my ‘thing’. Of course if a friend needs someone to hold the baby while they do something, or even look after them for a while, I’m happy to oblige. But when there’s a new baby on the scene and the proud parents ask ‘Do you want to hold the baby?’ I’m right at the back of the line. Not many people seem to understand this. Only one new father realised, when he asked ‘Do you want to hold the baby?’ and then quickly continued ‘You don’t have to’. Thank you Tom. I’m happy to look after a baby if needed but I don’t actually want my shoulder covered in dribble or my hair pulled, thanks very much. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.