A Good Baby?

Since having Missi, I've noticed that many, many people like to ask

 "is she a good baby?"

Do they mean is she settled? Happy? Healthy?

Or are they asking if she is generous, loving, accepting, supporting various charities and in favour of equal opportunity?

What exactly do 'good' babies do?

Humanitarian work?

And are they 'good' babies - as opposed to 'bad' babies?

'Bad' babies then - are they nasty, vindictive, selfish, conniving little ones

- plotting our demise from their cots?

I think not.

I know that people don't mean anything with their innocent question.

My defensiveness on this one actually comes from years ago and not from my experiences with Missi.

She is what people would term one of those 'good' babies

- she's generally chilled, has few health issues and is sleeping relatively well for her age.



I good girl!! :-)



Magoo, on the other hand, was not.

Any of these things.

Magoo was a sick little man, in pain a lot of the time.

He cried. A lot.

He had colic, reflux, a hernia, a floppy larynx, oversized adenoids, sleep apnoea, a dairy allergy....

I guess that made him a 'bad' baby and I guess that why my mummy feathers get ruffled by such a simple question.

Bad boy, bad boy - whatcha gonna do?

I'm the first to admit that Magoo and I travelled a bumpy path in those first few months of his life.

A path that led to far too many waiting rooms, specialists suites and hospitals.

But, I can't stand having him labelled as a 'bad' baby.

Tears spring at the thought.

But then, the Harry Hypocrite that I am now tells Mr. Magoo that he is a 'good' kid, a 'good' boy, a 'good' sort constantly!

Did you have 'good' or 'bad' bubs?
Why do we love labels so much??

Shar :-)