do you hold your baby all day? can you hold a baby too much or to little?

Answer 1

Personally i don't think you can hold your baby 2 much or too little. He/she is you in them it is the most wonderful gift.

Answer 2

with my first daughter, she was never put down for the first 3 weeks after she was born, that was mostly because I didn't know that I could put her down, with my second I had to put her down because I had a 2 1/2 year old that needed attention also, I do feel a little bad that my 2nd wasn't held as much as my first but now at 10 months old she is a very content little girl. She still likes to have her mommy cuddle time but she also likes to go off and do her on thing w/ her toys, it makes it much easier on me being a mom of 2. But either way is fine, I don't think you should feel that you have to hold your baby all day if you want to grab something to eat or a shower or just alone time, the baby will be fine if she cries a little bit, but if you want to hold your baby by all means hold her, now that mine are a little older they don't want me to hold them all the time, so take advantage of it while you can! Good Luck

Answer 3

All these people saying you can't spoil a baby and as I type this my 4 mo old is in the floor on his play mat fussing up a storm and he will stop if I pick him up. He wants to be held 24/7! This i think is because i made the mistake of picking him up at the first sound of a fuss from day 1. Now I'm not basing my answer on this case alone I have 4 kids. This is the oNLY one I have been home with and had this issue with. My others would be perfectly fine in a swing or bouncer, not Elijah, he wants held 24/7. And whats sad is I can't bear to hear him cry so I pick him up which I'm sure makes matters worse. So what do you think? Can you spoil a baby by holding them too much?

Answer 4

I think you can hold your baby too little but not too much. When you feel it's time, slowly start holding baby less and less. If you want to hold baby all day, that is fine. Love does not spoil a child, letting them rule the nest spoils the child. Hold away and remember to stop holding gently, a little at a time. (Like when you need to start child care or child starts school, give plenty of time to slow down holding.)

Answer 5

i don't think its realy possable to hold your baby too much, some babies are just more needy than others. if your baby feels safe and comfortable in mommys arms why whould you want to deny that to him/her? baby will learn to become independant when he/she is ready. I can't stand it when people think it will spoil the baby if they hold it too much, if anything not holding tthe baby when it needs you will only weaken the bond and trust your baby has in you that you will always be there to provide love and comfort. Its no wonder people have so many problems with children when they got older. I think a good start makes a big diff (=

Answer 6

I don't think you can hold a baby too much. This is it's first experience with love. When a baby grows up feeling loved it is so much likely to love you back and feel content and happy. Good luck to you and your wonderful baby.

Answer 7

Some people in the world hold their children from birth and they are still on their backs at the age of three as the mothers are working in the fields supplying the rich countries with cheap food and their children turn out to be good hard workers like their mothers with no problems.

Answer 8

No way I would go nuts if I had to do everything with a baby in arm I hold them when they need it such as feedings, bedtime, sickness but I don't just sit and hold the baby just to be holding a baby but thats just my preference whatever you prefer to do with your child is your business

Answer 9

I held my sons ALOT. They were so angelic and peaceful when they were infants it was hard not to. Some people will argue the point of holding them too much or too little. I say how long can you hold them and marvel before they are too big... DO IT AND ENJOY IT!!!!!

Answer 10

I think that when they are small they need that all day holding and it is fine with me, plus once they get older they are going to not want to be held as much. I don't think you can over or under hold your child, as long as you are holding him or her when they want to be held.