When a baby is born, why is the 2nd question "how much does it weigh?" I work in birthing area of a hospital and it's always the next question. Everyone does this!!!!
2007-10-04 01:43:54 · 14 answers · asked by dovie 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Because people want to know...why else would you ask a question? Because you want to know the answer.
2007-10-04 02:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by E M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Weight can emphasize an existing condition in the baby. For example, my sister gave birth months prematurely 3 times; their incredibly low birth weights made the seriousness of the situation even more clear. Alternately, my boyfriend's mother is always going on about how BIG he was...she seems to feel as though it makes her a stronger/better person than most mothers, because she pushed such a large baby out.
I didn't really care about the weight...I just kept asking exactly what time he was born.
2007-10-04 01:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by xxunloved_little_angelxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people ask how much something weighs, they are actually asking what is it's mass. Just a little fun physics fact.
In regards to your question, I always find that strange too. I wouldn't honestly care how much the baby weighs. There are more important questions.
I guess people just like to compare their babies weight, because other than that, most babies are identical at birth.
2007-10-04 01:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
this question made me laugh as you were right... a couple a weeks ago a colleague from work became a father. the second question he received was: "how much does it weigh?" :)) so I asked him why does he think people do that. the answer was that it is a health related question and it's pretty much what the doctors tell you: "boy"/ "girl","3.25 kg". my opinion is that there aren't many things to ask about a recently born baby... and you can't just stop after you were told the gender, so... that question comes in handy (although ... is a dead end from there too). it is like talking about the weather... :)
2007-10-04 02:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by damaris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well where i live(canada) they don't weigh the babies until they reach the nursery for the bath. with my first son who was born at 34 weeks i was told he wouldn't weigh more than 4Lbs well when he came out he was 7Lbs 10 oz's the doc still has his photo on his desk and with my daughter my only questions were why isn't she crying, it took nurse 3min 47sec to get her to breathe and with my last son the only question i asked is who does he look like, and of course everyone said "daddy". I never cared about weight as long as they were healthy.
2007-10-04 01:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by Wishmaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why they use the word "it", but when you know how much the baby weighs without seeing the baby, we know about how big he/she is. I guess there is no "real" reason for asking. Just curiousity!
2007-10-04 01:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by Mel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know. Everyone ask me how much my children weighed after they were born. (8lbs 40z and 8lbs 9oz in case u were wondering :) ) I also asked my friends how much thier babies weighed after they had them. It's just a common thing I guess. making conversation.
2007-10-04 01:55:09 · answer #7 · answered by aprildc82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a new born baby was lighter than the average weight they should have, it will be quite troublesome for them to take care of. However, overweight is also one of their concern.
2007-10-04 01:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to compare it with my kids when they were born and also to see what the average weight of a baby is.
2007-10-04 03:13:36 · answer #9 · answered by lilac27 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. I have no idea actually. Perhaps it's to make conversation. Just for interest sake, my daughter was 9 pound 3 ounces (4.2kg).
2007-10-04 01:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋