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anyone else hate the term "sticky baby"?

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I don't care for it and never wish for someone to have one, of course I hope for all babies to be born healthy and no one has to endure a loss. The term just rubs me wrong.
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Re: anyone else hate the term "sticky baby"?

  • ECHC829ECHC829

    I'll say I hope this baby sticks or something like that regarding implanting, but I don't really use sticky baby either.  There are a lot of bump terms that I can't stomach.


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  • chusumchusum member
    I like it, I use it. There are plenty of bump terms I don't like, but I understand why they are being used.

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  • HadleySHadleyS member

    No one actually wishes for anyone's baby to be "sticky"....that's not the point. Sure, add the word "sticky" to "baby" and I suppose it does sound weird.  But the sentiment behind those words around here is deep. 

    It's just easier to use a short, two-word phrase (especially when there are so many intros...but that's a good thing!), instead of writing out a long paragraph about how we all hope that when a woman introduces herself on here, we hope that she never has to go through the pain, suffering, grief, misery, etc... of an additional loss and that we hope she only has a wonderful experience and a healthy, happy baby to raise into adulthood. 

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  • itsmeginitsmegin
    I don't like it. But, like preggo or preggers, I don't care at all if other people say it. I think the sentiment behind it is nice but I get a weird image when people say it. I also feel like it downplays the enormity of a loss when someone says "This one didn't stick." Like it's just didn't take and it's no biggie. I know that's not what people mean and I don't fault them for saying it but I hate the whole terminology.
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  • chloebeth930chloebeth930 member
    Ditto.  I hate it.  Sometimes a baby "sticks around" even when it isn't viable, and that is no fun.  I would maybe like the term "take home baby" but usually I just leave that phrasing out.
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  • LDW80LDW80
    I really dislike it (not as much as preggo or preggers) but close enough.  I always just say I hope this is your "take home" baby.
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  • Froggy76Froggy76 member
    I like take-home baby better.  My last baby stuck just fine even though it didn't survive... many of us have had missed m/c and we know that "sticking" isn't all that counts.
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  • LottaLattesLottaLattes member
    It actually makes me think of toddlers, who are kind of sticky.  :)
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  • itsmeginitsmegin

    imagechloebeth930:
    Ditto.  I hate it.  Sometimes a baby "sticks around" even when it isn't viable, and that is no fun.  I would maybe like the term "take home baby" but usually I just leave that phrasing out.

    That too. My baby stuck for 5 weeks after it stopped growing. I even took 2 doses of Cytotec and it stuck so I had to have a D&C. So being sticky wasn't really a good thing for us. Still I don't fault people for saying it, I just choose not to.

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  • VampyAuthorVampyAuthor member
    I guess it doesn't bother me, I know someone saying it means well. I have a habit of using "sticky take home baby."
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  • Eris-AlexisEris-Alexis
    I prefer take home baby.  Sticky baby doesn't really bug me, but it is a little strange. 
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  • mamacrunchmamacrunch member

    imageEris-Alexis:
    I prefer take home baby.  Sticky baby doesn't really bug me, but it is a little strange. 

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  • HadleySHadleyS member

    imageEris-Alexis:
    I prefer take home baby.  Sticky baby doesn't really bug me, but it is a little strange. 

    I also agree with this.  I always say something to the effect of wishing for people to have a happy, healthy, take-home baby (or babies).

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  • Izabella22Izabella22 member
    I use it only b/c after 2 losses its a simple way to wish someone that healthy happy take home baby... but there are usually waves of intro's and that gets pretty long winded after you say it a couple of times. Weirdly, I hate preggo, preggers though so I get the word aversion. 
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  • pottermommypottermommy member
    It doesn't really bother me either way, I get the connotation behind it and that's what matters I think.  I think I have used it once or twice, when writing a quick congrats. 
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  • lauralewlauralew member

    I think I prefer the term "take home baby," only because I know there are several women who went full term/close to full term and were unable to take their sweet babies home.  I also don't like the acronyms AF, DH, DD, and DS.  I also don't like the term "dust."  So I just don't use them.


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