Am I the only one

HisChamaoleGirl · May 2014

Who is creeped out by strangers going out of their way to get a peek of baby in their stroller? I mean full blown walking over to you and leaning in? I'm beginning to use the full hood of the stroller to pull down to her feet so people can't.

EllaBelle2010 · May 2014

Yeah that would make me uncomfortable. I actually had some lady at the grocery store walk over and try to pick DS up out of the cart. She went to reach for him and then stopped herself and asked if it was ok. Of course I said,NO! She did wiggle his toes though as she walked away.

It freaked me out because it wasn't even some cute little old lady. This girl looked to be around my age.

lilqt3929 · May 2014

Wtf is wrong with people?!

VitaLuna · May 2014

Yes, I've had people ask me to turn the stroller so they can see LO, or walk up super close behind me to look (she usually faces me in the stroller). I've also had people try to push the shade back or reach up to turn the stroller themselves if I'm getting something off the shelf. Ugh, people.

algalphys · May 2014

Yuck no...they smile and chat with him but I've not noticed anyone going out of their way

HisChamaoleGirl · May 2014

VitaLuna said:
Yes, I've had people ask me to turn the stroller so they can see LO, or walk up super close behind me to look (she usually faces me in the stroller). I've also had people try to push the shade back or reach up to turn the stroller themselves if I'm getting something off the shelf. Ugh, people.

This is us too. Our stroller is parent facing and I thought that would help in deferring peekers and grabby hands, but no.

VitaLuna · May 2014

Loppy19 said:
It doesn't bother me, but maybe I'm used to it. Babies are cute, people like to say hi. As long as they don't touch, I'm cool with it.

I don't care that people say hi, and I know it makes old people especially happy, but don't touch my kid or my stuff. And don't try to uncover her stroller or tell me to turn/lift the blanket/shade up when it just took me an hour to get her to sleep.

blond1230 · May 2014

It doesn't bother me if the person seems friendly and normal. If they try to touch him I get annoyed or if they're a little too into him. Then my mommy radar goes on and I look for the nearest emergency exit

staebells · May 2014

My husband went to a garden for flowers and took DS. A woman who worked there asked if she could hold him while he shopped, he said yes, handed him over to her, and proceeded to pick out flowers. I side-eyed him about it when he told me and he made me sound like the crazy person. I will never hand my child over to a complete stranger.

JLMcWeeney · May 2014

It doesn't bother me when people touch Desmond. When he is in the Ergo he reaches for people all the time and they end up holding his hand. It is nbd to me.

bermybabe68 · May 2014

I'm fine with people talking to DD as well but I cringe a little when they touch her face or tickle her tummy. She's sociable and loves the attention. Also I live in a small community. If I lived in a big city then it might be a different story.

redfallon · May 2014

I don't mind when people look at her and tell me how cute she is. At the grocery store, when they touch her feet, I'm mostly ok with that. I don't like people touching her face, but some of them are so fast.

@HisChamaoleGirl said:

Who is creeped out by strangers going out of their way to get a peek of baby in their stroller? I mean full blown walking over to you and leaning in? I'm beginning to use the full hood of the stroller to pull down to her feet so people can't.

As far as what OP said, I would not want someone leaning in to her stroller to get in her face. If someone tried to pick her up, I'd be screaming and grabbing a bitch. I will never understand what pregnancy and babies do to people to make them think it's ok to touch strangers.

bermybabe68 · May 2014

I'd like to add that I have never and would never reach for someone else's baby or child. I would feel really awkward and weird doing so. I will however say hi or make faces with a baby if they were interested.

Burrberrymum · May 2014

My DD has bad separation anxiety and we don't really get the chance to see many people so sometimes I think it's awesome when strangers get all up in her face because it helps her socialize with strange new faces.

It's mostly cute little ol ladies that do, and I'm sure it makes their day to feel her hair and rub her cheeks etc. so I don't mind. If a stranger tried to pick her up though that just wouldn't be okay or if they put their fingers in her mouth I wouldn't be okay with that either.

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