"Is she a good baby?"

[Lolli]

I used to hate being asked this. "Is he a good baby, does he sleep through the night?" Ummm, no, but yes, he's good, thanks very much....

After watching Bringing Up Baby the other night, I think maybe it's some kind of 50's flashback...

[AwesomeFoursome]

I hate this question and everyone asks it. It's a dumb question. I just say yes .

[fionas]

It IS a dumb question and so is, "are they a good sleeper" but on the other hand it's quite hard to think of a totally inoffensive opening question.

I've felt tempted to ask it myself and then I have to remind myself of convos on BB and stop myself just in time. Really, I think people are asking, "are you enjoying being a mum" but that could be taken the wrong way too. Like "what, do you think I have PND?", "does it look like I'm a bad mum", "how could I not enjoy it", "these first few weeks are a rite of passage, they're not meant to be that enjoyable." Really, I think that ANY questions, no matter, how well-meaning are bound to be a minefield.