Bad with babies?

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I absolutely love babies. Obsessed!! But I'm not very good with them. Other people's babies cry and I am just not good with calming them like others are.. 😢 it kinda makes me embarrassed because I'm 21 weeks pregnant and I feel like people might judge me that I'm not going to be good with a baby.... I'm scared that I won't be. Is it normal to feel this way?

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Babies cry often when held by someone they aren't familiar with. I wouldn't take it personal. I believe moms when they say the instinct will just kick in. Don't worry about it. Your LO will adore you.

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Don't worry the mommy instinct will come, and you will be very over protective..You'll do just fine don't worry!!

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I had never held a baby before I had my son lol.
They made me uncomfortable and I was so nervous when the nurses told me they'd hand him to me right after delivery but honestly it just comes natural and my son adores me and I can him down better than anyone else. That whole natural maternal instinct thing is real.

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Motherly Instincts are sure to set in.. (I hope lol) because I'm the same way haha.

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Thank you everyone

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It's different with your own. Example: I use watch little ones during the day while taking care of my own. One of the kids I was watching started crying, so I sang the song my grandma use to sing to me when I was a baby. It's in Japanese and she does these hand movements (like miss America waving, lo). Anyways, my kids were absolutely mesmerized, they looked at such peace, like all is right in the world. While the kid wanted none of it and other one didn't give a... I am a wonderful mother to my own children and I am great with my nieces (my sisters kids), but not great with my nephew (my husbands sister's kid). So I am apparently not great with other people's kids (don't worry I no longer baby sit due to this, even though I tried my hardest). Oh well.

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