Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 22:37     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:Does this term annoy you or offend you?

I got pregnant is January DD is 4 months now. I went to get my 2nd dose of my vaccine and the nurse said oh a covid baby.

Would this offend or annoy you?



Egads. Find another hill to die on
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 22:32     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
Who cares. Relax
We call our dog a COVID dog.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 22:03     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
I'm not that big of a fan of the name, but I'm pregnant now. Maybe they'll be like "baby boomers." They came back from WW2 and then had lots of babies. I think A LOT of people will have babies next year in 2022. So many marriages pushed back due to covid, so many babies pushed back due to unemployment and potential illness.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 21:20     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:eh. my daughter was born in February 2020 (turned one a week ago - yay!), so obviously conceived and born before COVID was really factoring into our daily lives...but I still kind of think of her as a "COVID baby." 11 of her 12 years on earth have been completely shaped by the pandemic. Her doctor's appointments were changed. She still hasn't met her grandparents who live in MA and FL. She's not going to Mommy and Me classes with me like her sibling got to. She has had extremely limited amounts of interaction with anyone who is not her parents, sister, or nanny and has been to very few places besides our house.

I take solace in knowing that most other babies are in the same situation so it's not like she'll be "behind"...but still, I think it makes a HUGE difference in her development! So yes, I think of her as a "COVID baby." I doubt the nurse was making a commentary on you and your spouse's sexual habits during the stay at home orders..



Why do you think it makes a difference in her development? She's still so young.

uh, what?! The attachments we make in infancy and the experiences we have greatly influence our personalities and future development! Like, monumentally.


My (late) uncle was born during the Spanish Flu pandemic, the youngest by several years. It hit the area his family lived in, hard. He served in WW2, went to college on the GI bill and was an engineer. I think the COVID babies will be fine.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 16:49     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:eh. my daughter was born in February 2020 (turned one a week ago - yay!), so obviously conceived and born before COVID was really factoring into our daily lives...but I still kind of think of her as a "COVID baby." 11 of her 12 years on earth have been completely shaped by the pandemic. Her doctor's appointments were changed. She still hasn't met her grandparents who live in MA and FL. She's not going to Mommy and Me classes with me like her sibling got to. She has had extremely limited amounts of interaction with anyone who is not her parents, sister, or nanny and has been to very few places besides our house.

I take solace in knowing that most other babies are in the same situation so it's not like she'll be "behind"...but still, I think it makes a HUGE difference in her development! So yes, I think of her as a "COVID baby." I doubt the nurse was making a commentary on you and your spouse's sexual habits during the stay at home orders..



Why do you think it makes a difference in her development? She's still so young.

uh, what?! The attachments we make in infancy and the experiences we have greatly influence our personalities and future development! Like, monumentally.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 16:47     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:eh. my daughter was born in February 2020 (turned one a week ago - yay!), so obviously conceived and born before COVID was really factoring into our daily lives...but I still kind of think of her as a "COVID baby." 11 of her 12 years on earth have been completely shaped by the pandemic. Her doctor's appointments were changed. She still hasn't met her grandparents who live in MA and FL. She's not going to Mommy and Me classes with me like her sibling got to. She has had extremely limited amounts of interaction with anyone who is not her parents, sister, or nanny and has been to very few places besides our house.

I take solace in knowing that most other babies are in the same situation so it's not like she'll be "behind"...but still, I think it makes a HUGE difference in her development! So yes, I think of her as a "COVID baby." I doubt the nurse was making a commentary on you and your spouse's sexual habits during the stay at home orders..



Why do you think it makes a difference in her development? She's still so young.


Not PP, but I’m very curious to see what will happen developmentally with my covid baby! Born last summer so has basically spent 24/7 with both parents and an older sibling. Three pretty strong attachments! It’s been fascinating to watch.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 16:23     Subject: Re:The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:I get annoyed—but not offended—when people refer to my baby as a quarantine baby. We ended up doing fertility treatments and we had our IUI at the end of February 2020. Found out the day everything shut down that I was pregnant. I choose not to be offended by it, but it does annoy me that my much desired, expensive in time and money to conceive baby is essentially openly described as an accident because people have no idea how hard we tried to have him.


Did you consider that maybe that they just meant that you had a baby during covid?
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 15:30     Subject: Re:The term "COVID Baby"
I get annoyed—but not offended—when people refer to my baby as a quarantine baby. We ended up doing fertility treatments and we had our IUI at the end of February 2020. Found out the day everything shut down that I was pregnant. I choose not to be offended by it, but it does annoy me that my much desired, expensive in time and money to conceive baby is essentially openly described as an accident because people have no idea how hard we tried to have him.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 15:21     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
First of all, I mean your baby is pre-COVID conception.

Second of all, if someone chose to get pregnant during COVID and then complained incessantly about pregnancy during COVID etc etc then I judge.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 15:15     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
I mean...you have a baby. And it’s COVID-Times. So you have a Covid baby. The nurse may have just been acknowledging the unique challenges you’re facing, like not having your partner at visits during your pregnancy or not having a lot of help since. The rates of PPD/PPA are increasing. But sure you can be annoyed instead?

—Mom of 5MO “Covid Baby” who has appreciated when people see that this can be unique and tough
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 14:44     Subject: Re:The term "COVID Baby"
I do think that people feel "hurt" or "jarred" when they hear that because it feels judgemental. Like you were bored or irresponsible or frivolous during the pandemic. Even when for most people that is not the case. Many people were trying before, had infertility issues, or age issues, or perseverated for a long time about if getting pregnant during the pandemic was the right mood.

So I get the reason why it makes some people feel sad or icky when people say it
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 13:52     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
I find it a bit offensive in that it feels dismissive of our long journey TTC. But I also agree w the PP who said that no harm was likely meant / it is a way to make chitchat.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 13:32     Subject: Re:The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:I mean I use this term for my own baby. He was born during the pandemic. You need to chill out.


Same.
DD2 was born in May. Her first year has been completely different from that of her older sister's first. No family, no travel, no activities. My post-partum experience has been far more isolated, as well. At times, I have hated that, but other times it has been sort of nice and peaceful.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 13:25     Subject: The term "COVID Baby"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People like you just always need something to be outraged about, huh? What’s it like to live in your world?

Who said she was upset? She was just asking a question d*ck


Because she wouldn't ask the question if she wasn't both, dumba$$
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2021 13:23     Subject: Re:The term "COVID Baby"
I mean I use this term for my own baby. He was born during the pandemic. You need to chill out.