Not babysitting as such
But a lady walked into my office recently with her baby, and when she needed her hands to sign some documents *made* me hold it.

I was closer to shitting myself than the baby.

I don't think I've got what it takes to be a babysitter, too afraid I'll drop them.
(Pat_Gash, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 16:17, 9 replies)

Sounds like you'd be a....
very bad parent too!
(mparryuk52, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 17:25, closed)

Chill out.
Holding a child is easy but, should they wriggle free, you'll find them remarkably bouncy and resilient.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 19:46, closed)

Well, one hopes you weren't going to shit the baby.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 20:47, closed)

they bounce real good so dont worry about it.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sat 30 Oct 2010, 2:13, closed)

I never held babies that were offered for fear of breaking them, till my own one arrived...
First time i ever held a baby was when my daughter was born and the midwife thrust her into my arms and walked off. My wife was still in the room being sown back up after emergency c-section. I stood there for about 20 minutes too terrified to move about in case i dropped the baby.
(Beaverman Opulence, I has it., Sat 30 Oct 2010, 10:12, closed)

Lols same for me too. Still one of the most amazing moments of my life. Just held my second boy yesterday for the first time.
( dazbrilliantwhites has been meaning to change this..., Sat 30 Oct 2010, 20:35, closed)

Practice with cats
If you're struggling you can throw them away (not like in a bin) and they'll land on their feet and won't care.

I couldn't hold an animal until I moved here and next's door cat kept coming to play (trespassing in my house) and digging holes (for shitting) in the garden.
( thistle, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 22:03, closed)

So, your story is 'I held a baby once'.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Mon 1 Nov 2010, 22:18, closed)

essentially, yes.
I've never babysat anyone.

And my memory doesn't go back that far so I have nothing else to add.
(Pat_Gash, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 17:10, closed)