Fontanelle
No, not the Babes in Toyland album, the top of a baby’s head.

For some reason, whenever I see small babies, I’m scared that I’ll poke them in the top of the head where their skull hasn’t closed.

Not deliberately, you understand, I don’t want to hurt them, but supposed my hand slipped? What would I do? What if I fell over with a pen in my hand? It’s so scary. Babies are scary. I like babies but they scare me.

I should probably stop thinking about this. I should definitely stop typing.
(Rakky (forgot her password) The muffin maverick, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 21:40, 6 replies)

I so hope this is a normal fear
because I understand what you mean. Though, I also think "what if I chucked the baby out the window/against the wall/under a bus" - not that I'd want to, ever, not in a million years, but oh dear lord, what if I did? I can't even bear to thin out my tomato seedlings so how the hell I could inflict harm on anything mammalian is beyond me, but what if?
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 22:03, closed)

thank god...
its not just me then. thing is i have a kid now, hes two almost now, but for those first few weeks i too was freaked by the skull gap thing - it gets worse though, you can see stuff *throbbing* and eventually - no matter how freaked you are. you do touch it.

a very very gentle click
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sat 12 Apr 2008, 0:03, closed)

Don't read
The Wasp Factory. (Interestingly enough I have tried to type this reply several times and my rat keeps closing the webpage or deleting this. Clearly he is a proud patriot and wants you to read Iain Banks sicko novel.) :)
(resurrection_mary cannibal_ferox, Sat 12 Apr 2008, 1:09, closed)

Ive
Had that too, with my own and other peoples kids. Its not malicious, but if I was a bit clumsy...
(kitescreech still here, Sat 12 Apr 2008, 8:57, closed)

Relax folks
there's a layer of really really tough membrane under there! Its (I'm told) pretty hard to do them any harm - unless you mean to, and why would you?

I love babies. Babies love me. I sometimes want another baby, then common sense kicks in!
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Sat 12 Apr 2008, 11:59, closed)

@ CHCB
I think it's a normal fear. When my screaming gits sons were babies I used to have a fear I'd throw them on the open fire. I never did, obviously. But they set fire to the house themselves when they were able to walk.

Ah...happy memories...
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 14 Apr 2008, 10:13, closed)