30 First World Baby Problems

6 thoughts on “30 First World Baby Problems”

1. linda Graham says:

   May 14, 2012 at 10:44 am

   This is embarrassing just to look at! I never realized how truly pampered we are.

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2. Krystal says:

   May 14, 2012 at 11:06 am

   I have honestly never complained about any of this. If there is ever a second I feel the need to, I think about the sorrows of mothers around the world who would give their very life for their babies to have the life our children do. For example the recent ranking done by save the children:

   “Less than a third of Niger’s births are attended by skilled personnel, compared with almost all Canadian births. Only about five per cent of Niger’s women use modern birth control, compared with 72 per cent in Canada.
   One in 16 women in the African country will die of pregnancy-related causes, compared with one in 5,600 Canadian women, and one in seven will lose their child before its fifth birthday, compared with one in 98 Canadian mothers, the report said.”

   And that is just a comparison to Canadians, never mind the rest of the modern world.

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3. Jodi Rives says:

   May 14, 2012 at 12:07 pm

   Holy Bad Grammar, Batman!!! What are “woahs”? When did “where” start getting spelled “wear”? And how come the “d” has completely disappeared from “supposed”?

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4. Maria says:

   May 14, 2012 at 12:58 pm

   Ironically, I woke up to this quote by Nigerian-American writer and photographer Teju Cole,posted by a friend on Facebook

   “I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems’. It is false and condescending.
   Yes, Nigerians struggle with floods and infant mortality. But these same Nigerians also deal with mundane and seemingly luxurious hassles. Connectivity issues on your BlackBerry, cost of car repair, how to sync your iPad, what brand of noodles to buy: Third World problems. All of the silly stuff in life doesn’t disappear just because you’re black and live in a poorer country. People in the richer nations need a more robust sense of the lives being lived in the darker nations.
   Here’s a First World problem: the inability to see that others are as fully complex and as keen on technology and pleasure as you are.”

   This isn’t too say I don’t support the idea of donating to help end suffering, in fact, I’m a supporter of several charities that do relief and development work. It’s worth noting, however, that the two listed in the article are also groups which promote religion. Oxfam and UNICEF are two alternatives and groups like Heifer International and Kiva provide whole families with the opportunity to become self-supporting.

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5. Kara says:

   May 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm

   I think the majority of these first world baby problems are pretty limited to a very specific economic class of the first world. I know hundreds of parents who have never thought twice about any if these, including my husband and myself.

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6. Kelli says:

   May 15, 2012 at 1:33 am

   Half of these “first world baby problems” are easily solved by better parenting skills and sucking up and dealing with it. People now-a-days bring babies into the world with no idea how to properly raise them. Our society is too technologically advanced for their own good.

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