Yes It's absolutely normal to be scared of holding babies at first. I used to be scared that I might drop the baby or something else bad could happen. Next time you could try sitting down either on the floor or on a sofa and it may help alleviate some of the anxiety of holding an infant. Like some of the other posters are saying, tell the parents the truth about being scared instead of simply refusing.
I'm scared of holding little babies!
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Yes It's absolutely normal to be scared of holding babies at first. I used to be scared that I might drop the baby or something else bad could happen. Next time you could try sitting down either on the floor or on a sofa and it may help alleviate some of the anxiety of holding an infant. Like some of the other posters are saying, tell the parents the truth about being scared instead of simply refusing.