I think it depends. I think it is attractive to some women to see a man holding a friends baby and being so gentle. Not necessarily their own.

If the woman is ovulating, she'll love a man with a babie. lol

Your husband is right. Kids are chick magnets.

I love seeing men out and about with their kids.

I think if it's a clearly single guy with a cute nephew, then yes women will be into that because they see they're looking for a potential father for their own children. If I was single and came across a single dad with a baby, I would run. That's 18 whole years of baby mama drama to contend with. No thanks.

I usually see the men at the grocery store, and my attraction is based on the kid's behavior. If the kid is crawling out of the shopping cart or running down the aisle, not listening, instant UNattraction. If the kids are behaved and the man is interacting, talking to them and has it under control, then there is more of an "Awwww how sweet" feeling on my part. This is for guys with wee little toddlers, 2 and 3 years old, who can walk and go crazy in a store already.

It's been a long time since I've seen a man with a BABY (a true non-walking infant) in his arms or in a carrier. Maybe there's a reason for that! LOL They usually look like a deer in the headlights.

~ Moon

I was never attracted to a man holding a baby...in fact I always assumed they screwed up if they were young like a one nights stand or something. I avoided those guys

A man with a baby knows he will get the attention of a bunch of women.

A cute dog will have the same effect.

"Maternal instincts" are largely a modern development that originated at or around the start of the Industrial Revolution. When folks moved away from living off of the land to working in factories and offices, children became an expense rather than contributors to a family's bottom line. The concept of childhood also began around that time as well. Prior to that children as young as 5 were expected to work on the farm in order to help support the family. Can you imagine any of our skids doing that now?

Infant mortality was so high that mothers often didn't become attached to their children until they reached an age (1 or older) when they were more likely to survive.

If we look to the natural world, maternal instincts largely have to do with the survival of the fittest. In most cases, animal species won't hesitate to cull spawn that aren't healthy.

Anyway, that's my way of saying that there's no biological reason that our panties should drop when we see a man holding a baby that he's created with another women. In fact, if anything, especially in this day and age when women don't need a man for much, it should make us zip up our pants and run in the other direction as fast as our feet can carry us. If only I had taken my own advice :?

As an aside, my husband likes babies and children way more than I do.

Nope - I don't see the attraction neither. I see a man with a kid.. and I assume he's married / engaged / with someone.. which means hands off and stay far..far away.

I don't think babies or kids are cute, so I don't pay any attention to them when I'm out.

Someone walking a dog always gets my attention, though.