If you could customize your baby’s features, will you choose to do so?

Imagine. You and your hubby are huddled together, seated in front of the computer. A cool range of body features fills the screen. Hair, eyes, cheeks, nose, mouth and the list goes on. You move your cursor and start to select features. Big blue eyes, check. Brownish-red hair, check. Full lips, check. Nodding your heads in agreement, you click the ‘Confirm’ button. After which, your baby will be customized the way you want him or her to be. Just like how customers can create their own bear(s) at Build-A-Bear Workshop. Or like customising your own avatar! Wow. Wouldn’t that be fantastic?



I have to admit, the vain pot in me wishes for my parents to able to customize my features. It is my not so secret desire to have the ‘Plain Jane’ label thrown right out of the window! Hmm I would like to have Angelina Jolie’s full red lips, Gong Li’s high cheek bones, Liv Tyler’s gorgeous brown eyes... Alright I should stop indulging in fluffy daydreams and delve into more serious stuff here.


Although it would be great to think that there would be a lot more good looking people around with baby customising features, but being able to do so takes the fun out of many things. For instance, parents to be would not engage in the joyful fun of guessing who their newborn take after, as their little one’s features are all mapped out by them. Moreover, learning to accept his/her outward appearance is part of the process of learning to accept your little one for who he/she is and not who you want him/her to be. Therefore, as much as I would like my kid to look like the next Jay Chou or Boa, customizing my little one’s body features isn’t for me.


After having said my piece, allow me to bring the ball back to your court. If technology advancement or divine powers up there allows us to do so, would you choose to customise your baby?