to find people ignoring their babies in public uncomfortable?

[QueenSconetta]

I was in the outside decking area of a cafe recently with my Uncle, Cousin, DP and DD (8.5 months).

There were a group of Mums a few tables away, one of whom had a 10.5 month DS (I know his age because I heard her saying).

The little boy was crawling all over the floor, along the walkway between tables, under the table of people next to us and annoying their dog (to which the woman which getting pretty annoyed), came over to us and started to try and pull himself up on the back of the buggy.

AIBU to feel a little uncomfortable with the fact this woman was letting her DS crawl around everywhere while she seemed to be too busy chatting with her pals to pay much attention?

She retrieved him every so often, but surely this was at best unhygenic as it was essentially an outside floor where loads of dogs were sitting and at worst downright dangerous, with the potential of dog bites, toppled buggies and scalded babies as hot drinks were being carried around.

None of my business really and I didn't say anything (although I did nearly remove him from the back of our buggy at one point), just wondered your opinions.

The only place my child will be crawling is in my (clean) house, why would you let them on the floor outside where people are wearing shoes covered in god knows what, revolting.

Hi All

Re the Dog, it was sitting perfectly happily under the table at the feet of its owner and the lady owner still had hold of the lead. The baby on at least 3 separate occasions crawled in between various chairs and right under the table to see it and give it a pat.

He obviously was just facinated but it was clearly making the owner very uncomfortable and as others have said no matter how carefully the mother may have been watching, she couldn't know how the dog would react to her DS getting so 'in its face'. She also had to climb right under the table to retrieve her DS so I can't see how she could have reacted quickly enough if the dog had gone for him.

I can't remember who mentioned it but yes it was OUR buggy he was trying to pull himself on, and DD was in it being fed her lunch! Highly unlikely to have tipped and highly like DP or I would have caught it if it had, but the ridiculously heavy due to being filled with too much crap changing bag was on the back giving it quite a delicate counterbalance and I didn't want to take the chance as the little boy would have been hurt and MY DD would have got a fright at the least.

I agree with those who have said you just have to accept that if your DC won't sit relatively still then you don't go. We found out this week that we can get away with taking DD to lunch but not to early evening dinner .