To take my 10 week old DD to a panto with me tomorrow?

[anythingwithagiraffeonit]

I had intended on leaving her with my mother in law, I I I had intended on leaving her with my MIL but she cries when with her as she doesn't know her that well yet and I feel quite uncomfortable about it..

I'm supposed to be going to the panto in wimbledon with my parents, DH and brothers, and DD is (so far) a very good baby... I think if I give her the feed of her life just before then she should be quite happy on my lap looking around / sleeping (she sleeps through the dogs going mad etc, so I think she's generally unaffected by noise)

Problem is... What if she is ratty and does decide to cry? (I would take her out)

Am I just being unreasonable to think that I could take her? Selfish to other audience members?

Would I even be allowed to take her in?

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You know your baby best, I wouldn't bat an eye at a baby in a panto - it's the 3-5 year olds on the paid seats that make more racket! As others have said, you probably need a free or nominal fee babe-in-arms ticket. I took 4 month old DD3 to the theatre (dance school show, only 1 performance so all relatives who could babysit were there) - I swapped seats with someone on their own who was on the end of a row, so I could make a quick exit if I needed to. She was fine, fell asleep or fed all through.

YANBU- I did this last year. DS was 8 weeks old. He was in a Close Baby sling and I sat on the end. He got a bit crotchety at the end of Act One, but had slept through all but the last two minutes of it. so I sat in the bar with him and had a cuppa during Act 2. DH and DS1 watched the whole thing. It was fine. I worried about his little ears and all the noise, but one ear was flat against me, and my hand and the sling was over the other one.

Enjoy yourself!

In my expereince panto audiences are so loud that noone would notice a crying baby anyway!! Far too many over excited children and acts of audience participation - enjoy

Thanks everyone for your advice...

I took her last night and she was fantastic! Had a slow feed the whole first half, got fussed over through the interval, and lay watching for the 2nd half... Didn't make a sound!

Xxx

LOvely - well done. Alas next year probably won't be so easy - need a babysitter then!