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to take a 5 week old to the cinema?

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TheEvilDead2 · 02/03/2011 13:38

I don't think I am, but DH think I really am and so do a couple friends.

baby doesn't scream unless she's not being fed so won't have any issues there. I would sneak in way before start of movie so no one saw her and wanted to kick off about it and would leave promptly if she did make a peep.

Our local cinema do a baby morning once a week but would like to go out with DH only we haven't anyone who can baby sit for us.

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Grabaspoon · 02/03/2011 13:40

I would go to the baby sessions = coulsn't Dh take a couple of hours of work? :)

NotANaturalGeordie · 02/03/2011 13:40

YANBU if you are prepared to leave if your DD cries. I have taken my baby (now 10 months) to the pictures maybe 5 times and only 2 of these were dedicated baby screenings. On one occasion I have had to leave because she cried and I couldn't settle her. Enjoy the film! Smile

MissyKLo · 02/03/2011 13:40

If you are sure she won't scream.., are you bf? You can stick her quickly on the boob if you are to make sure! What you going to see?!

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EleanorJosie · 02/03/2011 13:40

I'd go to the baby morning. The cinema for a normal viewing would probably be very loud and wake her up.

NotANaturalGeordie · 02/03/2011 13:41

BTW you are absolutely within your rights to take a baby in with you - at least you are in my local Odeon.

geordieminx · 02/03/2011 13:41

Suppose you could always try, andnifbit doesn't work, you leave.

Although I'm not sure whwther you will be allowed to see anything over a 12A as technically baby not old enough. Depends on rules and how strict staff are

MissyKLo · 02/03/2011 13:41

I never knew about baby mornings?! They sound good!

poochela · 02/03/2011 13:41

forget the others in the cinema for a minute - it's really a bit loud in the cinema for a 5 week old isnt it?

squeakytoy · 02/03/2011 13:42

You cant guarantee that she wont cry. Fine, go to the baby screenings, but perhaps your DH would like to spend an evening with just you, and have your attention on him.

pookamoo · 02/03/2011 13:42

If she's in a sling and you are wearing a coat they might not even notice you taking her in!

NotANaturalGeordie · 02/03/2011 13:42

They are called 'Newbies' and on at 11am every Tuesday at my local Odeon. I saw the latest Harry Potter with DD2 on my boob this way!

waitwhat · 02/03/2011 13:45

i used to work in a cinema and it a bad idea.
Its ridiculously loud during a film. Pretty much every baby kicked off despite their mums swearing blind the baby would be fine with the ear splitting volume...

Plus then your ruining everybody else's night out too.
Go to the baby one the volume will be alot lower.

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TheEvilDead2 · 02/03/2011 13:46

squeakytoy* That's just any day! I want a nice night out maybe even dinner Shock and then quiet don't wake the baby sex Grin

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Tryharder · 02/03/2011 13:49

I have taken my babies to films before with great success. However, I had the (not so) bright idea of taking DD aged 3 months to see Harry Potter 7 at the Imax and the noise upset her so DH had to leave and sit in the bar for most of the film. Smile

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TheEvilDead2 · 02/03/2011 13:50

MissyKLo I'd like to see Kings Speech Mrs Klo.. Or anything really, been ages since I've been!

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risingstar · 02/03/2011 13:50

sorry, but i really do think that you are being very unreasonable (but you DID ask)

you cannot guarantee that baby will not scream at an important point in the film and possibly ruin every one elses enjoyment of the film. every one else in the cinema has paid good money(and for most of us scarce money) to see the film and has a right to enjoy it.

I would only take a baby, if i had to, to a kids film- afternoon showing because others in the cinema will expect a bit of noise- dozens of kids getting up to go the loo etc. Its a whole different experience and expectation

GloriaSmut · 02/03/2011 13:52

If you want a nice "grown-up" night out then don't ffs, take the baby to the cinema! The sound levels will be potentially harmful to her ears and while you think your dd only cries for a feed, be prepared for her to prove you wrong on this. I'm not bitter that I missed nearly every film released between 1981 and 1985 but I still think it was better to have done this than to have had the potential grief of taking babies and very small children to the cinema in the evening.

Have you absolutely nobody that you'd trust to look after the baby?

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TheEvilDead2 · 02/03/2011 14:00

No Gloria, I'm not from this country and DH has little in the way of family. Only a few friends and none are really appropriate.

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PaisleyLeaf · 02/03/2011 14:04

I find the cinema really loud - I wouldn't put a little baby through it who didn't understand what was going on.

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TheEvilDead2 · 02/03/2011 14:09

OK I take on board the loud thing.. Think I will still try it but make sure it's a low key movie... Not an action flick!

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Haribojoe · 02/03/2011 14:12

DS3 (now six months) has been to cinema lots of time. Like you if he cried I would have left.

Hadn't really thought about the noise angle Blush but he just slept through it.

flippinpeedoff · 02/03/2011 14:24

bloody hell talk about damaging a baby's hearing. The cinema is far far too loud

NestaFiesta · 02/03/2011 14:26

I took my DS2 to the cinema for a children's screening when he was about 12 weeks. Frankly we were both deafened after five minutes so I took him out and haven't done it since. Its REALLY loud in there. I could hear buzzing for about ten minuets afetrwards so god knows what it did to poor DS!Apart from that, morally, ethically, etc YANBU.

meditrina · 02/03/2011 14:34

Stick to the baby sessions (which have a specific exemption so the babies can go into higher age rated films). You can stay in those if DC does cry, whereas you'd have to leave a regular showing.

Do put cotton wool in DC's ears though - even the baby showings are very loud.