Baby pass the parcel

[Newmummytobe79]

We have a family party coming up (hense no babysitter) and it is the day after our DC's first injections.

We know everyone will want to play pass the parcel with DC but we want to leave baby in the pram to hopefully sleep the entire time/not be disturbed so we don't have a cranky baby when we get home.

Are we being unreasonable to expect people to respect our wishes?

My babies all put a stop to all the passing themselves as none of them liked to be "nursed" they would squirm and grizzle if they werent sat up for a nosey so as grandparents tend to hold them led flat,they would be quickly given back

if your baby is poorly then it is best not to go

but i can not see what is wrong with a baby being passed around unless they are not happy. ds loved it, so he may have been a little grumpy later on but i dealt with that (if he was i can not remember it is so insignificant) the memories of the love that was felt for him and the joy (and my pride) are lovely to have

tend to agree with the get over it, being around a baby is lovely the joy and love they bring is wonderful and wanting a cuddle its natural they want to show love to your baby

dd2 9 months currently slaps anyones face or pulls noses if they hold her.
She tends not to be picked up so much these days.

My point exactly ledkr-take the lead from the baby. There seems to be this odd idea that they are passive creatures who just put up with things!
OP has no idea how the baby will react to injections, and this will be the day after, and being sociable doesn't necessarily make them cranky-they are all different.
If the baby is asleep or unwell just park them in a different room-away from people.

Also sometimes if they are ill and a tad cranky they prefer to be held and in that case im always gratefull for the extra arms or you could have pils like mine who sit and eat their dinner whilst mine goes cold and then dont even offer to take baby whilst i eat my cold congealing mass. Bastards

exotivfruits that's what the OP did do though, if you read her second post! She'd spent all day calming a crying baby and then was deemed unreasonable for wanting to leave their now calm and quiet baby in the pram against the wishes of relatives - surely that's taking the baby's lead if the baby is finally quiet after a day of tears?

I think that's what AmorYCohetes was getting at when asking if you'd read the thread properly - the OP admits that this wasn't what she was planning in advance but was something she had already done.

*exotic

And even if the baby doesn't cry or complain about being passed round, you could still pay later on when the baby is so over-tired, he/she won't settle = bad news for mum AND baby.

Sorry when it comes to new babies you've got to be a bit selfish with regard to relatives and do what's good for you and the baby.