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To take 9 month old DS to the cinema?

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BaronVonShush · 04/08/2014 21:12

It's cheap tickets for kids at the cinema in the mornings and Lego movie is on.

Dd (5) and ds1 (6) haven't seen it and would like to. So would I. But it would mean taking ds2, who is 9 months. Do cinemas allow babies at kids showings?

Would you take a baby with you?

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tackytiger · 04/08/2014 22:08

I go almost every week with my 4yo and 10mo. Baby is a boob monster so usually feeds and sleeps. It's absolutely fine.
Though I also go to baby cinema at our local Picturehouse every week so she's well used to it.

OneLittleToddleTerror · 04/08/2014 22:08

baron I mean pre kids I wouldn't go at 10am. I wouldn't even be out of bed. But DD rises with the sun and now I whine about soft plays not opening till 10am

Lepaskilf · 04/08/2014 22:12

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Sleepthief · 04/08/2014 22:12

Took 7mo DS4 to How to Train Your a Dragon the other day with the other 3. He was fine - watched a bit, slept for most. Had he cried I would have taken him out and left the other DSes in there briefly.

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 04/08/2014 22:17

A special kids screening - go for it.

If it was a general screening of a film that was suitable for kids then no I wouldn't.

WarblingOyster · 04/08/2014 22:24

Take him. If it's a kids morning showing, adults can't turn up and expect a peaceful environment to watch a film in!

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 04/08/2014 22:25

Kids AM/Kids Club screenings are always noisy, always filled with wandering toddlers and kids chatting through them. No-one cares - it's cheap and it's expected ime (Vue Grants and Purley Way if it helps anyone, oh and Odeon Streatham too)

PorkPieandPickle · 04/08/2014 22:28

Showcase and broadway cinemas have special screenings to take babies to, where the sound is lower, they leave low level lights on and no one cares if your baby chats/cries etc. they're well worth trying. I wouldn't take a baby to a normal screening though.

Lovelydiscusfish · 04/08/2014 22:31

He's a bf baby? Then stick a boob in his mouth and he'll more than likely be fine. At least, that was my experience. We got through all kinds of unlikely situations with dd, due to the mesmeric power of the boob. You know your own child, OP, so if your instincts are saying it will be ok then go for it. I would see why it would appeal - it is a trip out and a nice treat for the older dc,

mumminio · 04/08/2014 22:42

Could you go with another family/adult, so that if you need to leave the cinema, your children would be supervised?

EATmum · 04/08/2014 22:42

How about inviting another family along too? Then you've got another adult there who can stay with your older children if you need to take your LO out? We've always taken our kids to the cinema (DH = film obsessive) and actually they tend to cope really well and they're all taking after DH now (yikes). But on occasion I've left with one who isn't enjoying it for whatever reason. So my advice if you do go with another adult is to bring something to do and/or agree where you'll meet if you do up and leave. I remember a long afternoon with a 11 month old in the corridor outside the cinema at the BFI, trying to entertain her with leaflets (had abandoned bag with phone and purse in making a hasty exit; not to be recommended).

Nanny0gg · 04/08/2014 23:17

I would have thought that the actual film would be too loud for the baby.

Cinema is always too loud for me now.

BeyoncesCat · 04/08/2014 23:24

YANBU I take 9 month old DD when I have my nephews. They are 5 and 10. If she has a moan I tow her out until she's settled then go back in. Never had a problem.

bubalou · 05/08/2014 16:16

What did you decide op?

Hope it was a good day either way.

Thefishewife · 05/08/2014 16:26

Please don't can't you get a sitter

Or can you stay at home and pay for another adult to take your children

MummaB1014 · 05/08/2014 16:32

Kids am mornings (run by vie and odeon cinemas) are specifically for this purpose! The tickets are very cheap (£1.75 at vue, can't remember odeon) because there is going to be some disruption. You will of course get people who have a moan about crying children etc but they have the option for full price ticket if they don't want the disturbance. Many friends and I have used these to take our older DC and still be able to take very small babies. Don't let the people that are bound to complain put you off because I repeat THAT IS WHAT THESE SESSIONS ARE FOR!

DogCalledRudis · 05/08/2014 16:35

I worked in a cinema. Thing is it is strongly not recommended to take under 4's to cinema, because sound systems are too much for their ears and can damage hearing.

moldingsunbeams · 05/08/2014 19:09

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hollie84 · 05/08/2014 19:13

My local cinema provides booster seats for little kids at these screenings so they must expect under 4s!

I have taken my 5 month old to the £1.50 showings several times. There is always babies, wandering toddlers, kids needing a wee etc.

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BaronVonShush · 05/08/2014 23:10

I didnt take them in the end. I will prob buy the DVD!

I figured that even though it is going to be a noisier session than a normal showing, if I had to leave to settle ds2, I couldnt leave the other two on their own and it would be unfair to them to make them miss the film.

plus I hate the thought of people tutting at me

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londonrach · 05/08/2014 23:21

I wouldn't. I'd be worried about the sound and baby ears as well as the others in the cinema. Can't you buy the Lego DVD now. At the same i know but with a 9 month old....

SocksRock · 05/08/2014 23:37

My DD2 went to her first film at 4 weeks old, and then went at least twice a month until she self weaned off the boob at 13 months. She used to feed and sleep through the whole film every time. She's a nightmare now and we won't be going again until she's probably about 3...

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