To think this lady is going to be very disspointed with motherhood

[Thefishewife]

Listening to 3 counties radio

And this lady was raging because Cine world wouldn't allow her to bring her 4 month old in to watch Bridget Jones

It's a 15 btw

The radio presenter said well it's a 15 and can you not see that they aren't legal allowed to let under 15 in

she went on to say well life has to carry on I shouldn't be stoped from doing things because I have a baby😳 I think this lady is going to be very disspointed with all the things YOU can't do once you have a child

She said that they shouldn't have age limits and it should be left to the parents to choose 😳The fact she is trying to take a 4 month old to the pictures shows that it really really shouldn't be left to parents

She can go to a baby session, presumably she's on mat leave and can therefore have other opportunities to go. Other people go to the movies, for dates or relaxation etc, why should their enjoyment be hampered.

I saw 18 rated films in Mother and Baby screenings

Woman in Black was my DD1's first film at 3 weeks old

Prometheus was her last as at 7 months she was too alert

DD2 also saw Macbeth... the gory Fassbender one

all in mother and baby screenings

Presumably she would have left the room if the baby had become unsettled.

Should life continue as normal or should we all be tip toeing round baby

Most people strike a balance. We certainly didn't stop enjoying the things we've always done, despite many people telling us our life would be unrecognisable from our previous one. But we're not totally selfish and will put ds's needs first. Fortunately, because we haven't tiptoed around him, he's a pretty flexible, laid back little boy who is confident that if he's ever unhappy about something, we'll change our plans to something that suits all of us.

Anyway, newborns in cinemas: no, not unless it's a special screening. While the baby won't be traumatised by a 15 rated film, other cinema goers expect to go and be surrounded by other adults, not babies who will potentially disrupt the screening.

That is a massive "presumably" chit.

There's no legal issue with a cinema letting in a baby. They obviously don't want to risk her disturbing other people, which is their choice, but it's not a legal thing as the baby is not going to be seeing scenes that are inappropriate for their age.

I took DD3 to the cinema quite frequently when she was tiny and I intended to do the same with DD4, but time hasn't allowed it. The only thing my local cinema ever say is "If the baby cries you need to leave quickly".

We always went at a time when I knew she'd feed to sleep. Don't see the issue at all. She was quieter than the people who are incapable of choosing snacks that don't echo around the room or constantly crinkle wrappers the whole film long.

Yanbu
Dont get the entitlement of parents now.We had a film ruined by screaming baby the other week.also they gave it a mobile to entertain jim,so flashing lights everywhere.

Why are we assuming that this woman wouldnt just leave the screening if her baby began to cry?

I could never have done this because when my children were babies they'd wake with a full blown war cry but other people have babies who fuss a little and ramp up slowly. Mother's with these babies could be out of the cinema with no more noise than the usual disturbances caused by adults coughing, sneezing, eating, fucking about with their phones (my own bug bear)

It's like Morden parents are developing separation anxiety

To be fair, it is right at the end of the Northern line.

My experience parents of crying babies dont leave unfortunately.

Me too bruffin.

I think a babe in arms in a 15 is fine.

Babe in arms is fine as long as they and their parents exit stage left sharpish at even the hint of a whimper.

I suspect anyone ranting about not being allowed in is not the type to leave immediately the baby starts to cry. Probably with the argument that "babies cry, get over it, you can't expect babies to be silent, well I'd rather listen to a baby cry than someone rustling sweet wrappers, etc, etc". So exactly the type of person that has probably forced the cinema to not allow any babies at all.

I suspect you might be right Milk.

You couldn't know that Milk . It might be that she feels upset because she is exactly the type of person who would be out before the baby caused a disturbance.

I might be wrong but I think it's unfair to assume one necessarily follows the other.

Presumably she would have left the room if the baby had become unsettled.

*but most who have been to pictures , wedding or Chrisnigs know that's not always the case

So is your OP about this particular mother, the legalities of taking a baby to an 15 rated movie or the ineffectiveness of all parents everywhere Fishwife?

If that is the case Kondo then she should have the awareness to realise that it is parents who don't remove their children straight away that have caused the blanket ban and she should be ranting about them, not the cinema.

TheCatsBiscuits

Are you sure she wasn't complaining about Cineworld's policy of only showing 12A or under films at Parent & Baby screenings?

This used to annoy me, as other cinemas would show adult films, but I had a cineworld unlimited card, so I preferred to go there.

It seems silly now, but baby cinema felt like a real lifeline for me at the time - with an EBF bottle refuser, it was the only few hours in the week of feeling like my old self. I'd be anxiously checking the cinema listings the day they were released, to see what I was going to watch next week. And I can understand the irritation when the film for the week was e.g. the Postman Pat movie, when I was dying to see Gone Girl. Some of cineworld's film choices were really just awful.

Looking back, the rage was disproportionate. But I can sympathise, to an extent.

Well it might be fairly new on her radar with a four month old. I only ever go to the cinema on an evening and have never been disturbed by a baby, ever. So maybe it's a matinee issue and not one she is familiar with?

Someone always has to Talk about entitlement. On every thread. Such an overused word on here.

Babes In Arms means any child under 18 months of age. Children aged 18 months+ will need to pay the full child price. We are happy to admit Babes In Arms into a morning or afternoon performance with a U, PG or 12A certification.
This is the Cineworld babe on arms policy so they dont allow babies into 15s.
You have children you expect your life to change for a while. I didnt go to cinema for a few years, when dc were little,now go 2 or 3 times a month.

New on the radar or not, anyone with enough common sense to remove a baby as soon as it starts crying must have enough common sense to realise that the ban must come from somewhere... or the sense to check facts before ranting.