Small babies at big events

[Fredmitten]

At the athletics tonight. Woman next to me had what I would guess was her three month old. He got very upset when there was loud cheering. Was best soothed by feeding, which she did with what I'm guessing was the mattress from
a Moses basket on her lap, which was partially on my lap too.
I felt bad for shouting and cheering the athletes on as he got upset.
AIBU to think it's not really the place for a little baby? Or am I letting the mumsnet/guardian side down?

Thanks for the responses. Cards ion table, I'm late 30s and don't have children, if that matters at all. It does mean I don't have experience to rely on and worry about coming across as a miserable, childless soul. I do like children, I just don't have them.
There were families with children all around us. From about 2 years upwards which I thought was lovely and the whole spirit of the thing, so no problem generally.
In honesty, I get frustrated with people who take up more space (normally on train) or create noise when it's not the situation for it (at the cinema, say). And that applied last night, but with a tiny baby you're expected to coo, rather than say can you move his mattress. So I said it was fine, which is not what I meant, but hard to know politely what I should have said.
It was definitely the noise which set him off. They went for a walk for a good hour to try and soothe him I guess, but still two hours of feeding and upset crying. I'm very much in the when they're portable take them with you, but when it encroaches on others/they're upset, surely you leave? Family with a two and four year old knocked it on the head about 9 as youngest was getting weary, it's just a variant of that I would think.

You didn't say they did so they probably didn't, but if they had older children as well it's probably a case of the baby having to fit in as when you're not the first born life can't always revolve around you!

I'm currently breastfeeding my 9 week old in the viewing area of the local swimming pool while approximately 60 kids are screaming, shouting and flinging themselves on and off floats in the pool in front of me. I've got an 8 year old and a 9 year old in there so the baby just has to put up with hanging around waiting for them with me.

That said I did say no to a big local event a couple of weeks ago as I thought it would be too noisy and crowded but most things she has to tag along with her big brothers and just cope.

This chap was the only child with mum and what I think was her friend or sister. Possibly partner. And it didn't have a huge impact really.

@LittleLionMansMummy I certainly did but then it was because the people in question didn't go to the family bits. They were trying to "do" Glastonbury as they always had and this meant the pram almost getting knocked over by someone off their face who then proceeded to shout "fuckkk offff" when people jumped in. Then the dad clocked the guy in the face and knocked him down.

Crikey glitters. I'd actually love to take the kids but haven't had a sniff of a ticket for several years. We'd definitely adapt though and be prepared to do a different kind of festival. I'm definitely past the hedonism of years ago now. Would love them to see Arcadia though.

Completely irrelevant, but this thread title sounds like it could be a Fall song.

It was horrid. I used to be so up for family at festivals but after that I just couldn't do it now. Plus they kept arguing about who could get drunk and go off late. Not ideal