Ballons on babies.

[Elizanotlittle]

I have seen this a few times in Facebook.

AIBU to ask your opinion? Has anyone done it.

Something about it makes me uncomfortable.

It closely supervised and not tied tightly around their wrists / ankles I don't see the problem.

What makes you uncomfortable. I have done it....

I have never seen this before. Does it actually lift the baby in the air? Does it work with cats?

I think it looks odd, so it isn't something I would do. However, as long as the baby is supervised I think it's ok. Are you concerned the baby might float away, like the house in Up?

It's strange, I have not seen it before but it doesn't make me feel uncomfortable. It probably would if I saw a baby floating past my window though.

@reasonablellama that made me giggle. I'd love to see you try this on a cat.

OP as long as it's well supervised I don't see the issue. The baby seems to love it. I'd do it with DD if I could be bothered to sort the helium.

A friend of mine did this because she saw it online. Apparently her daughter loved it and was having a lot of fun giggling etc. Obviously she was not left alone with the balloons. I can’t see the problem

@Bobbiepin let me see what I can do

The idea is that the baby kicks hands and feet and laughs at the balloons bobbing about

My only concern is if the baby would float away
Providing baby isn’t left like that unsupervised, I can’t see the issue.

I thought this thread was going to be about baby name 'ballonz' for a minute

Oh I thought this was going to be about the famous baby Balonz
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/2197937-Help-Difficult-choice-of-boys-names-Sean-Daniel-or-Balonz

I think shoving a baby like this into a cot and it alone is bad.

I think sitting on a bed with a,baby like this closely supervising them is fine

I think I guess I just look at worse case scenario like some people will abuse it as a sitter.

Think it's my line of work.

Of course supervised closely- no problem

I also meant balloons!

Oh I thought this was going to be about the famous baby Balonz

Dam typos!

That balonz thread is an absolute classic.

Don't see any issues with babies and balloons so long as supervised. The babies seem to be having a blast.

Balonz here too Maybe this is where balonz originated?!

some people will abuse it as a sitter

Sorry I don’t understand what you are saying there. Can you explain?

It's not that new a thing. I can remember my mum carefully tying a helium balloon round my youngest sister's wrist at some shindig or other - might have been the Silver Jubilee (shows age) so she could wave it about a bit in her pram.

And Balonz remains one of my favourite ever threads!

On the basis that at a wedding we tried floating a teaspoon and it took about 20 balloons, then I think the baby's pretty safe with 4balloons.

i saw it and took myself off to clinton's the next day for 4 helium balloons, hoping to be able to watch a bit of telly in peace that afternoon while my 7 month DD was endlessly entertained by the balloons.. safe to say she was NOT impressed and stared in confusion for 2 minutes then started demanding my attention as usual

I done it to my daughter, loosely tied it's fine and obviously supervise at all times but she loved it :)

I think I guess I just look at worse case scenario like some people will abuse it as a sitter.

What does that mean? And what line of work? none of that made sense!

The balloons need faces drawn on.