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.

Another disappointed Balonz fab here!

Ds3 is crawling now so too old to do this safely anymore. I'm gutted I didn't see it a few months back tbh, I definitely would have tried it.

Erm what like stick a load of balloons on the baby then go off Down the pub?! Wouldn’t those people do that anyway, regardless of balloon entertainment?

Never seen it before. Could be unsafe.

What I find weird is when people put bows on babies. Babies must find it really irritating. It looks a bit twee and, dare I say, common.

How would anyone abuse it? And what does a sitter have to do with it?

I assume means as in “using the TV as a baby sitter”

As most of us do

A baby of that age has a very limited attention span. No matter how much they enjoy balloons they won't do it for very long.
Are you concerned about people abusing baby gyms, teddy bears and peek a boo too?

If there was going to be mass balloon abuse it would have happened already.

My DD would be 26 and I used to do this with her.

Even for a Friday this is a weird thread.

I just hate headbands on baby girls. I have a very high tolerance/more or less anything goes attitude but I absolutely loathe those stupid fucking bows.

Does it work with cats?

Witchend that sounds fun. I am imagining a number of people dressed up engaging in drunken team building games but one that you actually want to do.

The baby in photo is obviously being supervised, at least by the person taking the photo.

It looks fun and similar to those musical toys that you put on ankles and wrists. Obviously it would need to be supervised just liked everything at that age.

ballons on babies
Something about it makes me uncomfortable.
Your spelling made me uncomfortable

Balloons as a sitter? How does this work? I'd love a couple of hours in the pub

Does it work with cats?
I would highly advise against attaching helium-filled cats to your baby.

Balls of screwed up sellotape were our guilty 'lets laugh at the kids' pleasure.

Try it lol

And that fire blanket stuff. Stay and play had some, they gave us a piece to take home, it's like catnip for babies. Babynip, if you will.

I thought of the Sean/Daniel/Balonz thread too.

#FrenshamPonds

Is this the newest photo fad like the chav cake smash?

Balloons as a baby sitter?

If you mean using some balloons to keep your baby quiet for 5 minutes then why not? It's probably quite a fun stimulating activity.

Just don't do it next to a bramble bush if there's a stiff breeze.

Your line of work is abusing balloons as a sitter?

Oooooo kaaay then!

Ah ha ha Helium filled cats

I guess and reading some of the comments on Facebook there is potential to wrap strings around the neck or the balloon pops and the baby swallow it. Possible if unsupervised for a couple of minutes.

Guess I am being unreasonable and probably a little paranoid.

Risk of entanglement or string digging in. Ok for close supervision but never unattended.

Another one looking for Balonz, sorry 😁

I don't know why but the milk propping popped into my head. A situation like that awful story.

Should Balonz be in Classics? A lot of us seem to like it