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One year old and funeral

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Peekabooooooo · 16/09/2023 17:39

An old school friend died recently and I'd like to go to his funeral. We were close at school but haven't seen each other for years.

I have a just turned one year old baby who's breastfed. Would it be unreasonable to take her to the funeral?

I don't have any local family/friends who could take DD, and the funeral is a decent drive away so would involve leaving her for a while. I haven't managed to cut down breastfeeds yet and she doesn't really have bottles or milk from a cup.

I'd sit at the back and take her out at the first peep, and think she'd be happy in a sling.

I'm not close to the school friend's parents or siblings etc so don't want to bother them at this difficult time by asking directly.

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londonrach · 20/09/2023 17:35

Check but tbh as your dc isn't part of deceased life I'd go with no......

Thisismynewusername1 · 20/09/2023 17:47

londonrach · 20/09/2023 17:35

Check but tbh as your dc isn't part of deceased life I'd go with no......

Or you could check the recent responses?

Lahdedahiam · 20/09/2023 18:57

Peekabooooooo · 20/09/2023 11:25

Wow, what a lot of vitriol on this thread!

I went, she napped most of the way through in the sling, several family members came up to me at the wake and made a point of saying how pleased they were that I came and how lovely it was to meet DD.

Just as it should be.

Peekabooooooo · 20/09/2023 22:21

Thanks for the kind responses. I'm really glad I went too.

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