Baby in the cinema

[AhBiscuits]

Special occasion recently. DH and I took a midweek day off work when the kids were at school and went to the fancy cinema to watch Wicked. It was expensive. A woman walks in with two friends and a 6 monthish old baby. It was pretty well behaved considering but still made a fair bit of noise, grizzling and gurgling at regular intervals throughout.

Why the fuck would anyone think it's acceptable to bring a baby and disturb an entire cinema of people? It is so SO selfish. So many people just don't give a shit about anyone but themselves.

Are you sure it wasn't a baby friendly session? Some of them are.

Yanbu. Totally inappropriate to bring such a young baby to "see" this film.

I'd have been furious. So entitled and selfish. But I suppose the cinema can't ban them. Probably breastfeeding.

Really? We saw it yesterday at the Everyman baby screening 🤷🏻‍♀️ My daughter slept through the whole thing.

I wouldn't take her to a non baby screening though, that wouldn't be fair on everyone else.

Would the volume not be harmful to a baby's ears?

I don't know why anyone would do this honestly, I would be so stressed about the baby annoying people. I've been to Everyman baby sessions and and they're great, appreciate not everyone has one near them but I don't know why you wouldn't do that instead

It definitely wasn't.
It was the only child there and everyone seemed pretty pissed off about it.
The film was so loud, it should have had ear defenders.

I think you can just leave and have your ticket refunded if the movie is only part way through.

Fair enough that was a specific screening for babies. Was OPs screening for babies?
Good that your baby slept through but not all of them do and cinema tickets are not cheap.

I went with my grandchildren last week to see Wicked. The first time I’ve been in a cinema for a couple of years. I had forgotten how loud it is and honestly for the first 15 mins I thought how the hell am I going to be able to sit through this. It took 15-20 mins for my ear drums to acclimatise to it. I can’t imagine how that wouldn’t be unsettling for a baby.