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WTF?

235 replies

Gobbledigook · 14/04/2005 19:28

Well that was my response - what do you think?

A couple of friends of mine are going on a girls night out tonight with a group of Mums from their child's nursery (not mine so I'm not going) - one of the mothers, also one of my friends, has a 9 week old dd and is breastfeeding so she is taking her with her

Please - who would take their 2 month old baby on a girls night out to a posh restaurant?? And it's not about the fact that she'd be bfing her in a restaurant btw, but what about the other mums in the group and all the other diners who have gone for a night out only to find a baby in the place?!

Madness and tbh if I was going I'd be pretty peed off.

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PuffTheMagicDragon · 14/04/2005 23:50

emoticon to JoolsToo

JoolsToo · 14/04/2005 23:51

Ha! Puff - it was more than 35 years ago in my case - and I got the part cos I had a loud voice

hatsoff · 14/04/2005 23:53

oh alright then - not mind when your friend wants to bring said baby to restaurant on a girls night out when she's got a dh who could baby sit...fill in any other details you like...I'd still qualify for the halo. And I'd still think it was quite easy.

hunkersneakymunker · 14/04/2005 23:54

I just think it's not quite as straightforward as 'bung that baby a bottle and come out on the piss with us'.

JoolsToo · 15/04/2005 00:46

I'd prefer to put it more like

darling dh, 1 & 2 are fast asleep, I've expressed some milk, dd will be wanting it about 9.00 pm, I'm off now for a good old gossip with the girls and some good nosh - should be back in about 3 hours - call me on the mobile if there's a problem.

Put's it in a different light really, you see its all the language.

MamaMaiasaura · 15/04/2005 00:54

my ds wouldnt go near a bottle.. He ended up going from breast to a cup.

bobbybob · 15/04/2005 06:02

Dh and I went to a party in a non smoking club when ds was about 4 weeks old. He slept in his front pack attached to dad.

I had a "graduation" party from my further education party when ds was 5 weeks old. Again in the evening and dh and I went, same deal slept through the whole thing in the pack.

Both times it never occurred to us to get a sitter - he was too young in our opinion. If he had not been welcome we would not have gone.

However girls night out - I would have left with dh or not gone probably, unless I was absolutely sure that ds would sleep in the front pack (would have been handy for covering up post preggie belly!)

Enid · 15/04/2005 09:01

you really aren't giving up are you Joolstoo

The original question was 'Who would take their 2 month old baby on a girls night out to a posh restaurant?'

The answer is: LOTS OF US.

Get over it! Move on!

JoolsToo · 15/04/2005 09:08

for Enid

Enid · 15/04/2005 09:22
Grin
SoupDragon · 15/04/2005 09:28

I'm another one who would have taken my DSs at that age. Particularly DS2 who wold not take a bottle no matter what was in it. I've been on School Mums Nights out where little bf babies have been taken along and it makes no difference to me I've been on a (rare) night out for DH and me alone and seen little babies taken along - I just smile indulgently.

Can't see the problem: They feed, they sleep. Much better behaved than a lot of young adults.

SoupDragon · 15/04/2005 09:29

Would much rather be on a table next toa 2month old baby than some grown up tw*t who doesn't switch their mobile phone off and talks loudly into it all sodding evening.

cod · 15/04/2005 09:31

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Blossomhill · 15/04/2005 09:34

I have absolutely no problem with a tiny baby. It's the 1yrs + I find hard when they are running around.
I am in a very lucky position that I do have lots of people to babysit but not everyone is that fortunate

MummyRaver · 15/04/2005 09:42

I'd rather go for a night out with a 9 week old for company than with JoolsToo obsessing and bitching about this all night long!
Calm down!

lockets · 15/04/2005 09:46

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myermay · 15/04/2005 09:47

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JoolsToo · 15/04/2005 09:49

thank you lockets

  • actually I don't think MummyRaver has posted before - well not under that name anyway
Blossomhill · 15/04/2005 09:50

It's Joolstoo motherly instinct though to stick up for your child

hunkermunker · 15/04/2005 09:50

Not nice

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Gobbledigook · 15/04/2005 09:51

BH - don't be fooled! She doesn't agree with me all the time!

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hunkermunker · 15/04/2005 09:51

Posts crossed BH - I didn't mean it's not nice to stick up for your child! (Though I suspect GDG doesn't need sticking up for )

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Gobbledigook · 15/04/2005 09:52

'Come and 'ave a go if you think you're 'ard enough..tra, la, la'

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flashingnose · 15/04/2005 10:05

Does anyone know whether any other country has this idea of "girls nights out" where everyone goes and gets hammered, or is it just the UK?

Bearess · 15/04/2005 10:11

Forgive me, I'm a bit thick - is Jools GdG's mum then? And while I'm here, I wouldn't mind a nine-week old at all - and can quite understand why GdG's friend would want to bring the baby along, probably not something I would do personally, but would be a bit miffed if child were older, trying to imagine taking 3 yo ds along on a night out with the girls, shudder...