What age would you take a baby to the cinema?

[MeAgain91]

I’d love to take my 10yo to the cinema in these holidays but I have a 4mo EBF baby. Would anyone do it? I might try kids am to start if they still do it

I took a 6 week old BF and it was fine.

I wouldn’t take a baby to the cinema and I have never seen a baby at one.

I took my DC to the cinema this morning and the family at front had a newborn, couldn't have been more than 4 weeks max. The baby was a lot easier to manage and better behaved than my toddler :)

Our local cinema (picturehouse, but I know odeon does them too) has baby friendly screenings. They're great. I'm sure it would be fine for you to also take your 10 year old.

Up to about 6 months if they are content feeding.
I’m our cinema they do a baby friendly show called The Big Scream, I think it’s an independent cinema thing.

I would only take them to a baby session unless you are prepared to leave if the baby gets noisy

Why is it relevant that the baby is breastfed?

Probably wouldn't bring a newborn purely based on my last cinema experience. There were two ads where the noise was incredible. It really hurt my ears.

londonloves to head off any questions about making up bottles to feed the baby if it gets hungry during the screening, I imagine.

Unless it's a family friendly/baby screening it's usually only at the cinema's discretion that an under 3 year old is allowed in a screening. So you may need to check whether your local cinema allows it.

I took my youngest when she was about 4 weeks old to a kids screening with her older brother but I only did it when DH came too so one of us could leave with the baby if she started fussing. Did it quite a few times before she was 6 months and it was always fine.

@londonloves I wondered that myself I can pop a pre-made bottle into my baby's mouth just as quick as I could my breast!

Probably quicker with the bottle, my DD is never impressed at having to wait for me to fiddle with my top.

What are you going to do if the baby starts crying? Leave the 10 yo or take the 10 yo and spoil the picture for him or stay and spoil the picture for everyone?

Some cinemas do baby friendly showings where there is a bit more light and the sound turned down a bit. I wouldn't take a 4 month old to a regular showing as it's too loud.

As for the PP questioning why breastfeeding was relevant, I'm guessing it's so folks don't tell the OP to leave the baby at home.

Breastfeeding mentioned as I hear BF babies feed more often than FF and as HotSticky said about making bottles. I don’t know how that’s done these days.

I was thinking of baby ear defenders and DH being there if I needed to pop out with baby.

Some good advice on baby screenings though thank you, I’ll have to look!

I didn’t even think of leaving him lol he’s constantly stuck to me

@ohgodnotyouagain @SnuggyBuggy exactly! But remember, breastfed babies never cry...

@londonloves why would anyone insinuate that?

I think you're insinuating that a bf baby is less likely to cry and disturb people than a bottle fed baby, which I think is bollocks. And a bit smug really. But maybe I'm misunderstanding your post.

@londonloves lol where the hell did you invent that idea? I’ve said I’ve heard EBF babies feed more often... so I’ve even basically said he could be more likely to cry. For food. You ok Hun?

Fair play. I misunderstood your post, I apologise: I just get a bit eye-rolly sometimes when people say their baby is ebf when it's not relevant. My issue. And the reason I avoid feeding threads these days. (But clicked on yours cos it didn't seem to be about feeding).

WOW londonloves chip on your shoulder or something?

Yes, absolutely. Hence the apology.