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What age would you take a baby to the cinema?

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MeAgain91 · 23/07/2018 14:25

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

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HotStickyTired · 23/07/2018 16:08

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londonloves · 23/07/2018 16:08

OP I hope you enjoy the cinema, whatever you decide. And sorry for derailing the post.

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MeAgain91 · 23/07/2018 16:42

Thank you. Please don’t take out your issues (whatever they are) on breastfeeding mums. Accusing me of being smug and saying that it’s unnecessary to mention information about my baby and routine on a post about him is out of order.
You’re the only one saying these things. Babies are all different but I would hazard to say that BF or FF they’re all the same species and we’re all just mums at the end of the day. You say you avoid baby feeding posts but leap and grasp onto one small point about feeding. I really hope you find peace with whatever is troubling you so much that you would speak like that to a stranger.

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MeAgain91 · 23/07/2018 16:43

And no, I’m not being argumentative.

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HotSauceCommittee · 23/07/2018 16:45

Take the baby to the cinema when it’s a child and get the other DC’s dad to take them.

SayNoToCarrots · 23/07/2018 16:48

I assumed the ebf meant you couldn't leave the baby with someone else while you go to the cinema. If your husband will be there, perhaps you could go off and do something a bit more baby friendly for a couple of hours.

gillybeanz · 23/07/2018 16:50

If there is a chance of disturbing others, I wouldn't take a baby, and didn't it's ok saying you can leave, but the disturbance has already happened.
I know sometimes people don't have any childcare, but they are babies for a short time, you compromise and wait for the film to come out on dvd.
Personally, unless it's a special screening where disturbance is expected, I find it selfish and entitled.

DidimusStench · 23/07/2018 16:58

Of course the fact that the baby is EBF is relevant. If OP didn’t say that she’s get plenty of ‘leave the baby with someone else’ replies and she can’t.

All the Biscuit for the dramatic projecting.

OP I’ve been to baby scream at a picturehouse before and it was great but I have a feeling they didn’t cater for older siblings. I’m off to check that now because it’s be useful for me to know! I have a nearly 6mo that is Also EBF and still very much attached but my older one would love to go to the cinema over the holidays!

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MeAgain91 · 23/07/2018 17:09

Thank you to the non judgemental ones for assisting my entitled self with this horrifying question.

I’ve seen lots of babies and lots of buggies in the many times I’ve taken my son to the cinema. I was originally planning on leaving baby with the 10yo so that I could spend a couple of hours at the pub but as he’s EBF it’s out of the question, that’s why I mentioned it Grin

The plan was going to be an early screening (not busy) of a kids film (the baby hates new horror films, he’s much more into the classics) with baby ear defenders on (though maybe some of you think I should bring them for the other cinema goers?) with DH there to accompany the 10yo should I have to leave and see to my baby - once I’m done using Teen Titans as the ideal setting to try the CIO method of course.

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mindutopia · 23/07/2018 17:55

I assumed the op was saying her baby was bf to explain why she wouldn’t easily be able to leave him/her at home. Mine is 5 months and still feeds about every 2 hours so no way we’d make it into town and through a film and back home before he’d have needed a feed (so I’d have to bring him to the cinema rather than leaving him with dh).

Me personally, I probably wouldn’t. The cinema here is so ungodly loud that even my 5 year old can’t cope more than about 30 minutes before she’s really uncomfortable.

harrietm87 · 23/07/2018 18:38

@DidimusStench at our picturehouse the Big Scream is for parents, carers and babies under 1. I wonder though whether they'd make an exception for a 10 year old who'd be unlikely to be running in the aisles? The other thing though is that in my cinema it's only once a week so the film OP wants to see may not be selected.

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MeAgain91 · 23/07/2018 19:26

So that’s a no on taking him to the Walking with Dinosaurs show... he’s been to a couple of strongman events good as gold, I just responded as soon as there Erwin’s feeding cues and made sure to take any nappies far away for changing lol

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MeAgain91 · 23/07/2018 19:26

There were* not sure who Erwin is lol

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