Taking a 3-month old out?

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DH was about to buy us some tickets for a lecture today when he realised by that time we will have a 3-month old baby. It just got us thinking - where do people take a small baby? Is it frowned upon to go to a seated event like a lecture or a play? Or is it just not worth the effort anyway? Assuming I'm not too knackered to even want to leave the house...

I'd stick to baby cinema at this stage

Cafe, park, baby group. Nowhere that requires quiet or sitting still!

Definitely not a lecture. Parks, other people's houses, baby cinema, shops, swimming pools, etc all fine.

A garden centre with a cafe is a personal favourite of ours!

I wouldn’t take a three month old to a lecture as it wouldn’t be fair on the other attendees if the baby was noisy/crying.

Less than a year old we take anywhere ( but not somewhere like a theatre as that's antisocial to others) make the most of it as 1-2 year olds are way more tricky as they can walk/run about!

Yeah sounds sensible. Obv I'd leave if the baby cried but I imagine I'd still feel so awkward for causing any disruption and drawing attention. It's not like we go out that much anyway so wouldn't miss it terribly, just curious really about what's common. Some of my friends plan everything around the baby while others seem to change almost nothing - I guess it must also depend on how 'easygoing' the baby is... Baby cinema sounds like a brilliant idea, I'll see if that's on offer here, thanks!

At 3 months I took my LO to my nephews school play and she was silent all the way through it, even "watched" it in fascination.
Any kid friendly environment would be fine