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Taking 7 month old to family party

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Cindyloo20 · 30/01/2020 21:56

It’s my nannas 90th birthday party next month which will start at 7pm. DS is 7 month old and this is his usual bedtime.
We live away from home and are visiting for the party, should I take DS? My family especially my grandparents would be gutted if I don’t take him. I’m just slightly nervous about what mood he will be in.
The party is in a function room which is literally round the corner from my parents house.
Opinions please?

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Doilooklikeatourist · 30/01/2020 21:59

I’d take him , there’ll be so much going on , he’ll be the centre of attention ( after Nannie ) and you will get some beautiful photos of the 2 of them together )
He’ll be a nightmare the next day , but hey hoe !

Embracelife · 30/01/2020 22:01

Take him in a pram he can sleep I

SproutMuncher · 30/01/2020 22:01

Yeah for a special occasion I would take him and suck up the next day. I don’t know what his napping routine is but if possible try to let him nap longer or later so he lasts past bedtime without being a total nightmare. I wouldn’t make it a late night though unless you think you can get him to sleep in his pram at the party.

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Cindyloo20 · 30/01/2020 22:02

Thanks for the reply
I’m thinking a late nap and only going for an hour or so?
With it being just around the corner I know I can leave at any time, walk round the corner and straight to bed!

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Cindyloo20 · 30/01/2020 22:03

Defo don’t think he’ll nap in his pram, too nosey
Late nap it is!

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DesLynamsMoustache · 30/01/2020 22:12

Definitely take him! See if you can get a late nap in beforehand, but we've done stuff like this a few times with DD and it's always been fine and she's been perfectly happy with all the activity and new people to look at!

TinyPop14 · 30/01/2020 22:16

Have you ever had him up past him bedtime before? What is he like then if you have? My Dd at that age would sleep anywhere but it didn't phase her at all to stay up a bit later than usual, she would just sleep longer the next day. Ds on the other hand is a nightmare if he is out of his routine. He gets really unsettled and sleeps terribly at night of he doesn't go to sleep at his set nap times and bed time. Being so close to your parents house, I'd take him and just leave if he gets fussy.

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Cindyloo20 · 30/01/2020 22:32

We’ve never purposely kept her up past bedtime but if we’ve lost track of time etc she can get really fussy. I’m thinking though if the late nap is successful she will be fine as she is easily distracted by new faces!

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Ohyesiam · 30/01/2020 22:37

My dd has always really needed her sleep, but would always rise to the occasion when it was party time.

misspiggy19 · 30/01/2020 22:39

@Embracelife

Take him in a pram he can sleep

^ you do realise that not all babies sleep in a pram

florababy34 · 31/01/2020 00:23

It's just one night, and a special family time. I wouldn't hesitate to take her and play it by ear as to when she goes to sleep.

INeedNewShoes · 31/01/2020 00:31

I would definitely take him/her (I'm confused now!).

DD has come along to various events and handled most of them fine. It's important to have somewhere for them to sleep (pushchair/mini travel cot/sling) even if you think they won't and if they do stay up longer than usual they may need a bit more fuel (extra feed/bottle?) to keep them going.

Also they usually reach a point once they're a bit tired that you need to protect them a bit from being passed around pillar to post!

Newmumatlast · 31/01/2020 00:55

Take him, it's a one off and you're near to your parents house if need to take him home

ShyTown · 31/01/2020 01:14

I’d take him. Go for a quote walk in the dark around the block at bedtime and fingers crossed he falls asleep in the pram and you can park him in the corner for the rest of the night.

florababy34 · 31/01/2020 01:27

Do you have a gender fluid approach to parenting or forget whether you have a son or daughter? The first posts say he/him and the next one says she/her

Embracelife · 31/01/2020 08:05

Misspiggy Most babies..well all the ones I have known or met ... will fall asleep in a pram or pushchair if it s the right time for a nap.... why is that such a weird idea?!

Embracelife · 31/01/2020 08:08

(3 being my own dc )

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 31/01/2020 08:10

Take him regardless - worst case you head to your mums for him to sleep.
Not all babies can sleep in a pram, mine never would and was overly stimulated by any thing around her.

GetUpAgain · 31/01/2020 08:11

I would take him or her to the party. Christ on a bike can you imagine reaching 90 years of age and your great grandchildren not coming to the party because its past their bedtime?! The things you have to live through to get to 90 and then hitting the bedtime snag.

Abouttimemum · 31/01/2020 10:23

I’ve done this for family birthdays twice and each time DS was grumpy both on the night and the next day but we just sucked it up. We gave him a late nap which got him until about 8pm (He goes to bed at 6.30) which meant he was ok for people fussing with him at the start of the party but after that we just had to carry him around for the rest of the night, he won’t sleep in his pram. we left about 10 the first time and 9.30 the second time as he was beside himself. He was grumpy the next day but went straight back to his normal routine.

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Cindyloo20 · 31/01/2020 10:55

Sorry for the confusion, I posted for a friend then got myself mixed up
We all had different opinions but I agree with the fact that the grandparents are 90 and would be gutted if they couldn’t make it, especially with living away from home!
Thanks for the replies, I will let her know!

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mindutopia · 31/01/2020 16:14

It will be fine. We took ds to a family wedding at 7 months. We had his pushchair and a sling. He slept in the sling. We left at 10 and walked back to our holiday cottage about a mile away. It was no trouble at all. He had a bath and went to bed when we got back.

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