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What do you do with baby when there's fireworks at bedtime/in night

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DailyRepeatGuarantee · 31/10/2021 09:45

Luckily we put her to bed 6mo an hour later last night not that it made any difference in her early wake up and thankfully we timed it after a bunch of crazy loud fireworks went off right over our house but she was still in my arms downstairs after being bounced to sleep so wasn't woken by them.

I'm worried now it's fireworks season. We've started leaving her upstairs until we go to bed (not more than an hour or two later) once she's asleep as she can roll both ways and is just over 6m. We use a video and audio monitor.

I'm tempted on nights where there's going to be loads of fireworks like tonight, bonfire weekend, nye to put her travel cot up in the lounge downstairs? AIBU?

What do you do if anything? How did /are your babies with fireworks?

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Thesearmsofmine · 31/10/2021 09:48

We never did anything different and it was never a problem. My youngest came to a firework display in his sling and fell asleep while the fireworks were going off.

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DailyRepeatGuarantee · 31/10/2021 13:06

Fair enough. Anyone else?

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NuffSaidSam · 31/10/2021 13:07

Same. Doesn't bother them ime.

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PittaMyBread · 31/10/2021 13:20

Don’t over think it, do things as usual and if she wakes up soothe her back to sleep

RobinPenguins · 31/10/2021 13:23

DD has never been woken by fireworks. She used to sleep with white noise so that may have helped, but even since we stopped that they’ve never seemed to disturb her.

unlike me who was woken at 3:25am on Thursday by fireworks

HPandTheNeverEndingBedtime · 31/10/2021 13:23

If it does bother her can you leave a radio on or some white noise so it doesn't go from being silent to suddenly noisy.

LemonJuiceFromConcentrate · 31/10/2021 13:23

I dreaded it when mine were tiny (we were always so desperate for sleep!) but it made no difference. It’s like babies don’t hear them or something.

justaddcandlelight · 31/10/2021 13:25

Fireworks didn't ever bother my dc when they were small either.

Clymene · 31/10/2021 13:25

Didn't bother mine either

BeenThruMoreThanALilBit · 31/10/2021 13:26

Chances are she’ll sleep through it.

Definitely don’t change anything in her routine. just pop in to resettle her without a fuss, if necessary. At this age it’s fireworks. Make her anxious about that noise and she might get anxious about thunderstorms. My 34yo SIL still calls her mum in the middle of the night if there’s thunder and lightning

Ozanj · 31/10/2021 13:27

Fireworks have never been a problem for my DS as a baby and there was a point when he was a baby when we had them everyday for several months. We always used white noise with him from the start

BingBongToTheMoon · 31/10/2021 13:28

Absolutely nothing. DD was never disturbed by them.

Atla · 31/10/2021 13:29

I can't remember mine being disturbed by them, but just do what works for you.

Wagglerock · 31/10/2021 13:30

Eldest is nearly 4 and last night was the first time he's ever woken up from firework noise. Baby DD slept through them.

SophieHatterPendragon · 31/10/2021 13:30

Sorry OP never been a problem for any of my 3. There was prob louder noises in our house than fireworks from
Outside but we’ve never insisted on it being really quiet so our kids have always had noise around so don’t have an issue sleeping when it’s a bit more noisy than normal.

Starcaller · 31/10/2021 13:31

We just had white noise on as usual. DD has never been woken by them. But she slept through a literal parade of lorries and tractors honking their horns as they drove right past the house

Attictroll · 31/10/2021 13:32

No problem here..I love fireworks so couldn't wait until old enough to enjoy together 😊

MyMabel · 31/10/2021 13:33

Last year a bunch of idiot teens set them off right outside the house on the pavement right where DD’s bedroom is. She was just under 1, she didn’t wake up even though it made me jump out of my skin from the back of the house.

I do play white noise for her all night though so that may have helped. I personally love fireworks(at the right time and not in built up family neighbourhoods, but info like the displays that happen in event fields ect not too close to built up areas)

LakeShoreD · 31/10/2021 13:38

I’ve put ear defenders on mine when taking them to an actual fireworks display. At home just put them to bed as normal and no problems. If you’re really think they’ll be disturbed then maybe try white noise.

PiesNotGuys · 31/10/2021 13:39

Didn’t do anything differently other than take them to watch the fireworks on bonfire night, Christmas lights turn on, New Year’s Eve. When they woke up after bedtime as they always did, did the same as usual regardless of the reason for waking - although we will never really know the precise reason as they were frequent wakers anyway.

gogohm · 31/10/2021 13:40

It's best to let them naturally learn to deal with noise, there's always going to be occasions when they need to sleep and it's noisy so best learn now ... you'll be glad when you can go out in the evening with them asleep in the pushchair and they sleep through anything, trust me

cushioncovers · 31/10/2021 13:40

Mine woke up but I just had to settle them back to sleep. Don't think there's any magic answer.

CottonSock · 31/10/2021 13:40

More likely to disturb them when they get a bit older.

mondler · 31/10/2021 13:42

We usually have the radio on quietly in the background (just mellow magic) and if theres any parties or fireworks particularly close by I just turn it up a couple.

RavenclawsRoar · 31/10/2021 13:50

Yeah I have to agree with pp - my kids will wake if I ever so slightly move my arm at 3am but will sleep through what sounds like ww3 whenever there's a fireworks display nearby it's really odd.

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