Is 9 months too old for a baptism?

[hellojude]

The only free date for our DD's baptism is when she's 9 months old..?

Is that too old, what I mean by that is, she's huge...already in 3/6 months plus clothing and is super long and heavy. Will the rev be able to baptism her given her age (awake) and weight.

Also sadly she won't fit in to our family gown...gutted.

TIA

Noooo, you can get baptised whenever you like! Adults get baptised. Loads of toddlers/school-going children get christened. Sad she won't be able to wear the family gown but, if this is something you want to do, go for it whenever it suits you.

There's no restriction on when you can be baptised - in some cases the minister will get you to keep hold of the child rather than handing her over, specially with wriggly toddlers, but it really depends how comfortable they are with small children - some get more practice than others!

Of course not. Lots of people leave it until later these days, instead of rushing out with a tiny baby. My DN was about that age when she was baptised.

I'm waiting until DC3 is born, then I'm getting DS1 (8) and DS2 (4) done at the same time.

DD1 and 2 were 3 and 18 months when they were baptised.

DD3 will be 3 and DS 15 months when they eventually get baptised.

Shame about the family gown but you can get some gorgeous white christening dresses for older children.

Will be fine. Mine were both a year when they were baptised. dh does baptisms of all ages, and the other week held a very wriggly 18 month old who loved the water and tried to get her hands in it Don't worry at all!

No. DS was 9 mo when baptised.

Thanks all, was quite shocked when I was told first free space in Oct!!! WHAT..if I'd know that I'd 'booked' her before she arrived..

You never know, someone might pull out! Dream on hellojude

DD was 2 when she was baptised - not a problem at all. She and DS (who was 3 months at the time) were baptised together.

I was baptised at 32 years old.

I had my DD baptised at this age and DS at the same time (he was 2). DD just wore a white babygro.

We have left it too late for the family gown too, DD will be 14 months. Our vicar said that many people leave it until over the age of 1 these days.

DD was about 7 months old. It was great, she was awake and alert and enjoyed the attention very much! Neither of my DC would have fitted into DH's family gown at birth!

We had a ceremony for DS's 1st birthday. Not a baptism as it doesn't fit with what I believe but a service of thanksgiving and celebration. Was lovely as DS was old enough to enjoy the attention and grin at everybody from the ffront of the church.

DDs however, have had nothing, because I've not got round to it and I do feel that 4 and 2 years old is too old

Thank you all...

It's come to me that I'm more gutted about the fact DD can't wear the family gown as it was made by her name sake..than the date!

Not at all, dd was baptised wjen she was about 2
Ds1 was 15 months
Ds2 was nearly 8 months.

Dont think there are any hard rules

I am really surprised that they can't do it until she is nine months old. At our church they do it as part of the Sunday morning service and so it can be done any week. I can't imagine that they have a baptism booked in for every Sunday until then? Even so, some Sundays we have more than one baby being baptised. 'Tis very strange. Is this a church you attend regularly? You could maybe ask at the church your parents or in-laws attend? If it is very important to you that she wears the family gown? They may be able to fit it in earlier? Or the church you were married in? My friend had her DS baptised in a church which is now not their parish because they had been married in it and had had their older DS baptised there too.

BTW Age really doesn't matter when it comes to baptism.