Babies: 0 - 3 Months
evelyntaylor
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would/have you taken baby to the movies?
evelyntaylor
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I've never done it, but since DH is on paternity leave and DS goes to daycare during the day, we are itching for a movie date in the afternoon. I'm no where near close to leaving DD with anyone, so just curious if anyone has done this? My greatest concern is the sound level, however she sleeps through pretty loud church services. Thoughts?
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Re: would/have you taken baby to the movies?
I'd consider it for a romantic comedy or something, but not an action flick and definitely not a horror flick. Those are guaranteed to be louder.
I was thinking the same thing...
You'd probably be better off letting your parents take your LO whilst you're in the cinema.
I took my 10 week old to stars and strollers (baby and mom movies). They had the lights on a bit more, had a change table out and they claimed to lower the volume but it was really loud. My daughter slept the first part but once she woke to feed I had to leave the theatre to get her relaxed enough to sleep. Seriously EVERY time she was about to fall asleep in the theatre an action scene would start up and jolt her awake. She is very easy going but she is also becoming very aware of her surroundings and I felt it was too much for her.
I missed most the movie.
I would not bring my baby to a regular movie as I would get little out of it and it would disrupt others. The baby movies are an ok outing if you don't need to see every moment of the movie.
This. Please do not bring your LO to the theater. It's rude to the other guests, and at $10-12 a pop, I would not appreciate having to listen to a baby cry.
I'd totally do it. But my baby is really chilled out.
Also, I've heard baby's crying in theaters. It has never ruined my theater experience. Of course I'm talking matinees were it is not crowded and the baby is several seats away.
I guess I wouldn't take DD to a packed theater.
Some of our theaters have daytime showings for parents and small kiddos to go to. But they arent childrens movies. It's advertised for SAHMs to get out of the house. Check your thethere's for this.
This exactly. Find a sitter and call it a date night.
Ditto.
We just came from Fast and Furious. LO got shots today and we gave him Tylenol so I knew he would sleep through it. Put a burp cloth over his ears and left him in his carseat. He slept the whole time. Two weeks ago we went to the movies and I kept LO in my Moby wrap. He woke up once. I fed him, burped him and he went back to sleep. It helps that we go in the middle of the day during the week when most people are at work.
That sounds like fun!
ditto all of this.
I've been to the movies before where there was an infant there and I was so annoyed. The baby cried and made noise and though the mom did try to keep her quiet and bring her outside, she was up and down a lot, the baby was grunting while eating, burping, there was a lot of commotion, etc.
I paid $11 for a ticket and I was ticked.
My little man at 0-1-2
that's a great alternative!
My little man at 0-1-2
I took my daughter to a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert when she was 6 weeks old. Wisdom? Maybe not but she slept through the whole thing.
These days, I haven't brought Little Man to the theater because going to a movie is like a date for me and hubby. I have left him with his sister though, she's 17 so she can watch him for a couple hours for us. But, if you know it's a time when she'll be sleeping, I don't see a problem with it, as long as you are proactive about making sure she doesn't cry during the movie. For me, this would mean having a bottle or breast ready for feeding in case the squirming and looking for food happened during the movie.
Also, hubby bought LO noise cancelling head phones to protect his hearing so I am not hesitant to sit in the front row at church or go to super loud places because I know we can protect his hearing if it is needed. (They were $20 and they are SO CUTE!)
I used to work at a movie theater when I had my daughter, and her "first movie" was Batman Begins when she was 2 months old. She slept through the whole thing, and I even nursed her in the theater. Another movie I brought her to, she started crying, so I left the theater until she calmed down, then went back in.
If the baby starts crying, do NOT sit there to try and calm him down. Just get up and leave. It is extremely rude to keep a noisy child in the theater when other people are trying to watch the movie. Otherwise, I don't see a problem with it. Yes, there is a chance you'll miss half, or all of, the movie, but I really don't see any big issues if you're not selfish about it.