Would you judge me??

htn1763 · April 2014

Would you judge someone that had the baby in an ergo at a wine festival?

I really want to go and our babysitter fell through. It's at an outdoor concert venue and they have stages set up with bands playing and you go around to different tents tasting wines from local wineries. Then you just sit on a blanket outside and enjoy the music and sometimes you buy a bottle of wine to share but we wouldn't do that. He is breast-fed but I would bring a bottle for him.

There are tons of vendors with local crafts and food and everything like that too so it's not just wine.

It's only a mile from our house and we would walk home.

AriaAmante143 · April 2014

Eh, as long as you're not like double-fisting merlot while balancing a third glass on the baby's head, I wouldn't judge you. It's more of like an outdoor music thing with wine involved from the way you describe it.

wildhoney4508 · April 2014

Absolutely not! If it were a Woodstock type of thing, for sure!
:-S

htn1763 · April 2014

You guys are making me feel better about still wanting to go! It's one of my favorite events of the year and last year we couldn't go because I was doing fertility treatments.

@Laura8388‌- I've seen people bring kids before. I'm not sure I've seen a baby but I never paid that much attention. They sell "non taster" tickets too.

AriaAmante143 · April 2014

Now if it was a pub crawl...maybe

SmittyPants · April 2014

Have fun! No judgement here!

tsmith312 · April 2014

Absolutely not , I mean unless you were completely wasted dancing on a table with your baby strapped to you then yes . But just a few drinks , no way enjoy !

jfb29 · April 2014

Nope. As long as you aren't drunk, high or neglecting your child you are good in my eyes. If anyone judges you that's there problem!

mfarmer0811 · April 2014

Absolutely not!!! I took LO to a winery when he was 4 weeks old. I breast fed, then drank a glass of wine. It was really nice and relaxing. There was even another couple there with their baby too. I had a bottle for back up too.
And that festival sounds like such fun...I'm jealous!!

mfarmer0811 · April 2014

Laura8388 said:
Na not unless you were stumbling. But will you be allowed? It's not an R18 event?

@Laura8388‌ what's R18? Wouldn't be allowed? Explain

amdecker1016 · April 2014

mfarmer0811 said:

Laura8388 said:
Na not unless you were stumbling. But will you be allowed? It's not an R18 event?
@Laura8388‌ what's R18? Wouldn't be allowed? Explain

My guess is under 18 nobody is allowed in?
My thinking was a rated R movie...but then i realized that was 17. Still the concept is the same!

CruiseGirl28 · April 2014

Now I want to go to a winery with my baby.

htn1763 · April 2014

Thanks everyone!!

karacakes98 · April 2014

I'd go, but really, who cares if people judge! You know you're making responsible choices. That's all that matters.

clo1982 · April 2014

I think it's absolutely fine and sounds like a really fun event! I will say that there are probably people who will judge when they see it so just focus on enjoying yourself and if you get any looks feel free to return them with a friendly wave of your middle finger!! I had someone make a comment to me this past weekend when I had DS in the k'tan and was drinking a beer at a birthday party. It was my friend's mom and she tsk'd and said 'do you really think you should be drinking that!? I just said 'yep' and walked away from her drinking my lovely shock top!

VanessaBee · April 2014

I should maybe be ashamed at the number of bar/restaurants my baby has been to. I excel at baby in one hand, wine in the other. I feel like I know the rules for drinking responsibly and I follow them. People can judge away. Sorrynotsorry.

oceanangel0502 · April 2014

I wouldn't judge you at all, we went to one last summer and there were tons of babies and children there too! It's a wine tasting not like your going there to get drunk!