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If you will baptize your infant ....
I know all beliefs are different hence the reason for my question.
At what age will you have your child baptized?
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Re: If you will baptize your infant ....
BFP #2 4/13/10. Bridget born 12/28/10
BFP #3 Finn born 8/11/15
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I'd like to have her baptized on Baptism of our Lord, which is generally the first Sunday in January - or at Easter Vigil. Chances are good, though, that it'll be in late January or early February -- so she'll be 3-4 months when she's baptized.
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I'm Lutheran. We are trying to decide between baptizing in the hospital at birth and doing a Reaffirmation during church service or waiting a couple of weeks and doing it as part of the service.
Because our boys lived for only a few minutes, we got to baptize them at birth in the hospital and it was really really special. My church is small so we don't have any stipulations as far as dates go, and my pastor will do 10 baptisms in one service, so we can do it whenever.
With that said, with my neuroses, we'll probably do it in the hospital.
Twin boys born too early at 17w4d and 18w2d in February 2010
Transabdominal cerclage placed September 2010
DS born at 35w1d in February 2011
Twin girls born at exactly 36w in February 2013
DS was baptized at 6 months and he was on the "older" end of the spectrum. I was too lazy to deal with it any sooner than that.
It was a group baptism; our church only did them once a month.
ETA: We're catholic.
In the first three months. My dad's cousin has been making our Christening gown from my wedding dress ever since our first pregnancy.
We are going to work in a prayer for our angels as well, at that time, which I feel really good about.
(We're Methodist)
I belong to the Episcopal church - I think I was baptized at 1 month, so probably we'll do the same for our LO.
We're Catholic and our LO will probably be baptized by 2-3 months old.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one looking to do it one month from the birthdate. I was always taught you don't take the baby out unless to dr's appt's until the baby is baptized. I was baptized exactly one month from my birthday and I felt like maybe I was kooky for planning on doing it so soon.
I'm due on June 3rd and I'd love to have LO baptized in July or August b/c in those months they do a really sweet outdoor ceremony and baptism right in the local harbor. It's really amazing.
I'm Episcopalian.
Our LO is due the middle of Feb, but since that is during Lent we will have to wait until after Easter. So LO should be about 3-4 months when we have it done. We are Catholic.