Bringing a baby to a wake?

emar129 · July 2014

I have no idea what the etiquette is on this. One of my neighbors growing up passed away yesterday. My parents and he/his wife are friends. The wake is on Friday and all of my babysitters are either going or busy. Is it frowned upon to bring a baby for short amount of time? Obviously, if she's fussy I would not bring her. If she's in a good mood, is it okay to stop in with her to pay my respects?

ramfan05 · July 2014

I think it would be fine, too. Sorry for your loss.

emar129 · July 2014

Thank you ladies. I think I will try to take her. If that doesn't work, I'll try to stop over to the neighbor's house another day.

JackieP1023 · July 2014

I think it is fine. We (DH, LO, and I) attended a wake/funeral a month or so ago for a cousin's SO. LO did get fussy, but I walked her out and we paced the lobby until it was over.

spicysurro · July 2014

Sorry for your loss. I dealt with that when A was 2 months old. I stood by the door in case she got fussy, she actually ended up being a source of happiness for a lot of people during a difficult time. I think it should be fine just have an escape route planned if LO gets cranky or fussy.

Dexter&11 · July 2014

I took Em to my Dad's wake when she was 3 months - she was a good distraction for lots of people, and helped to diffuse the tension between the warring sides of my family

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