Babies at funeral’s Doable???

My mum just sent me a txt to say that my Great Aunty had finally lost her battle with cancer last night. I am going to the funeral come hell or high water (as the saying goes) as she was just like another nana to me. My mum and dad will be going as well and as it will be in Levin, Josh has to come with me. Is there anything I can to make Josh a happy baby at the funeral and is it best for me to sit further back incase I have to make a runner with a grizzle baby?? I was thinking of taking the puchchair and putting him in it and hoping that he will just sleep through it but then I would need to be placed out of the way with the pushchair.

For those that have taken a baby to a funeral what did you take you baby in? Sling, front pack, carseat or Pushchair??

Sorry for your loss Becks

My friend's mum tragically died a few months ago and at her funeral there were 2 babies. They took turns chatting and grizzling throughout the service and the parents would take them for a walk around the back of the chapel when they got too rowdy. Nobody minded though and many commented afterwards on how lovely it was to see them there and how glad she would have been to see them.

Hugs Mummy_becks, sorry about your great aunt
I've been to two funerals with the gremlins, the first time I nursed Mercedes and had Sienna in the buggy (coz Mercedes had started getting noisy), and at the most recent one last week I just fed them during the service as it was their lunchtime and kept them quiet. Both times I positioned the buggy for easy exit in case they lost th eplot completely but they were absolute angels.

Sorry for your loss Becks.

Ashleigh has also been to two funerals. The first one was my friends little baby that passed - Ash was 4 months old and she slept through the whole thing. I didn't bother taking the pram in with me so just held her. I did sit at the back though so i could leave if she got noisy. The other was DH's grandfather a few months back. There was only immediate family there (10 of us) so it didn't matter at all if she got upset. She just sat on my knee with a quiet toy and was fine. She did do a couple of squeals but it was cool.

Just sit near the back and if you are still breastfeeding then maybe do that during the service.

i took toby to my nanas funeral and he was about 3/4 mths old i think... i just carried him in his capsule and when he got grumpy fed him...it was funny cause i was sitting up the front and the celebrant was looking at me - but he had already seen it cause i had to feed him when mum and i met him the first time...poor guy saw lots of boob that week.

took both boys to my grandfathers funeral at my father's insitence. Turned out the church had a kids playroom out the back with full audio so the kids ran riot, Lewis st with them and watched and heard the whole thing. check with the church if they have the same thing. apparently pretty common these days

lizzle wrote: Turned out the church had a kids playroom out the back with full audio ...<snip>... check with the church if they have the same thing. apparently pretty common these days

Yeah, cry-rooms are pretty common... that's where us mums with young babies go during the service so we don't interrupt the whole thing!

Sorry for your loss, Becks.

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