Leading on from the 8yr old tantrum thread...

victory

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Nicki

I shouldn't post here because I'll get into trouble again, but...... I'd have stuck the baby on my boob

runs away and waits for another controversy to start......

or I'd have cuddled him quiet, or taken him out. As you say, not fair to other diners who've paid a lot for their meal. And would do the same with 10 year old DD (not the boob bit)

balletshoes

life's not fair Victory .
What else would you have had the parents do? I'm presuming they checked the baby's nappy didn't want changing, not hungry or thirsty, not poorly screaming etc. They had ordered their meal, I suppose I would have tried calming baby by walking around (if there was space to do so) until my meal arrived (and then probably attempted to eat it one-handed while trying to soothe baby with the other - been there, done that in days gone by lol).

sassyblue

No, it's not fair. What l would have done is either me or hubby would eat and the other take baby outside in it's pram to pacify, then swap over, the emphasis being to eat as quickly as possible and leave so as not to disturb others.

I remember though the very first time l took DS out, he was 5 weeks old and we went for a pub lunch, we chose a quiet corner 'just in case' which was unfortunately near an elderly couple who gave us horrible looks and tutted when we walked over!!

I could have understood it if DS was bawling his eyes out but he was fast asleep in his pram and remained asleep the whole time!

flutterby_lil

If you couldn't stand it maybe you should have left?

Gillyx

My parents were asked to leave a restaurant when I first learnt the word "Dad" as I liked to scream and shout it for hours at a time :rotfl:

Wouldn't dream of leaving a child who was clearly distressed in his/her pushchair screaming the place down while I "enjoyed" my meal, I'd try and do something about it.

gingin_2

Isn't this almost identical to the previous thread... People annoyed because other people's children are not behaving in a way that we expect them to and said child's parents did not deal with it in a satisfactory manner?

If I go out for dinner with my kids it's not going to be at a high end restaurant and I accept that there will be disruptions, although I do choose restaurants where I know that we will not be shoved together like sardines. If I eat out with just my husband then we go to restaurants where it is unlikely we will have that problem and I have no hesitation in quietly asking to move to a different table if we are near a big party of people/ young children so we can enjoy our dinner in comfort.

thunderbird

depends - what sort of restaurant was it?

moomoomama27

It wouldn't bother me, not much they can do really, if their meal has arrived, it's not fair on them to have to leave, or take it in turns while the meal gets cold. I would have eaten fast and got out of there, while attempting to soothe the baby one handed!

DKLS

Another reason why I dont go to a certain type of restaurant, I used to really enjoy our local carvery, great atmosphere, great food and good value for money, then it changed hands, and became a magnet for families, which most seem unable to control their offspring, now I go to a Gastro type pub for sunday lunch, it costs a little more but has the quiet enjoyment I desire, its not a child free restaurant by any means but the ones that do go, I dont notice as they are well behaved.

fannyanna

I also think it depends on the type of restaurant.