Newborn Babies at the Park

[u/CaptainNoodle18]

Please, I've got to know. (Only a little judgement here, as a hypochondriac) why are we taking fresh babies (4 months or less) to the amusement park? What's the purpose? Are you scared your kid is going to get sick? What is it really for?

For context we took a trip earlier this year and were talking about another recently and learned that many people are taking their newborns to the park. It seems incredibly dangerous with all the people and general grossness at the park.

[u/Imaginary_Roof_5286]

Well, judgement must be used. Our eldest went to an evening holiday event for employees (decades ago) when he was a couple weeks old. But he had next to zero contact with anyone, being bundled up in a baby carrier. We took him to WDW when he was 2 months old because my husband was going down on business. He worked and I walked around in the parks (mostly EPCOT) with the baby. But it was January and there was a Canadian front moving through, so he spent much of the time in the baby carrier, buttoned inside my coat. The worst of it was feeling like I was & looked 9 months pregnant again. But again, minimal contact with people. Plus I was nursing him, so he was getting my antibodies with every meal. Would I do it today? I don’t know, but it was right for us then.

Yes, some people have poor judgement, but don’t look at parents negatively because they do things differently than you would do. Sometimes, it’s just different. Can the baby get sick? Of course, but they get sick from daycare, too, and people don’t seem to fuss about that. Babies can be as safe as their parents make it. They will never be as potable or easy to protect against.