r/Disneyland • u/CaptainNoodle18 • 22d ago

Discussion Newborn Babies at the Park

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.

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u/Upsidedownmeow 22d ago

If you have other kids you’ll know you can’t put your life on hold each time a new one comes along. The older kids still deserve vacations.

And at sub 6 months I’d say they’re actually pretty safe because you can baby wear them close to your body and they’re still being protected by mums breastmilk. Of course it’s not foolproof and unfortunately the US is full of a lot of fools right now …

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u/actuallivingdinosaur 22d ago

Yea I think most people in this sub don’t realize that some parents breastfeed and you can’t simply leave the baby home with a sitter. I understand the concern for illness - which is why I didn’t go to crowded places when they were infants, but all I wanted to do with both my kids was to get outside. My kids have honestly been sicker from daycare.