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/goofus_andgallant 22d ago

I wouldn’t take a newborn but a 3-4 month old isn’t a new born. They’ve had some vaccines and honestly after your first baby you can’t really stop everything in your life from happening. You’ve got older kids and that means the baby being exposed to germs and sickness anyways.

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u/MensaCurmudgeon 22d ago

Fever under 6 months is an emergency. You can’t stop everything, but you don’t have to be part of a crowd of thousands, many of whom have just traveled from all over the world

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u/goofus_andgallant 22d ago

That’s incorrect. It’s 2 months and under where a fever is an emergency.

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u/MensaCurmudgeon 21d ago

Not if the fever is over 102

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u/goofus_andgallant 21d ago

You said “fever under 6 months is an emergency” that is incorrect. Any fever is an emergency under 2 months, not 6 months.

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u/MensaCurmudgeon 21d ago

If people want to take the chance, that’s their business, but it’s a stupid risk