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In reply to the discussion: Wedding etiquette poll [View all]haele
(12,581 posts)22. Three week old wouldn't be too bad. Three months old, now...
Our 9-month old grandbaby lives with us, so the fussiness experiance is still fresh. Amelia wasn't very fussy at all until she was about six weeks old. At three weeks, she was sleeping most of the time. The majority of her noise until two months old were more of a "coo" or slightly loud "ahhwhanhhh" than actual screaming.
As long as the three week old gets fed beforehand, you probably won't even know he or she is there.
From about three months through about eight months, I'd probably look to getting a sitter for a formal meal. You never know when they'll get colicky or they will begin a teething cycle.
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I think you did/wrote the correct thing. Some people are not bothered by a screaming, poopy baby...
BlueJazz
Jul 2012
#11
It's as much about the presence of the baby (quiet or not) becoming the focus of the dinner table
mnhtnbb
Jul 2012
#15
She's not joining the family--she IS my brother's only daughter and has 4 brothers.
mnhtnbb
Jul 2012
#49
If ya have a kid, stay the heck home and take care of it. BOTH do not HAVE to attend.
benld74
Jul 2012
#23