How do you feel about a newborn going to a funeral ?

2016-01-11 5:26 pm
My family was called home on Thursday to say our final goodbyes to my grandmother ( she raised me) and she died on Saturday... Her funeral is this Saturday. I had my baby on December 22 so she's still a newborn. All of my family and family friends (that I trust enough to watch my baby) have said that they are going to the funeral and the people that aren't I don't know them.. Is it inappropriate to take her to the funeral ? Would you take your baby to a funeral ? Should I sit in the back so that I can exit quickly if she starts crying ?

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2016-01-11 5:28 pm
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No, by all means go. She raised you. how ever you feel comfontable on where to sit
2016-01-11 5:29 pm
Sit in the back for a quick exit. Also speak to the funeral home directors when you go (any employee there) about where you can go for quiet space to be with your baby. Some funeral homes have quiet spots for mom and kids.
參考: sorry for your loss
2016-01-11 5:29 pm
not a smart move
2016-01-14 8:15 am
My cousin's father died when her daughter was six weeks old. I was 18 at the time, and she asked me if I would hold her daughter for her out in the lobby of the funeral home during the funeral, so she could focus and say goodbye to her father.

I was happy to do that for her - do you have a relative who might be willing to hold your daughter?
2016-01-11 8:49 pm
Newborns in general go where mom goes, and if it means to a funeral, then so be it. No one should give you any hard time about it. Sit near the back or near a side exit so that if baby gets squawking and you can't settle her right down you could step into a vestibule or somewhere else. I certainly wouldn't miss the funeral of the person who raised me. Go, and you and your baby will be fine. Don't pass her around so that she is not exposed to every germ in the place. So sorry for your loss.
2016-01-11 7:34 pm
My DD and niece both came to a funeral as newborns. It was their great aunt and great grandmother who had a love and joy for children. Our family is hugely children oriented. In our case, it was not only appropriate, but had meaning. They were also two of the most contented babies I have ever seen, but even if they did cry it wouldn't be an issue.

I realize some churches and funerals are super conservative and have almost a stuck up environment. Funerals in the US, for example (or from what I have seen before) are very serious everyone in black crying quietly type of funerals, which is usually not the case in Canada where we see 'Celebration of Life funerals'. It is 100% your best judgment.
2016-01-14 5:05 am
NO WAY.
2016-01-13 4:02 am
I would do exactly what you said, take the baby maybe sit in the back. unless you have a baby that does not cry much then sit in the front. Baby is part of the family also..

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