Do crying babies in church bother you?

Crying babies anywhere usually annoy me, except a nursery

No I’m never there, So it doesn’t bother me at all..

At my church, families with small children sit in the last few rows to make it easy to sneak out if necessary. And our former pastor had the nicest outlook! He said, “The sound of a fussy little one is proof that our church is growing.” It was his way of encouraging patience with the youngest members.

Only if they are not taken out and promptly thrashed for their lack of self control…What next crapping in their pants and demanding to be breastfed?

Yes.

No. I kept my son with me when we went to church, he was very young and I did not want to leave him with strangers. If he got too fussy to manage, I would go out to the hall.
Babies cry, it’s what they do. They have a right to be out in public. Cell phones annoy me though, because you can keep it on but put it on vibrate.

In my church, we have a nursery in the basement, with a live feed. The Mothers don’t miss anything, and the congregation is not disturbed.

crying babies is not a problem. love it and embrace it! it just says that your church is growing and generating. if babies are there, it means the ministry is strong and you don’t plan on goin’ nowhere.

next step: build a nursery within. it is a sign of growth!

I haven’t been to a church in a long time so I don’t know that is going on there at the moment. I’m not a big fan of crying babies in restaurants or movie theaters. It’s not very pleasant when people on cell phones have loud, extended conversations in theaters and restaurants also.

speaking of being annoying babies, I hate when there’s babies and their grandmother or mothers (whatever the relation is) are in a waiting room or sitting down eating and They’re talking loudly to the baby, As if the infant knows what they’re saying, Like the adult is purposely trying to get attention from other people, I hate that.

lol @Lothloriengaladriel i think i might be guilty of having adult conversations with my child. i always get self concious that people are listening and think i’m crazy for talking to him, so i do it quietly.

@DrBill Our church has the same thing. But there’s always one family who thinks it’s ok for THEIR kid to bawl & talk loud & to stay in the sanctuary. I’m not afraid to turn around & pointedly look at them.

Cells phones aren’t a problem. People do have the sense to turn them off. Now if they’d just turn off their kids!

@jbfletcherfan

Our deacons redirect babes-in-arms before they get in.

About the phones and crying all together, it doesn’t bother me. Though I goto a mosque because I am muslim.

Though, I would imagine whoever is speaking at the service would be disturbed.

I would rather not go to church, than leave my child in a nursery. I think it’s ridiculous that a church would try to force people to do that. And people who think it’s rude to want your child with you, are just as selfish.

(if mine had a live feed, i would have no issue with leaving him at a young age. he’s at an age now that i would be okay with leaving him, but not below a year, especially if i were breastfeeding.)

@DrBill good plan. I wish our’s went that far.

@casheroo

Mothers don’t leave their children, they stay with them. We tried having someone take care of the kids, but ended up with 3 attendants caring for 15 kids. So now the Mothers take care of their own.

It bothers me that we have a hard time incorporating children into the important rituals in our lives. We feel like we have to separate them off, because they will annoy everyone else. For such a child-centric society, we don’t think very much of children.

If we changed so that we accepted babies and kids, and everyone could talk to the kids and help with them and discipline them when necessary; if there really were a village raising a child, then maybe our society would change, and people wouldn’t be so uptight about kids and the messy side of life.

I can’t hear all that racket from here so no, it doesn’t bother me a bit!

they bother me anywhere

Crying babies in church don’t bother me at all. Our church has a nursery where some of the babies go, but others go into church with parents. If they cry, so what? We have a small church that is very family-oriented, and the pastor has a microphone, so, as others have said, it is a sign that the church is growing. In addition, I like babies, having raised a couple of them, and I enjoy seeing and hearing them. Our church is rather like the village daloon is speaking of – where everyone in the church can help hold, feed or quiet a baby or a toddler.

They do bother me in the movies, where I have paid good money to hear the soundtrack, and the movie does not benefit the baby in any way and is not a baby I know personally.

And cell phones in church (and movies) bother me because the owner of the device knows how to set it to vibrate or, better yet, turn it off, but has chosen to place themselves and their business above everyone else.

Praying people, priests, and the people with the collection baskets bother me when I am in church…

Babies crying are just a sign of new and future believers, it’s the toddler that got me on Sunday. The grandma, who has a 8 year old, allowed the 3year old to continue reading her color book outloud throughout the entire service.

Since it bugged me so much, I wanted to see how others felt. I am a memeber of my Parish Council, so I have no problem saying something, which I did, and after the service it took me an extra 20 minutes to leave the church. The next service was beginning and people were still approaching me.

I imagine in this day and age where everyone stays in their own little place, it really didn’t effect her what people were saying. OR maybe, she just doesn’t care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Skippy

In a case like this, it is a waist of time to bring a child who will get nothing from the service, and takes away from others around them.

@Skippy yes, I agree, there is a difference in crying infants & disruptive toddlers. In that situation, it was the grandmother’s fault. That’s the thing I was talking about.

@daloon I don’t think not liking disruptive kids in church is not incorporating them in the service. I see families every Sunday that have taught their kids to have respect for church & to sit still & shut up. But when I have a kid behind me kicking the pew & talking out loud & mom & dad do nothing about it, I have BIG problem with that. That’s clearly the parents’ fault. The kid doesn’t know any better. I go to church to find some peace & quite time, pray for family & friends, sing, see people I love & get a meaningful message from the sermon. If I wanted to hear a disruptive kid act out, I’d go to the mall!

@drbill I second that motion!!!

@Lothloriengaladriel Do you actually feel that a mother talking to her baby in public is seeking attention? Should a baby be ignored because it can’t vocalize like you or I? How else is a baby going to learn?

@casheroo Talk to your baby! It’s not crazy. :)