Baby at Mass

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medaroge said:
go to Mass. If she fusses, nurse her. 🙂
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I have to add my voice to the chorus here. Of course you can bring your baby to Mass. Hopefully, you’ll start to notice all the other babies in church that you might not have noticed before you were a mother yourself. At 3 months, she’ll probably be pretty content. It gets a little tougher as they get older, but there is nothing wrong with taking a baby or toddler out for a bit. Sometimes, you might find that you have to take the baby or toddler out for the whole Mass. That’s ok. Just keep going and keep bringing the baby. It is worth it!
 
Bring the baby!😃

Don’t worry about her making baby sounds.

The priest saying mass used to make baby sounds!
 
Yes, bring the baby. Remember, Jesus said let the children come to me. Just be prepared with what you need. My mother told me she took me to Mass as a baby but did not tell me anything about what I did then, and the baby book thing she wrote in that I was taken to Xmas Eve Mass for my 1st Xmas and was good in church… 😃
 
First of all, congratulations on your little one!

It’s absolutely fine to bring baby to Mass. In my church, we have a 10am family Mass, where there are loads of children of all ages (gets a bit noisy!) and a 12 solemn sung Mass where there are usually a couple of babies, and no one minds if they make a noise, but they are usually pretty quiet (well, from where I sit, anyway).

Actually I love to hear the sound of a baby babbling away.

God bless
 
Please take your dear little baby to Mass so he/she can receive the blessings of God at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist!

I didn’t go back to church until my daughter was 3, but when my son came along a couple of years later, I nursed him (discreetly) during Mass many, many times. I do find it is easier for a baby to attend a Mass earlier in the day, when they may be better rested. Evening liturgies were sometimes difficult.

Also, you may find many willing and loving arms ready to rock or cuddle your baby. In my case, it was often godparents, but not always.
 
A lot of this depends on the parish, and which mass it is.

Although I’m Anglo, I sometimes attend the Hispanic mass at our parish. Talk about kids! It seems like there are hundreds of them! They’re all over the place, going up and down the aisles, fussing, crying, and everyone accepts it. I really have to admire our Latino brethren for the way they celebrate life.

Find a good mass for families, and by all means take your baby.

She’ll be older before you know it; treasure these times. My kids are teenagers.

God bless… - Rob in Oregon
 
I take my toddler and baby to church and the toddler drives us nuts. But we wouldn’t have it any other way.
 
Would you rather . . . .

(A) Never go to Mass until your child is grown up (or only occasionally when there’s a child-care option); or
(B) Go to Mass every Sunday with your child, stepping out occasionally when she acts up or needs a diaper change?
Bring your baby! If anyone says she’s too loud for Mass, ask them whether they’re willing to stick around and watch her during the next Mass while you worship. 😃
 
As someone who has a very low tolerence for noise at Mass, particularly when it comes to kids, I STRONGLY encourage you to take your child to Mass with you. If she gets fussy or starts crying, just take her outside for a time until she calms down. My only suggestions are to try to sit near the door so that it is easier to get her out if it becomes a problem and to consider wearing shoes that don’t make noise. In my previous parish we had stone floors, and the sounds of wooden shoes echoing across the room was just as bad or worse then any kid crying. 😃

When she gets a little older perhaps you could consider starting to teach her what the Mass is about. A couple we knew had 4 very young kids that knew all about the Mass, were respectful, and quiet. When we asked them how they did it, they said that they watched the Mass on EWTN at home almost every day and taught them what was going on, how to act, practiced genuflecting and bowing, etc. so that they would be able to act appropriately and understand the Mass on Sundays. It seemed to work wonderfully for them and may be worth consideration for you and your daughter.

God Bless, and I hope you can get back to Mass soon and feel comfortable.

Peace,
 
Take your baby to Mass. Children are the Church’s future and their greatest gift.

Type the following into Google.

“Avoiding Mass Hysteria – Teaching Children to Behave in Church by Elizabeth Ficocelli”

So wish I had this article when my children were young. We might have avoided a few mistakes along the way.

Take your baby to Mass. One priest put it this way “There are too many babies voices that are silenced. A crying baby is a blessing.”

My daughter was so loud during her own baptism that Father Steve plucked her out of my arms and continued the Sacrament prayers while rocking her and speaking loudly over her squeals and shrieks. He was very impressed with her volume - told us that she was the only child to be louder than him! Until she was three I don’t think I heard a homily!

She now sings in the choir and is training to cantor - guess we should have seen that coming.
 
There was a song when I was little ( and protestant) It was called “Jesusu loves the little children” It goes into how He loves us all…a three month old or a 100 year old. We need to expose our children to the sacrifice of the Mass as early as possible. It’s really everyone who has a problem’s problem, as we were ALL 3 at one point and ALL cried too.The Church is NOT an exclusive club. there is a woman at my church who brings her down’s syndrome child to a Tridentine Mass everyweek without fail, so…GO!!🙂

God Bless!!
 
There seems to be a consensus among all of us who posted: Take her to mass!

When I hear a loud baby or see a fussy toddler, I avoid irritation by praying for them.

May God bless you and your little one. We can tell you’re already a good mom.
 
We have 3 kids with one on the way and have never missed a Mass and that includes out third child who was born on a Saturday. When I see my child for the first time I want to show them this world and in this world nothing is more beautiful than the Mass.
 
Take the baby, absolutely! Our first childs first experience of mass was Easter Vigil (about 3 hours long) only 2 days out of the hospital. She did fine and everybody loved her. When they get older, (ours are now 3 and 1 1/2) they can sometimes get restless. But if you don’t take them to mass, how will they ever come to enjoy and respect it and participate in it. Quite a few churches have either cry rooms or nurseries if the kids get a bit out of control. We actually prefer not to use the nursery because we don’t want to get the idea that going to mass is going to play time. Another thing you can try as they get older is a visit to the chapel before mass. We take our daughter in and quietly visit Jesus before mass. It helps set the tone. It does not always last, but it helps for sure. The Catholic church welcomes children. They are the future of the church.
 
I love, love, love seeing babies and children in Church. We need our children. We need our young mothers. We need to help in any way we can.
 
I wanted to get out of the house with both my kids as soon as possible after they were born as I could. DD is almost 23 months old. I gave birth to her on Friday night, was still in hospital because of her jaundice on Sunday so missed that week, but we were there with bells on the week following. DS is nearly 4 months… he was born Easter Monday. I brought him to church along with his sister when he was less than a week old.

We attend either one of the two churches in our small town. One is walking distance from home, but the further one has mass times that work better with feeding and bedtime schedules. 😉

When we go to the closer church, I like to walk if we have time. Unless we are bringing our elderly neighbour, then we drive. I’ve been with our stroller more than once. I just park it in the corner at the back. This church doesn’t have a crying room or child care so if my parents aren’t going to the same mass to give me a hand (DH isn’t of faith and has only attended mass 4 times in the 8 years we’ve been together), then I bring my Moby wrap for DS in case DD tries to get away or needs extra attention.

The further church has a crying room but I try to avoid it. One of the moms proclaims herself The Snack Lady and has a diaper bag full of snacks. Sure, great for keeping a kid quiet, but what does it really teach? “hungry at church? sure, bring a Big Mac!” (I don’t mean to offend anyone, I just don’t like my DD grazing on snacks at church.) This church has a little more space for moving around if DD gets antsy. It usually isn’t a problem though if we sit near the grand piano… she ❤️ the piano, or if Grandma and Grandpa are at church too.

Congrats on the wee one!
Don’t be afraid to go to church. Jesus was a baby once too.

PS. A tip for keeping a bottle warm at church (formula or pumped breast milk), either tuck it in your bra if there is room or in a carseat/stroller/push chair with your little one. Body temperature is the perfect temperature. 👍
 
Thank you so very much for all your replies and encouragement.
I will take my wee one with me on Sunday, and you know what I am looking forward to it!! 😛

Thanks again.
 
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