Taking newborn to restaurant in DC

[Anonymous]

Be sure to leave stroller at home. Many places won’t allow for or store them. Maybe a snap & go...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it kind of unusual that this is your third kid and you don’t know you can eat out with a newborn! What did you do with your previous kids?

Maybe I had a live-in nanny. How is this relevant ?

It’s not, I just find it odd.

[Anonymous]

Pro tip- if you turn a high chair upside down, you can place a car seat in it.

My general rule of thumb is if the restaurant has high chairs or booster seats then there’s no problem bringing a newborn, otherwise call the restaurant and ask.

[Anonymous]

I take my newborn all the time into fancy restaurants. He's never cried and the worst that happened was he had to nurse under his cover. My 2 year old also goes to fancy restaurants and behaves properly without an iPad.

Btw, these restaurants won't have changing tables and many won't have height chairs.

[Anonymous]

Another option is to go out for brunch

[Anonymous]

We did this all the time before DD was about 4 months old! Enjoy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take my newborn all the time into fancy restaurants. He's never cried and the worst that happened was he had to nurse under his cover. My 2 year old also goes to fancy restaurants and behaves properly without an iPad.

Btw, these restaurants won't have changing tables and many won't have height chairs.

Congrats. No one asked you how well behaved your precious toddler is

[Anonymous]

Newborn, go for it. We brought our newborn everywhere and enjoyed many a really nice dinner out. The restaurant might make it a little "difficult" (we don't have high chairs is an excuse I've heard), but at that age, you don't need a high chair, except to turn it upside down as a PP said. Now that my son is 17 months old, it's way more work and we pick our places a bit more carefully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it kind of unusual that this is your third kid and you don’t know you can eat out with a newborn! What did you do with your previous kids?

Maybe I had a live-in nanny. How is this relevant ?

It’s not, I just find it odd.

I thought it was super odd as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pro tip- if you turn a high chair upside down, you can place a car seat in it.

My general rule of thumb is if the restaurant has high chairs or booster seats then there’s no problem bringing a newborn, otherwise call the restaurant and ask.

Not safe.

https://www.babycenter.com/400_is-it-safer-to-flip-a-restaurant-high-chair-upside-down-for_2860611_670.bc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pro tip- if you turn a high chair upside down, you can place a car seat in it.

My general rule of thumb is if the restaurant has high chairs or booster seats then there’s no problem bringing a newborn, otherwise call the restaurant and ask.

Not safe.

https://www.babycenter.com/400_is-it-safer-to-flip-a-restaurant-high-chair-upside-down-for_2860611_670.bc

+1 - my friend's baby fell out of one. He was strapped into his car seat and was fine, but after seeing it happen I would never do that again.

[Anonymous]

Turn the high chair upside down and you can put your carseat right on it.
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turn the high chair upside down and you can put your carseat right on it.
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Dammit:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turn the high chair upside down and you can put your carseat right on it.
<img>http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3199/1253/320/Picture%20127.0.jpg</img>

Dammit:

aaaand, never mind just saw above

[Anonymous]

Took NB to a lot of restaurants. Typically slept through the whole meal. No one had an issue. I kept the carseat on the floor, partially under the table. Never called ahead either. Much less stressful than taking a toddler or a young kid. Oh and definitely go earlier. There are less people and staff tend to be more patient earlier in their shift.