Anonymous wrote:Babies are in costumes are great, at least they won’t take the whole toy wagon of chocolate & candies (2 bags from Costco) we leave at porch all at once.

Each year when my kids were little, dh and I would take turns handing out candy. One of us would take our kids out, while the other one stayed home. When it was time to switch, we’d leave the candy bowl outside and meet up in the neighborhood. The candy was only unattended for a few minutes before the other parent returned, but we were usually cleaned out during that time. The only year I actually saw it happen, a group of parents were chatting on the sidewalk while a two year old at my door grabbed as many handfuls of candy as they could stuff in their bucket.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you giving out candy at your house?

That was what I was wondering too.

We moved to a very rural area in western MA. We basically live in the woods. I would love to live in a lively little neighborhood and hand out candy!

Are you OP? This is confusing if so. Where are you walking with this baby to to get a few pieces of candy if you live in a rural area without not many houses?

Yes I’m OP. So it’s a rural town, we live in the most rural part. However, there are 2 or so neighborhoods that are known for trick or treating.

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Anonymous wrote:When my kid was less than a year, we had him in costume with us giving out candy. We walked over to two neighbor we knew well just for fun.

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Most people with babies put them to bed, and hand out candy.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you giving out candy at your house?

That was what I was wondering too.

We moved to a very rural area in western MA. We basically live in the woods. I would love to live in a lively little neighborhood and hand out candy!

Are you OP? This is confusing if so. Where are you walking with this baby to to get a few pieces of candy if you live in a rural area without not many houses?

I want to see all the babies. And I buy enough candy to go around. New parents deserve all the candy in my book. Some of you people are joy thieves. As someone mentioned, experiencing Halloween as a FTP is exciting. I know it was for me— Halloween was always my favorite holiday and I struggled with infertility and had to do IVF. I couldn’t wait for my first Halloween with my little family!

Anonymous wrote:I have mixed feelings. We all know that candy is for you and not your baby so it’s kind of weird. At the same time if you came to my house, I would give you candy, and then give my husband a knowing look as soon as we would close the door.

This is such a transactional way to think. For a lot of people, holidays are about community building and shared fun. And when you have an infant, you spend a lot of time alone with them doing monotonous things. The holidays offer a chance to get out there and make an adorable memory. They are not coming for your candy stash!

OP, go make some cute memories!

We took the baby around the block, just to show off to the neighbors. I think we got a few beers from neighbors.

I'm all for it, babies in costume are adorable. Take some candy or don't, I don't give AF. Halloween rules.

We went around our block. When people answered the door, we’d say “we don’t want a treat, just showing off the baby!” And everyone oohed and aahed over him. They also all offered us candy but we declined. We had our own and knew we’d have leftovers. With second kid we brought her along in costume with her brother. Older brother took candy but we did not have a treat container for baby.

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Anonymous wrote:When my kid was less than a year, we had him in costume with us giving out candy. We walked over to two neighbor we knew well just for fun.

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That's one way. Any way is acceptable.

Please send your babies and dogs to my house too.

Anonymous wrote:When my kid was less than a year, we had him in costume with us giving out candy. We walked over to two neighbor we knew well just for fun.

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We took our older kid "trick or treating" to show her off to a handful of neighbors, but always declined the candy (except a few neighbors who insisted we take some).

Anonymous wrote:No. Not socially acceptable. I never understand people trick or treating just with a baby. I put them in the same bucket as people with "dog babies".

Bring your costumed dog baby to my house, too. I don’t discrimate! You people sound miserable.

Of course!! Babies in costumes are the cutest. When mine was about that age we literally cut a face sized hole in one of DH's white t-shirts and took her to a few neighbor's houses as a "ghost." It's fun to experience Halloween for the first time as a parent.