Several of you have spoken up about the difficulties of hearing the=
speaker
when a baby is exceeding loud and mother ignores same.
I will add my 2=A2 from the speakers' perspective. I have had lots=
of
experience speaking above baby noises, happy and unhappy. One day,=
While
doing a session at a conference, I neded up holding one 10-mo old=
on my hip
because she asked to be picked up, mother did not seem to emerge=
from the
audience and it kept her happier trying to get at the mike than
comoplaining in a whiny sort of way.
However it can be extremely distracting for a baby, partiuclalry=
unhappy
one, to be sounding off while trying to put thoughts together or=
be heard.
At our conferences (ones my partner and I put on), we ask that mothers=
tend
to their babies in order to keep them happy. In arms ones are welcome;=
in
fact, we love to see them, as they provide perfect models for certain=
sorts
of thing. (like showing that you can cupfeed a small one, with mother's
agreement, of course and always her milk only).
I believe the issue is less the baby's activities than the mother's.=
If she
takes her baby out when the volume starts to go up, everyone wins.=
Most
mothers know that they will probably hear less than they prefer when=
baby
comes along, but her loss should not also translate into everyone=
else's
loss.
I hope I have not offended, but those are my views. Now, if any=
of us are
at a conference whre mom is ignoring baby sounds, perhaps we should=
be
courageous and suggest that baby might be happier for a while some=
other
place while others listen! (just a thought)
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