OK, now please don't jump on me for this because I believe it to be inappropriate as well.....but my friends are going to Las Vegas in May. They are staying that the Las Vegas Hilton. The Hilton does not have day care or any child services.

They'd like to know what they can do with their 4 month old. They want to do some gambling, shopping, eating etc. They don't want to spend their entire trip there in the hotel room watching Alexis. Does anyone know of any services or day care in Vegas (near the Hilton) to watch their baby.

Put it on Red 16 and hope for the best?

I know a friend of a friend that opened the LV phone book under babysitting and found someone there. Apparently they have done that quite a few times and find the service to be quite reliable. Not that I would recommend that, but... if you're desperate. Those services are bonded and insured or something like that. She said that the lady brought things to do with her kids.

Of course, most of the shopping malls etc., do allow babies, even in LV! There are several nice shopping areas, of which the nicest is probably the Forum Shops at Caeser's Palace. It's kid friendly and has some interesting visual stuff the baby might like.
There is a local babysitting service called Nannies and Grannies that people have recommended; should be in the yellow pages. Most but not all the restaurants are baby friendly but of course babies are never welcome in the casino.....

Put it on Red 16 and hope for the best?
And if it lands on Red 16, what do they win? ANOTHER 4 month old? Hardly a winning situation!

No action on the baby. Recommend you bet cash or chips instead.

However, there is an apocryphal story of a nursing mother who played roulette and whose bosom fell out of her brassiere. The bosom (and the ball) landed on 00. The pit boss said, "Pay the young lady 35 quarts of milk."

i feel for that baby having to grow up with such great parents
i sure wish my parents took me to vegas to breath in some of that fresh casino air and then pull a name out of the phonebook to leave me with
THANKS MOM AND DAD
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The only semi-civil suggestion I could make would be to book a no-smoking room and then to take turns escaping from their responsibility, assuming they're of legal age to gamble. :td:

We always brought Grandma when kid was that young.

I remember when I was about 8.
My brother was about 6. Thats about 1960
Parents were out of town somewhere.
Grandma was watching us. Or supposed to be.

My Grandma would drive to LV downtown from LA.
Leave us in the car behind the 4 Queens from Midnight to 5:00am
Telling us to keep the car locked and stay down. Go to sleep.
Then she would drive back at 5:00AM
Telling us not to tell Mom and Dad.

Try that now and you get 3-5 years in jail.

bltserv

This is a funny thread.

All kidding aside, I didn't leave my kids for that length of time when they were that age. But I did occasionally loose the surly bonds of motherhood for an hour or two, and something I found quite useful (in addition to Camp Grandma) when my kids were little was a babysitting co-op. We took turns with several other couples watching the kids.

Maybe find a like minded couple and trade weekends. I personally wouldn't leave the little urchins for a weekend with people until they had done an evening or two with them, but if these folks must travel for fun away from their children ( I am trying very hard not to ask why did they have them in the first place?) then some kind of reciprocal arrangement would be nice.

My ability to travel now that the "baby" is turning 21 this weekend is all the sweeter for not having been able to do it so freely for many years.

What about bringing their babysitter from home with them???? The sitter at least gets to be in Vegas and go on a trip, and they have someone they know to watch the child. People do it all the time with their babysitters and nannies. Certainly better than picking up the yellow pages and finding someone.

Try that now and you get 3-5 years in jail.

Oh, is Ms. Spears in Vegas now?

I travelled extensivly with the family that I used to babysit for when I was in high school and some in college.

It works out well. You get to be paid to go on a trip and the family gets you to take care of the urchins.

However, I do not reccomend taking 4 kids and 1 babysitter to Costa Rica for 3 weeks. I thought I was going to go psycho on the kids.

Drop them off at Grandma's house.

I've definitely tried to talk them out of it, but they are still going to Vegas with the baby. The good news is that Grandma and Grandpa will now be going too. The bad news is that Grandma and Grandpa also like to gamble.

They're thinking about taking shifts watching her. First being in the room, sitting by the pool (if it's not too hot in May) and taking her to the shopping mall. Then maybe just one day they might have a rent a nanny come to the room to give them a break.

Still sounds bad to me....thanks for all your thoughts. I think my favorite is putting the baby on Red 16 and hoping for the best :)

Put it on Red 16 and hope for the best?

Was thinking the same, except 29 black is my number! Let him ride!

I've definitely tried to talk them out of it, but they are still going to Vegas with the baby. The good news is that Grandma and Grandpa will now be going too. The bad news is that Grandma and Grandpa also like to gamble.

They're thinking about taking shifts watching her. First being in the room, sitting by the pool (if it's not too hot in May) and taking her to the shopping mall. Then maybe just one day they might have a rent a nanny come to the room to give them a break.

Still sounds bad to me....thanks for all your thoughts. I think my favorite is putting the baby on Red 16 and hoping for the best :)

We have the opposite problem with our daughter and daughter-in-law. We had to work hard to qualify to look after their children even for a couple of hours at first, and that includes walkie-talkies on cruise ships and cellphones elwewhere. Based on that and our own experiences raising three children, it's hard for me to imagine or empathize with parents of a four-month-old who would consider farming the baby out in the way you originally suggested.

Given the desires of these parents, you've received some good suggestions. We took a babysitter along with us when I was Best Man at my brother's wedding more than 30 years ago so our two little ones wouldn't be inflicted on the reception and vice versa. As the cycle goes around we have now traveled to Florida, Mexico, and on two cruises with as many as all three of our grandchildren (currently ages 4,2, and 1) and their four parents. On cruises, they enjoy their early-seating dinner while we spoil their kids and then we eat at the second sitting. It shouldn't ordinarily be a problem for parents and grandparents to eat at most Vegas buffets with the baby in tow. That can be an easier age than when they get just a little bit older, and the same goes for flying. ;)

It's a wonderful experience for us to look after our grandkids (and knowing we'll be handing 'em back) and I would hope the grandpa and grandma of this four-month-old enjoy the opportunity to be useful again so much that they won't be lured by the sounds of "Jack Pot Parrrty..." or shopping.

Too bad you can't go along - you obviously really care! ^

vegas is not for kids of any age
or is it
they need to learn about drinking
smoking
gambling
hookers
drinking
drinking
and drinking
what a great place to take a baby or warp a young kids mind
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i feel for that baby having to grow up with such great parents
i sure wish my parents took me to vegas to breath in some of that fresh casino air and then pull a name out of the phonebook to leave me with
THANKS MOM AND DAD
:td: :td: :td: :confused:

vegas is not for kids of any age
or is it
they need to learn about drinking
smoking
gambling
hookers
drinking
drinking
and drinking
what a great place to take a baby or warp a young kids mind
:confused: :confused:



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Thanks for the trolling, non-helpful posts!

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Thanks for the trolling, non-helpful posts!

leave any baby or child under 18 at home and if that does not work the parents should stay a home
vegas is a adult playground
some people need more help than one can give
and you are quite welcome for my thoughts

Back to helpful posts ;) :D

Call the hotel, talk to the concierge, and find out if the hotel has a list of babysitters or services they recommend. Those are probably bonded, and better than just picking a name out of the yellow pages.

While some don't agree w/ taking children of any age to Vegas, the OP's friends are probably not the first to do so/first the hotel has seen.

Cheers.

And if it lands on Red 16, what do they win? ANOTHER 4 month old? Hardly a winning situation!

Well, actually, it would be worse than that.... 35:1 odds... 35 additional 4 month olds. Better stick to the even money bets if you're wagering the offspring. :p

Leave it at home.

Leave it at home.


thank you for the helpful post
and a thoughtfull and reasonable one at that ;) :D

For the trolls on this thread, can you explain what the difference is on taking a 4 month old on a vacation to Orlando or Vegas is?

Is it okay to take a 4 month old to Orlando and leave it with a sitter, and not Vegas? Does the 4 month old care where they are, as long as they are being cared for?

Is it your theory that since it is Vegas the 4 month old will see Hookers, Booze, Gambling and all the bad things the world has to offer and be scared for life?

Have you ever had a 4 month old?

For the trolls on this thread, can you explain what the difference is on taking a 4 month old on a vacation to Orlando or Vegas is?

Is it okay to take a 4 month old to Orlando and leave it with a sitter, and not Vegas? Does the 4 month old care where they are, as long as they are being cared for?

Is it your theory that since it is Vegas the 4 month old will see Hookers, Booze, Gambling and all the bad things the world has to offer and be scared for life?

Have you ever had a 4 month old?

A few months ago our son was best man at a friend’s wedding, held at the Aladdin in Vegas. We were part of a party of about 30 family and friends, including our two-year-old granddaughter, who was one of the two magical little flower girls. She had a fabulous time, speaking as one (since you've posed the rhetorical question) who has been the father of three four-month-olds of his own and now the grandfather of three more. I don’t think she was corrupted at all, other than being fawned over even more than usual, but she had a lot of familar familial company.

Speaking from that perspective, along with more than 30 years of experience in public education where I saw and dealt with the results of bad parenting on a daily basis, I’m undoubtedly being judgmental in having reservations about parents of a four-month-old already so eager for a break that they’re looking for strangers to look after their baby in Las Vegas, Orlando, or anywhere else.

The OP might as well have been a troll, in terms of getting a rise out of a dinosaur like me, for painting a picture of two parents so in need of a break away from their kid after four entire months - give me a break. :p

ALL: After reading through this thread, I must say that there are responses that are better left unsaid, or, if you want to have a discussion of child rearing practices, parental fitness, etc., etc., then take it to OMNI.

Civil thoughts in response to the original poster's question are welcome. Other kinds of posts are not.

Thanks.

cblaisd
Senior Moderator

For the trolls on this thread, can you explain what the difference is on taking a 4 month old on a vacation to Orlando or Vegas is?

Is it okay to take a 4 month old to Orlando and leave it with a sitter, and not Vegas? Does the 4 month old care where they are, as long as they are being cared for?

Is it your theory that since it is Vegas the 4 month old will see Hookers, Booze, Gambling and all the bad things the world has to offer and be scared for life?

Have you ever had a 4 month old?


i forgot that Orlando was founded on gambling,drinking ,and hookers
and i think it would be in just as poor judgment to take a baby or young child to a similar place in Fl or any other state
i think Fredd has a little differant situation with a wedding so having more family around to give the child the attention they need and deserve
you don't have to look hard to see a couple pushing a infant through a smoke filled casino and that is going to be the case when just going to your room in all but a few of the properties some will linger there to long playing a slot machine until management pushes them on
it would be your child so it is up to you but i would not take my child into a place like that
i guess it just has to do with one's standards and to each his own