"Nobody is more bothered by a baby's crying than the parents," she said.
But then, pretty early on in the game, a friend gave me some advice I took to heart. "Nobody is more bothered by a baby's crying than the parents," she said. "And if they are, that's their problem." When you think about it, this insight is really true. When a baby cries in public, I hardly even notice it. But when your own child is crying, it's literally all you can think about. So, I've since adjusted my mindset. I couldn't live in fear of a tantrum, so I stopped worrying about one occuring. This only improved with age as Ellie emerged from the newborn months as a happy, more predictable, and mostly smiley baby. The moral of the story: Babies cry, and that's OK! No one is going to judge you for being a neglectful or bad parent if your baby is crying in public.