Ride on lawnmower too loud for a bub?

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October 24th, 2012, 08:53 PM
LuluHB

Ride on lawnmower too loud for a bub?

We have a new baby - a beautiful, bright red ride on lawnmower. He was ordered a few weeks ago and given the snake I saw yesterday he hasn't arrived a second too soon.

Just wondering if he would be too noisy for me to do the mowing while carrying DD3 in the ergo. We have so much garden that I need to deal with and there is only just so much that I can get done while she's sleeping (both from a time and cleanliness perspective), and at this age she doesn't amuse herself for very long at all while she's awake, so it would be fantastic if I could at least mow the grass while she's up and about.

I wouldn't consider using ear protection myself while using him, but I'm conscious of her hearing being more delicate than mine - notwithstanding how loudly she can screech and scream when she wants to :o Thoughts?
October 24th, 2012, 09:04 PM
HotI

my toddler needs ear muffs when she goes on the ride on. i don't know how a baby would handle it.
October 24th, 2012, 09:29 PM
Phteven

I think you would need itty, bitty ear muffs.
Or those shapeable ear plugs.
October 24th, 2012, 09:32 PM
LimeSlice

You can buy baby ear muffs...I would grab some and see how she goes with a pair.
October 24th, 2012, 09:59 PM
LuluHB

Do you know from where Lime? I remember seeing some on a website while doing the cloth nappy hunt but for the life of me I cant' remember what site it was
October 25th, 2012, 06:50 AM
ladybirdflies

You can get them from Nature's Child I think? But remember that the noise isn't the only thing that will affect her. THe vibration of the machine will also be going through her body.
October 25th, 2012, 06:59 AM
~ Zarava Flutterby ~

I would pop ear muffs on.
DD1 doesn't mind the sound at all but DD2 at 2.5 complains if she is too close to it.

I had seen them but i think it was Pumpkin Patch and that would have been winter.
October 25th, 2012, 07:04 AM
sahbear

Definitely Ear Muffs would be the best thing, ear plugs would be quite uncomfortable for them - I used them when we took take DS to the formula 1.
October 25th, 2012, 07:32 AM
Eenee

Will inbox you
October 25th, 2012, 10:32 AM
LuluHB

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You can get them from Nature's Child I think? But remember that the noise isn't the only thing that will affect her. THe vibration of the machine will also be going through her body.

I was actually hoping that would be putting her to sleep!! Will see how she goes Hopefully she'll like it. If not, I can see some pretty weird crop circles coming on . . .

Thanks everyone
October 25th, 2012, 09:16 PM
~Kim~

Wrigglebots sells them. Got some funky prints too :D