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“Please keep the baby’s crying down—it’s too loud” ... Post-it Note Left at the Home of a 50-Day-Old Baby [What Do You Think?]

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2026-11-06 13:25:01
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2026-11-06 13:25:01
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[Financial News]  A story has emerged about parents raising a 50-day-old baby who received a note from a neighbor asking them to keep it down because the baby’s crying was too loud.
On the 4th, a post titled “How to Deal With Complaints About a Newborn’s Crying in an Apartment” appeared on Blind, an anonymous online community for office workers.
Person A, who said they were raising a 50-day-old baby, said, “The baby doesn’t cry much,” adding, “There’s about 30 minutes of intense crying between 5 and 7 p.m., and the baby sleeps through the night from 7 or 8 p.m., so it’s fairly quiet at night.”
They continued, “When the baby wakes up in the morning, they cry for about 20 minutes between 8 and 9, and otherwise cry for a minute or two while I prepare formula. Of course, the baby fusses a little sometimes, but I got a Post-it note saying the crying was too loud and asking me to keep it down. I don’t know which unit it came from; it was probably from a neighbor next door or on the floor above or below,” they confided.
Person A said, “It’s not as if I’m making the baby cry on purpose, but I know it’s a nuisance to other people.” They added, “Trying to keep the baby from crying doesn’t mean I can actually stop it. I do try to keep the baby from crying as much as possible, but I don’t know what to do.”
They sought advice, saying, “I can’t move, so if anyone knows of a way or a product to keep the sound from leaking out, please recommend it.”
Netizens who came across the story had mixed reactions. 
Some netizens responded, “Isn’t it natural for a baby to cry? Just ignore it,” and “People have become so coldhearted.” Others commented, “Didn’t the neighbor ask them to keep it down because it was bothering them? They should apologize, ask for understanding, and be considerate of each other,” and “Everyone has their own circumstances, so they may not understand and may have been putting up with a lot.”
One netizen advised, “When the bathroom door is open, the sound travels up through it and makes the baby cry. Try closing the bathroom door if it’s open.”
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