I've experienced both. I'll take the crying baby over the obese next door neighbor. At least one can put on headphones and drown out the baby with music.
I would take 3 babies over a fatso.
babies eventually fall asleep.
Not the ones that sit near me, they don't.
If you want to know where the crying babies will be on a flight -- just ask me my seat number.

I know what you mean!