Do you take your LO with you?

krisim

So far I've only taken dd to the doctor's office and to daycare, and that's it.  It just seems like such a hassle to take her with me to get groceries or run errands since I have to bundle her all up and she doesn't particularly care for her carseat. Plus, I developed back pain while I was on maternity leave, so it's not fun to carry her around in her car seat. 

Am I the only one who hasn't taken their LO anywhere yet?

IEtoLA

I take her most places, but I usually have someone else with me too.  While she also doesn't like the carseat, she seems happy once we get going and are out and about.  She also seems to sleep/nap better when I get her out of the house.

bim38106

I lug both girls around everywhere. I think the only time I don't take them somewhere is when I got to the doctor/dentist for me. It's so much easier w/out them though...sometimes I do my grocery shopping after dinner so DH can stay with them. But usually, they come with me. And honestly, they're usually both pretty happy about getting out.

Mee83shell

He goes everywhere I go :-)  He loves being out and about.  In fact, last week when it was in the 40's we ventured to the mall together and just walked around for the afternoon.  He loved flirting with all the women that talked to him.  It was so much fun.  Sometimes it can be as hassle, especially in the cold weather, but he had fun and was exhausted afterward, so it was worth it.

ALittleBirdy

If I go somewhere, he goes.  He doesn't get a bottle, so we pretty much are together 24/7 and I don't mind it that way We get out, usually, every day.  You don't HAVE to carry her around in the infant seat.

evhamm

Sam goes almost everywhere with me (no choice really)... we used a babysitter when I went for my ultrasounds yesterday and when I had my dr's appt for ppd & my pelvic exam for dyspareunia. I use the travel system so it's not as hard on my back... I'm a master at using the stroller now. It helps me not have to visit the chiropractor as much.

A&K+J

I take DS pretty much everywhere with me. It's a PIA though b/c he's not a fan of the carseat plus it's heavy to lug around. I'm hoping it'll be more enjoyable once his Moby comes & I can start wearing him.

krisim

A&K+J:

I take DS pretty much everywhere with me. It's a PIA though b/c he's not a fan of the carseat plus it's heavy to lug around. I'm hoping it'll be more enjoyable once his Moby comes & I can start wearing him.

I got a Moby thinking that I could use that to take dd out and about, but she hates being in it, she really doesn't want anything touching her head!  Maybe when she's a bit older and has better neck/head control I can use it. 

briez01

DD pretty much goes everwhere I go. Except when im going to work. Occasioanlly I will make a quick stop before picking her up after work. She loves bieing out and about. She actually naps better when were out doing things.

FlaCourtney

I take him almost everywhere, mostly out of necessity, although I usually have my husband to help on the weekends. I try to group errands, so he's not constantly in and out of his car seat. We've gone out to brunch and lunch a couple of times but haven't gone out to dinner -- I can't figure out a good way to work it around his evening schedule and I don't want him to be ridiculously fussy and bother everyone else, so we just eat at home.

I'm lucky, though -- he likes his carseat and he seems interested in everything on our excursions.

ZAngel

DD hates the car so I try to leave her with DH when I go somewhere.  Although, I really don't get out much.  Every 2 weeks for grocery shopping and doctor appointments.... that's pretty much it.

water-fairy

I don't have any other choice, unless I can teach the cat to babysit. DS LOVES going to places!!

meg1974

DD loves going places. I try to take her with me on an errand at least once a week. She does fine in the car seat. It is a pain to take the carrier out of the car, but I don't have to lift it very long to get it in the base/stroller part (I have a travel system). I'll be happy when she can sit up on her own so I can just put her in the cart at the grocery store.

If I'm doing a full grocery run, I'll put her in the bjorn so I won't have to push the stroller and the grocery cart. She really likes that too.

AfterAll

I have never taken him food shopping.  If I have to go in and out of several places and it is cold then no, I don't take him because it is too much of a hassle and I leave him with my dad or MIL...otherwise, yes, I take him.

ivs112

DD goes pretty much everywhere we go. She loves being in her stroller and it really isn't that much of a pain. I always make sure to go out right after she's eaten so I don't have to worry about bringing 80 bottles and I've never had to change a diaper while out and about. Then again most of our trips are short, no more than 3-4 hours.

lovesazzie

I take Reid everywhere in the baby bjorn or his stroller.

Mila725

I take her out with me, otherwise, we would never leave the house!

orleyl

I take her everywhere. Yeah sometimes its a pain but I have no choice. And I refuse to sit home all day with her. So does well out, she loves people watching. But there is no cold weather here, which makes it easier and I dont have back problems.

heatherlane

I take him pretty much everywhere, but I do prefer to grocery shop alone so I do it when DH is home with LO or on my lunch break.

We like taking him "out" together, though, and he has done well at restaurants, BJ's, Wal-Mart, the mall, wherever so far.

mrsblt

Unless someone is home for him to stay with, he goes with me.

Heck sometimes even if someone is home, we will all go out, & he goes with us.

TashaLee

I take DD with me when I'm out running errands and things. And if DH and I are both out on the weekends we take her with us. It's not that much of a hassle, just takes a bit longer to get ready!

MrsBee10

I take them both with me everywhere except work.

The best advise I got before the boys were born was to try to get out as much as possible. It was difficult at first to get everyone ready out the door, but I the more we do it the easier it gets.

I can't carry them around in their carseats (30+ lbs on each arm) but we use the double stroller, or I wear one and put the other in the cart.

 

ETA: I lied. I do carry them in their carseats if I am just running into Starbucks or the Post Office. You should see the looks I get carrying two carseats at a coffee ::hehe::

Lucky428

Mee83shell:

He goes everywhere I go :-)  He loves being out and about.

Same!!