GW: there is no way I would post about doing this

doublem

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/52717830.aspx

IkesHawaiian06

I wouldn't even do it let alone admit it! Ten minutes sucks, but it's not that long. I don't get why she didn't think to sit in the back seat instead of holding him. I don't even want to think about what could have happened. Yikes!

doublem

IkesHawaiian06:

I wouldn't even do it let alone admit it! Ten minutes sucks, but it's not that long. I don't get why she didn't think to sit in the back seat instead of holding him. I don't even want to think about what could have happened. Yikes!

Exactly!  If it was that awful, I would have pulled to the side of the road.  Taking a baby out of a carseat while driving, especially on a freeway!?

Seattle_JiLLn

OMG that's awful.  Cooper screamed in the car almost all the time for what seemed like most of his first year.   I never took him out while we were driving.  I pulled over sometimes and nursed him sometimes and sometimes gave him food or a bottle while we were driving.  But I never ever thought it was a good idea to drive with him out of the car seat!!!   This person is crazy to think it was ok since it was only 10 minutes.  Um, it was only 10 minutes that he would have to cry to get home safely.  Suck it up mom.

Maddimom

Omg not ok. Also why post it online so everyone and their mom can read about how stupid u r.

kaskade

On the freaking freeway?  My blood is boiling.  Grow a pair lady.  Parenting isn't easy.  If you can't hack your kid having a meltdown then you aren't going to do very well at this whole mom thing.

newmommy74

Wow that is insane! There is no way ever I would do that, upset baby or not.

*Bloom2be*

kaskade:

On the freaking freeway?  My blood is boiling.  Grow a pair lady.  Parenting isn't easy.  If you can't hack your kid having a meltdown then you aren't going to do very well at this whole mom thing.

ckmommy

Um, I understand a screaming baby, but I would never take him out of his seat while in the car. When we were stuck in Memorial Day traffic over Snoqualmie last year, the worst I did was hover over his seat so he could nurse. It never occuured to me to even consider taking him out even though we were crawling.

IdahoGirl

I can't imagine driving down the freeway without either of my children in their carseat.

I'm guessing there are other parents out there who've done stuff like this in a moment of desperation, whether it was ill advised or not, and would never, ever admit it.

KNemo

Does someone have the link to this thread, because it isn't showing up in the OP for me?

dawnies79

I'm thinking she was just looking for a reaction based on the fact that she had to edit to add an explanation of why she posted about it at all. In her un-edited post she wasn't asking for advice or asking any questions...just announcing what she had done.

It's absolutely terrible that she did it, and like pp's said 10 minutes is not that long. Oy! 

 

ETA: And now that I've read the responses I see I'm not the only one that didn't get why she even posted it in the first place.

dawnies79

KNemo:

Does someone have the link to this thread, because it isn't showing up in the OP for me?

Can you see this one?

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/1/52717830/ShowThread.aspx

KNemo

KNemo:

Does someone have the link to this thread, because it isn't showing up in the OP for me?

Nevermind. I found it. I like this response:

HannaB:

You were very lucky. Don't ever do that again.

KNemo

dawnies79:

KNemo:

Does someone have the link to this thread, because it isn't showing up in the OP for me?

Can you see this one?

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/1/52717830/ShowThread.aspx

Stupid TB, yes. But I already found it. Thanks though, D.

LauraLynneC

Even better than OP is the one who chimed in with "what if the baby got DEHYDRATED from crying..."

Um.  WTF?  I almost want to google to see if that has EVER happened...but luckily I posses common sense.