riding in the backseat with LO

lizrenee06 · September 2009

this weekend our family is going to my IL's for a few days. its a little over 2 hours away. i was talking with my mother last night & she said that i just HAD to ride in the backseat with truett the whole way there. her reasoning was if he starts to choke or stops breathing or something. i can see her concern, but honestly i rode home with him from the hospital and that's been it. he falls asleep as soon as he's in his carseat so i really dont see a need to ride with him. we've traveled an hour away & he was fine without me, there & back. WWYD? ride or not?

katypresson · September 2009

Since it's over 2 hours away...I would ride in back...but that's just me.

flyrsgirl1 · September 2009

I still ride in the back with DD if we go somewhere (when DH is driving of course). By now I guess it is just habit. I do it because I like to be there with her. If I can sit next to her, I'd rather do that than sit in the front seat. Just MHO.

gremaud07 · September 2009

Do you have one of those mirrors so you can see him?

I drove 3 hours alone with DS and he slept the whole way.

kaylenpar1 · September 2009

I still ride in the backseat with DD when someone else is driving. Or if I'm driving with someone else (usually DH or my mom) they ride back there. It's just one of my things. Sure, she sleeps most of the time once we hit the road, but it makes me feel safer. I will probably do that until she's old enough to be forward facing, to be honest.

Jessimurph · September 2009

flyrsgirl1:
I still ride in the back with DD if we go somewhere (when DH is driving of course). By now I guess it is just habit. I do it because I like to be there with her. If I can sit next to her, I'd rather do that than sit in the front seat. Just MHO.

This is me exactly.

chickiesha · September 2009

flyrsgirl1:
I still ride in the back with DD if we go somewhere (when DH is driving of course). By now I guess it is just habit. I do it because I like to be there with her. If I can sit next to her, I'd rather do that than sit in the front seat. Just MHO.

this

2007wife · September 2009

Not

We took a 4.5 hour trip and I did not ride back there with my LO. If the logic is that you should do it because the baby may choke or stop breathing then shouldn't you ALWAYS be back there with them? I don't think a longer trip makes that any more likely to happen.

rbidi · September 2009

gremaud07:

Do you have one of those mirrors so you can see him?

I drove 3 hours alone with DS and he slept the whole way.

This is the best idea. What will they choke on back thier that they don't choke on when sleeping alone in thier cribs. Or do you watch him when he sleeps as well. Just my opinion.

Califragilistic · September 2009

i dont think it is necessary at all and id worry he'd get used to having someone back there then freak if he had to ride alone (may be stupid but w/e) If he cries id hop in back but other than that id ride up front

CalinsBride · September 2009

I'd ride in the back with him. There is a risk for SIDS when left in a carseat for more than an hour and a half because their heads could flop forward, contricting their airway and making it difficult to breathe.

2007wife · September 2009

2007wife:
Not
We took a 4.5 hour trip and I did not ride back there with my LO. If the logic is that you should do it because the baby may choke or stop breathing then shouldn't you ALWAYS be back there with them? I don't think a longer trip makes that any more likely to happen.

Wow I wrote this before reading the posts of everyone who rides back there.

I guess I am odd because I have never ridden in the back seat with my LO. Not even on the way home from the hospital. I did not and do not want him to get use to having someone back there. Could create a problem when it is just the 2 of us in the car and he doesn't have anyone to entertain him. Plus he seems perfectly content and fine on his own.

DiRi · September 2009

I only ride in the back if LO is fussy or something. Otherwise I am in front, no matter the length of the trip.

Califragilistic · September 2009

CalinsBride:
I'd ride in the back with him. There is a risk for SIDS when left in a carseat for more than an hour and a half because their heads could flop forward, contricting their airway and making it difficult to breathe.

never heard this...i guess ride in back if this is true

Califragilistic · September 2009

2007wife:
Not
We took a 4.5 hour trip and I did not ride back there with my LO. If the logic is that you should do it because the baby may choke or stop breathing then shouldn't you ALWAYS be back there with them? I don't think a longer trip makes that any more likely to happen.

BigIsland07 · September 2009

DH and I drove three hours away and we both sat up front. We have a mirror and can see him. He didn't choke or stop breathing. In fact, he slept until we were 10 minutes from our destination and then started fussing. He didn't explode or anything.

lizrenee06 · September 2009

rbidi:
gremaud07:

Do you have one of those mirrors so you can see him?

I drove 3 hours alone with DS and he slept the whole way.

This is the best idea. What will they choke on back thier that they don't choke on when sleeping alone in thier cribs. Or do you watch him when he sleeps as well. Just my opinion.

this is what i came back at my mom with. & i completely agree with the opinions of *2007wife*. thanks for all the input everyone!! just wanted to get your opinion!

heidismith · September 2009

I only rode in the back on the way home from the hospital. We have a mirror that we can see her and I don't worry about her because she always falls asleep in her car seat.

JoLiz · September 2009

I would ride in front. DD is a great rider and would most likely sleep most of the ride... I have never heard the increase of SIDS in a car seat...

MeghanF13 · September 2009

flyrsgirl1:
I still ride in the back with DD if we go somewhere (when DH is driving of course). By now I guess it is just habit. I do it because I like to be there with her. If I can sit next to her, I'd rather do that than sit in the front seat. Just MHO.

This. And also, an article in Canada was released while I was still pg saying that babies shouldn't spend more than 1.5 hours in a car seat without being woken up, or checked on....so riding in the back would be good IMHO. There have been a few cases where a baby has died because their head rolled forward and cut off the air....

Logansmommie · September 2009

I can not ride in the back seat with DD because I don't fit! My DS's car seat is really wide and I only have a Corolla. We are going on a 14 hour car trip in a couple of months and I am not worried about the kids being in the back seat by them selves. It's not like I am that far away!

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