3rd Trimester
people are scary
some of these parents are just holding there 2 or three week newborns and walking around in the store without a carrier anywhere around that scares me. I just came back from the store to get some oreos and its 11 o clock and this young girl has her new baby out still wrapped in the hospital blanket and no carseat! im sorry arent they scared that the baby will fall anybody can accidently push u or make ur drop the baby. a baby carrier is not that heavy i just wish people will just use them instead of just toting around their newborn like a puppy
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Re: people are scary
Depending on the size of the newborn, not all carriers are really good for newborns. The most support for them is being held.
I carried my daughter when she was a few weeks old and had no issues. In the carriers their heads move a LOT when first born- they are so small for them!
I have to say carrying your newborn seems to be the safest option to me. I trust myself to be able to hold my daughter or son especially in some place like the grocery store. It isn't like that is the hustle and bustle of a NYC subway station.
This. Plus, I'm only 5'2. It is so freaking difficult to carry a car seat, and if they had put the car seats in the basket, I'm sure someone would have complained about how that isn't safe either.
People need to relax and let other people raise their own children. Unless they are putting them in serious danger (no car seat in a car)...
I always carried DS around also. IMO Carseats on top of grocery carts are even more scary. Once someone bumped into our cart and DS's carseat fell sideways into the cart. I never did that again!
You might change your mind when you hold LO. . . I always felt like the safest place for him is right in my arms.
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Wow, Judgy Judgerson!
I don't think I've ever heard anyone speak about the dangers of carrying your baby in your arms. That's just weird. I'm sure the baby is more comfy in the mommy's arms. Also, babies that young aren't on a schedule yet at all so I don't see a problem with having it out late at night. And as for the hospital blanket, we used ours for months after coming home from the hospital. Just because they had that blanket with them doesn't mean they just left the hospital.
I'd possibly side eye people out shopping with a newborn at 11pm, however, I probably wouldn't even do that because I'd assume they were just making an emergency trip for something they needed or whatever.
I can't think of a reason to judge someone who is holding their newborn baby and walking around with them.........weird.
Someone holding their own baby in a store isn't scary. Your grammar and punctuation on the other hand...
To say you're a moron is to put it kindly.
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If I remember correctly, the carseat carrier fits nicely on top of the little seat area of the cart.
There's been a lot of people warning against that lately, I guess it isn't that safe. I did that with my other kids but I'm thinking I'll use a carrier or wrap while shopping this time around.
If you do use the car seat make sure it latches on to the cart. Some brands don't.
I just found this. The AAP recommends against it.
https://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/aug06shoppingcart.htm