NYC with 6-month-old. Advice?
Next weekend the three of us are going to NYC for a friend's wedding. My parents are meeting us there and will watch DD during the wedding on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday we'll be hanging out in the city. DH and I have been to NYC numerous times but never with a child. We usually take cabs and the subway to get around but I realize that might be a little trickier with stroller/car seats, etc. Any advice? I have a Bjorn and a City Mini stroller. DD does fine in both but should we lug both around? Do we avoid cabs? We have a Snap N Go but I think she'd like the City Mini more so she can look around.
I thought it would be fun to take her to some of the touristy places and take photos and just have fun walking. We don't really have any set plans and she's too young to really take part in any activities. I figure Central Park might be nice this time of year for a picnic, maybe do some shopping...
Re: NYC with 6-month-old. Advice?
I've never had a problem with finding a cab that would accommodate a stroller. When DD was in the infant car seat, we just used the lap belt to secure it and when she wasn't suing it, we just had her sit on our lap in the cab. I'll be honest though, I absolutely hated the stroller and the subway, NY just has so many more stairs and far fewer elevators, it was a pain in the butt. If I wanted to use a stroller and take the subway to get around, I would definitely bring a cheap $10 umbrella stroller that you can easily fold and carry while negotiating the ins and outs of the subway system.
When DD was young, we just brought her along on whatever we wanted to do. Now we haunt Central Park, the Zoo, Museum of Natural History, Coney Island and the Aquarium, Rockaway, the Cloisters, FAO Shwarz and the Toys R Us store and any place pigeons are gathered.