Comments on: Riding on Public Transportation with a Baby in Tow http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/ Earth Friendly, Budget Friendly Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:40:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: rebecca http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-427 rebecca Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:50:38 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-427 Thanks for the comment, Jessica! I never had any issues with my baby carriers. . . . My daughter did. I wore her for about eight hours a day until she turned about ten weeks old, and then she never wanted anything to do with the sling again. I tried different kinds, but she just preferred riding the stroller. Oh, I guess I did have the issue of not wanting to carry too much at a time. It's just much easier to push twenty pounds of baby and fifteen pounds of groceries in a stroller than to carry it all. Thanks for the comment, Jessica! I never had any issues with my baby carriers. . . . My daughter did. I wore her for about eight hours a day until she turned about ten weeks old, and then she never wanted anything to do with the sling again. I tried different kinds, but she just preferred riding the stroller.

Oh, I guess I did have the issue of not wanting to carry too much at a time. It’s just much easier to push twenty pounds of baby and fifteen pounds of groceries in a stroller than to carry it all.

]]> By: Jessica http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-426 Jessica Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:23:46 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-426 Oops in my last posting could you please remove my last name. Thanks! And I forgot to add... Be sure to check out the forums on TBW (thebabywearer.com) as there are always many knowledgeable women (and some dads too) online to help answer questions and point you in the right direction. Good luck! Oops in my last posting could you please remove my last name. Thanks!

And I forgot to add…

Be sure to check out the forums on TBW (thebabywearer.com) as there are always many knowledgeable women (and some dads too) online to help answer questions and point you in the right direction. Good luck!

]]> By: Jessica http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-425 Jessica Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:20:34 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-425 Sounds like you don't have the right type of baby carrier! Please check out thebabywearer.com. I wear my son who just turned one and weighs 25 lbs all the time and have my hands free to carry bags, chase a toddler, get money/keys out of pockets and everything else I can normally do without a baby on my back. I usually use and Ergo or Beco or other soft structured carrier but I also really like mei tais like my BabyHawk which you can use for infants as well. Oh and by the way I can still carry my almost three year old in either carrier too. Wraps are also great! Definitely check out thebabywearer.com. I use it daily! Sounds like you don’t have the right type of baby carrier! Please check out thebabywearer.com. I wear my son who just turned one and weighs 25 lbs all the time and have my hands free to carry bags, chase a toddler, get money/keys out of pockets and everything else I can normally do without a baby on my back. I usually use and Ergo or Beco or other soft structured carrier but I also really like mei tais like my BabyHawk which you can use for infants as well. Oh and by the way I can still carry my almost three year old in either carrier too. Wraps are also great! Definitely check out thebabywearer.com. I use it daily!

]]> By: rebecca http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-417 rebecca Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:20 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-417 Eileen and Not Quite Crunchy Parent--Good point about the bus providing entertainment for a toddler! My daughter really loves riding the bus, though I can't say it's quite as fun for me when she's squealing and scrambling all over a moving vehicle. No way would she ever NAP on a bus; the excitement is too great! Jillian, we actually have written a post on slings here: http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/01/03/baby-wearing-101/. A Moby is made of jersey knit, which can get hot. My sister-in-law made her own Moby-style wrap using gauze material, and she liked it a lot better, both because it was thinner and stronger than the stretchy Moby. A pouch-style sling would also be less warm because it involves much less fabric. Eileen and Not Quite Crunchy Parent–Good point about the bus providing entertainment for a toddler! My daughter really loves riding the bus, though I can’t say it’s quite as fun for me when she’s squealing and scrambling all over a moving vehicle. No way would she ever NAP on a bus; the excitement is too great!

Jillian, we actually have written a post on slings here: http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/01/03/baby-wearing-101/. A Moby is made of jersey knit, which can get hot. My sister-in-law made her own Moby-style wrap using gauze material, and she liked it a lot better, both because it was thinner and stronger than the stretchy Moby. A pouch-style sling would also be less warm because it involves much less fabric.

]]> By: The Not Quite Crunchy Parent http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-416 The Not Quite Crunchy Parent Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:38:21 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-416 Great discussion. I often took the bus and various forms of public transportation when my son was a baby. I used a small but sturdy stroller too, but skipped the purse preferring a fanny pack. That gave me one less thing to worry about carrying. The bus is wonderful fun for a toddler too - just riding around is great at nap time! Great discussion. I often took the bus and various forms of public transportation when my son was a baby.

I used a small but sturdy stroller too, but skipped the purse preferring a fanny pack. That gave me one less thing to worry about carrying.

The bus is wonderful fun for a toddler too - just riding around is great at nap time!

]]> By: Jillian http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-415 Jillian Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:49:28 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-415 What kind of sling did Joy use? I have a Moby wrap and my baby boy (1 month) can't stand it...and neither can i. Its got too much fabric and here in Florida where the weather reaches in the upper 90's with over 50% humidity most of the year, we can't handle being wrapped up with 2o"+ feet of thick fabric. I need something easier and lighter to use. Maybe you could write a post on some different wraps/slings?!?! What kind of sling did Joy use? I have a Moby wrap and my baby boy (1 month) can’t stand it…and neither can i. Its got too much fabric and here in Florida where the weather reaches in the upper 90’s with over 50% humidity most of the year, we can’t handle being wrapped up with 2o”+ feet of thick fabric. I need something easier and lighter to use. Maybe you could write a post on some different wraps/slings?!?!

]]> By: Eileen http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/06/17/riding-on-public-transportation-with-a-baby-in-tow/#comment-413 Eileen Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:30:19 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=350#comment-413 Rebecca, I ride the bus all the time now, but never before my kids could walk. And when Ian was still taking naps, there were many times when I had to carry sleeping baby in arms the 5 blocks back to our house - not fun! For my kids when we did it, it was always a treat - my version of a cheap day out was to ride the bus downtown, ride max and streetcar around downtown and then go to Finnegan's toy store and Central Library. This could all be done for the cost of a single bus ticket (and late fees at the library! lol). If I were doing it to run errands, I imagine I would feel differently about it. I really applaud the women who do this with young kids on a daily basis. Rebecca, I ride the bus all the time now, but never before my kids could walk. And when Ian was still taking naps, there were many times when I had to carry sleeping baby in arms the 5 blocks back to our house - not fun! For my kids when we did it, it was always a treat - my version of a cheap day out was to ride the bus downtown, ride max and streetcar around downtown and then go to Finnegan’s toy store and Central Library. This could all be done for the cost of a single bus ticket (and late fees at the library! lol). If I were doing it to run errands, I imagine I would feel differently about it. I really applaud the women who do this with young kids on a daily basis.

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