chicago trip with 5 yr old - transportation help

[Anonymous]

Midway to Mag Mile on public transport is a little more complicated because you have to switch lines. Your hotel is a quick bus ride to Navy Peir though and near the red line which means an easy trip to the ballparks.

[Anonymous]

You can get size small for the vest which starts for 30 lb kids.

[Anonymous]

Today's mama's are such drama queens!

Find an easy portable booster, and climb down off your cross!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bring a real seat and rent a car.

OP. DH thinks that after spending $325 a night at the hotel for 5 nights, I am trying to be cheap because I don't want to pay $70 a day for parking at the park hyatt or $60 a day for car rental. We should have waited to do this one till my 37lb kid is at least 40 lbs. I guess not my best planned trip. And I thought I had it all figured out (except the transportation!).

Ignore the PP. That is not a logical comment for Chicago 'downtown'.

I agree with you, I wouldn't want to spend $130 a day on a car I am barely going to use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bring a real seat and rent a car.

OP. DH thinks that after spending $325 a night at the hotel for 5 nights, I am trying to be cheap because I don't want to pay $70 a day for parking at the park hyatt or $60 a day for car rental. We should have waited to do this one till my 37lb kid is at least 40 lbs. I guess not my best planned trip. And I thought I had it all figured out (except the transportation!).

Ignore the PP. That is not a logical comment for Chicago 'downtown'.

I agree with you, I wouldn't want to spend $130 a day on a car I am barely going to use.

We alway rent a car as its much safer. The bubble bum in a stranger's car is not a good choice. Go to a cheaper hotel with cheaper parking. If you can afford a 5 star hotel, you can afford to rent a car and pay parking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today's mama's are such drama queens!

Find an easy portable booster, and climb down off your cross!

Good boosters need the child to be 40lbs - you didn't read that the OP's child is less than and also boosters are heavier than a bubblebum which I would get if the weight is right!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:37 lbs is close enough to 40 lbs,

Exactly. Just feed your kid some milkshakes between now and the trip. Really nothing to get so worked up over.

[Anonymous]

What was your plan when you planned this vacation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today's mama's are such drama queens!

Find an easy portable booster, and climb down off your cross!

Good boosters need the child to be 40lbs - you didn't read that the OP's child is less than and also boosters are heavier than a bubblebum which I would get if the weight is right!

I did read it. Who cares? Like he's not going to gain some weight between now and the trip?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today's mama's are such drama queens!

Find an easy portable booster, and climb down off your cross!

Good boosters need the child to be 40lbs - you didn't read that the OP's child is less than and also boosters are heavier than a bubblebum which I would get if the weight is right!

I did read it. Who cares? Like he's not going to gain some weight between now and the trip?

Not necessarily going to gain 3 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What was your plan when you planned this vacation?

Not OP. But I am guessing OP is used to renting a car or using Uber in cities where Uber x family is available. I remember reading that it’s only widely available in like 4 cities. Easy to overlook that it’s not in all cities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today's mama's are such drama queens!

Find an easy portable booster, and climb down off your cross!

Good boosters need the child to be 40lbs - you didn't read that the OP's child is less than and also boosters are heavier than a bubblebum which I would get if the weight is right!

I did read it. Who cares? Like he's not going to gain some weight between now and the trip?

Not necessarily going to gain 3 lbs.

Lol if it was so easy for her child to gain 3 lbs in a short period (I am assuming OP is going this summer song), then said child wouldn’t be so light. I speak from a place of experience...my child had a feeding tube for a while and was a preemie. It’s been such an uphill task. We celebrated when we crossed 20lbs. You wouldn’t undertstand with your specious logic and your gruff attitude.

[Anonymous]

OP, buy a cheap car seat for travel until your child gets bigger. Don’t rent a car and pay to park it.

[Anonymous]

Bubblebum. Dc is close enough. Or buy a cheap/light weight cosco highbacked car seat. They do surprisingly well in safety ratings. Don’t know about the stroller - I have 4 kids & none of mine would have used a stroller at 5!

[Anonymous]

We just bought the ride safer vest and delight booster. I was going to do the bubble bum, but my DD is thin and doesn't quite meet the 40lb threshold. With ride safer, it's 35 lbs.