Stupid question, but can I leave my baby in the car for this?

[Anonymous]

I did it regularly, whenever I was able to pull into a spot in front of the daycare. I absolutely did not leave the car running, because carjacking, but I’d roll down the window on the sidewalk side of the car and walk the kid to the door and back in less than 2 minutes. If I had to walk half a block or something, so no direct line of sight to the car, then I’d take the baby out of the car.

[Anonymous]

Just get a snap n go, pop the car seat in and roll up to the door. It’s like and extra 15-20 seconds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree you can't leave the baby. I'd look for a daycare with a carpool/drop off where they meet the kid at the car

So you’d SWITCH DAYCARES to avoid a 60 second period of your baby being in the car in the mornings? This is what’s killing families these days. The idea that SWITCHING DAYCARES is the response you should have when you realize you’ll have to leave your baby in the car for 60 seconds.

Because it's not actually about helping this mom figure this out. If it were just about making the most common sense decision that will both keep her kids safe and make her life easier, the thread would universally be "yes, leave the baby in the car, it's a quick drop off and you are within sight of the car."

But it's not about that. It's about making her that no mother, ever, feels like anything she does is good enough. It's about setting the bar so unbearably high that moms just kind of drag themselves around feeling like failures. It's about making sure we always preserve the ability to criticize, judge, ridicule, and shame a mother. We HATE moms in this country. Hate them. If we actually cared about moms and families, the answer to OP's question is exceedingly simple and obvious.

The e new American martyr, Moms! Pampered, narcissistic, entitled , helpless, and lazy American Moms!

[Anonymous]

When my baby was an infant I carried that snap n go car seat like a purse. You get used to it!

[Anonymous]

I’m a nanny and would be fired for doing this, but you do you. It’s selfish and irresponsible, btw.

[Anonymous]

I'd absolutely leave my baby in the car for a 30-foot walk to hand off a toddler. I don't even understand how this is in question.

[Anonymous]

I’m sure you see other moms carrying the infants carrier on their arm to drop off their toddler at daycare. Having two little ones is hard work and formerly easy tasks become challenging. You will adjust and do just great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny and would be fired for doing this, but you do you. It’s selfish and irresponsible, btw.

Then you should find a new family. I have always told our nannies it's fine to leave the baby in the car for drop off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny and would be fired for doing this, but you do you. It’s selfish and irresponsible, btw.

Do you actually have children?

[Anonymous]

OP, your plan is perfectly fine. You are not even "leaving" the baby in the car. You're literally right there. And it's a minute. As much as the harpies on this thread are trying to scare you about how they'd narc you out to CPS or whatever, that's not even possible. Because it's only 30-60 seconds and you will literally BE THERE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way. Your baby could be carjacked in front of the preschool. The car could mysteriously roll away. You could have a heart attack and no one would ever notice your car in the line. YOU could be kidnapped.


/S

Exactly. I mean what if the baby tosses his toy and it engages the Rube Goldberg machine in the backseat of your car, initiating an improbably series of events that brings about WWIII?

I bet OP hasn't even considered the danger of this. Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny and would be fired for doing this, but you do you. It’s selfish and irresponsible, btw.

Do you actually have children?

Yes and yes would never leave them in a car. What is wrong with you people??

[Anonymous]

I wear a wrap or take a sling to drop off/pick up. Your infant isn’t a dog.

Less snarky…the car seat with a handle works best if you carry it beside you. Less work than a snap and go. https://www.wikihow.com/Carry-a-Car-Seat

It takes more time and coordination, but please don’t leave your child alone in car.

https://www.wikihow.com/Carry-a-Car-Seat

[Anonymous]

Hello positional asphyxiation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would absolutely leave my baby in the car with the windows rolled down. I have three kids, and have done variations on this many many times over the years.

I can’t help but think that the naysayers here didn’t pay attention to the fact that you’re going to walk 30 feet and be in view of the car the whole time. You really are allowed to be 30 feet away from your baby when she is safely situated in a secure environment.

+1
I'm an overprotective worrier and still think it's ridiculous that a mom can't walk 30 feet.

+1. Easier than keeping toddler safe in a parking lot while getting baby out of the car seat. Those little buggers can twist out of your hand and bolt away before you know it!