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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WOW driving with a LO in your arms???  Sorry, that is totally unacceptable and hope someone would catch you doing that to make you realize the danger your are putting both yourself and your LO in. No destination is that urgent to get there to drive with LO in your arms. Period

Reading all of these, I am thankful I NEVER had an issue with my kids. They have traveled since very little. 9 times out of 10 when they were infants the slept almost the entire way and entertained themselves. I have done several trips this year with a 2yo, 14 - 16 hours each way, no unnecessary stops, and he did fantastic. Napped when he wanted to, didnt even watch videos on our trip up north but rather watched out the window pointing things out to us. When we stopped it was for gas, food and bathroom break, no longer than 20 minutes. 30 max if ALL of us went in or decided to sit down to eat. Otherwise, we kept driving. Granted while a crying/fussy baby would be aggravating to me, it certainly will not harm the baby to let him fuss a little. [/quote]

I guess its really easy for people to be judgemental until they are in a certain situation. I am the poster who wrote that I would hold LO in my arms after nursing until he settles... If we are driving back up north at 2am an LO begins screaming hysterically out of hunger Yes I am going to climb into the back seat to nurse him. It does not make sense for us to pull over in the middle of night on a two lane road with no serviceroad so that we can get sideswiped by a car that doesnt see that we are pulled over or better yet heavan forbid someone jumps out of the bushes and tries to comandeer our car. Geez I already stated that I know its wrong but in some situations the baby is hungry and it is not safe or feasible for DH to pull over.[/quote]

And Again I will say,  that is still no reason to take LO out of their safety zone and risk getting in an accident and having that baby flung from your arms when your DH encounters either a drunk driver or an out of control trucker who has fallen asleep behind the wheel. IT HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Maybe you will understand if and when something happens. It is definitely not a risk I would be willing to take. If you know you may have an issue with it then maybe night time driving is NOT for you! Travel during the day so you are able to pull over and SAFELY nurse that baby!  SMDH[/quote]

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