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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PPs.  OP, we have given you tons of answers to your question, including the answer you are seeking, which is that [b]we believe [/b]you need a carseat no matter which mode of transportation you choose including your own feet.  If you don't like our answers, why don't you go do your own research instead of whining back "well my friends in New York say blah blah" and "Tennessee law states that ..." We are in neither New York or Tennessee, we're in DC, and you need a carseat to leave the hospital.  Even if there is wiggle room in the law or hospital policy, and there always is, it's just good parenting practice.  I have a funny feeling you have not been the parent to a newborn, because if you were, [b]you wouldn't really be asking questions about carrying your newborn home in your arms in a germ-infested Metro car or walking home with your baby in your arms after you have just given birth.  Even the poorest parents would prefer to carry their infant in a infant carrier/carseat in that situation.  It's safer for all concerned.  [/b][/quote]

Whoa, now this is just classist (and I don't think accurate).  How do you know what the "poorest parents" would want, universally?  You really think it is safer to carry a carseat across a street than to carry your baby in your arms?  Oh dear heavens.  What did we ever do before we had travel systems and had to (gasp) carry the actual baby to the carseat.  If I ever had to take an infant on metro (and I don't think I would want to, to be honest) I would NOT do this in a carseat -- I would prefer the baby safely in my arms.  Probably in a sling for extra security.

And no, I'm not an inexperienced parent.  Just a curious poster.  And I'm not projecting subconscious concerns about my delivery into the carseat issue -- there are plenty of perfectly conscious concerns I have about birth but if I were personally in a situation with a vested interest about something, I WOULD ask the hospital directly.

For goodness sakes, I was curious about a rule I think should not necessarily be all-emcompassing and how far local hospitals around here will actually go to enforce it.  The reason I kept asking despite getting answers is that most posters were basing their answer off of their experience, which was different from the scenario I painted, which involved walking or public transportation (not a taxi).  You said above, "we believe" you need a carseat.  If everyone answered that way instead of pretending to have expertise they didn't have, cool.  But there is no harm in me asking someone how they know.

As much as I need to move on from this thread and realize I'm not going to get my answer here, some of you need to consider why you're so darn aggravated that I'm not just taking your word on something when most of the replies just seem like people taking guesses or making assumptions.  Oh well -- clearly if someone had direct experience they would have already posted.

One last thing, I was genuinely NOT trying to offend anyone by asking them how they knew -- I just wanted to know if they'd clarified the policy with the hospital directly.  The one woman who said she did got all aggro and frankly I don't believe her.  Sorry, that's my prerogative.  [/quote]

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