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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm on my 3rd kid and all have HATED the car for the 1st 6mo.  The only time they were in it was for pediatrician appointments and if I'd had a pediatrician I could easily walk to I'd have done that instead in a minute.

I would not want to take public transportation to/from pediatrician.  The appointments can often lead to missed naps and upset babies.  Especially as a frazzled FTM who was still getting the hang of packing a diaper bag without forgetting everything, I would not want a 30min bus wait / ride home with an exhausted / screaming infant.[/quote]

You can pre pack the diaper bag so it's always ready. Even as a ftm I didn't find that hard? Maybe get duplicates of things you need in the bag and replace any consumables when you get back home. Maybe that was the difference? Not really sure what's hard about that (and not trying to be a jerk, just really don't see it.)

Also, even my really bad sleeper could fall asleep in his carrier on a bus ride. Being held plus having mommy right there to help rock him kept him on schedule not off. At one point I did bring a portable white noise machine (not related to being careless, though, just traveling outside with him precovid) and played it next to him as I sat, lol. You can get used to napping elsewhere it if you have to or want to not be housebound. [/quote]

I think pre-packing the diaper bag is obvious too but there's still a lot to think about and grab in the newborn phase and especially the first month before you get efficient at knowing what you need, and I assume that was the PP's point. And you have like 3-4 doctor's appointments in that month (few days old, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month), and you're sleep deprived and drained and figuring it all out. So I agree that that if pediatrician's office is not in walking distance, public transit would be a huge headache that first month. It all gets considerably easier after that, but then you're down to far less frequent appointments so dealing with public transit to get to the doctor's office 1x every few months is no biggie.[/quote]

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