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[quote=Anonymous]Pre-COVID, being car-free with one baby was a breeze. But COVID with a toddler finally broke us 9 months in. Now with prenatal appointments that are not walkable, I feel like the car is more needed to keep my pregnancy-compromised immune system safe than any child-related errands.

You can easily do your newborn appointments without buying a car. Just budget for rental cars or zip car to come home from the hospital and to go to the pediatrician. It’s going to be a major budget expense for the first month and higher than your normal transportation costs, but that’s COVID. Depending on how you are getting to prenatal appointments, you may just need to plan for weekly zip cars for your last month of pregnancy and first month of parenthood. Still cheaper than owning a car.  An infant seat with the European belt pathway is very easy to install.

Longer term, plan for daycare in your neighborhood. We commuted on the metro to a daycare downtown pre-COVID and had to switch to a neighborhood center when we finally returned to daycare. Even with a car now, we prefer to walk to anything within a mile+ rather than get in the car. [/quote]

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