OT Silly Car Seat & Out & About Question

I always keep a stroller in my car. They like to sit in a stroller and play
with toys or hang something from the top for them to look at. They are still
a part of the company. You deserve to have a meal without holding a baby.
Sometimes you need that tiny break.
Kris
"Wendy J." wrote in message
om...
Hi,

Ok, we have just bought the Britax Marathon which we will start using
today if I can bug dh into installing it ;-)

My silly question is, what on earth do I do with dd say when we go out
for a meal? I am used to carrying her in the Graco car seat. Now I
have nothing to keep her in. Am I missing something? :0) She can't
sit up yet. What do you do? Hold them?

Wendy J.
Katie (4/13/03)

Wendy J. wrote:

My silly question is, what on earth do I do with dd say when we go out
for a meal?

Baby in sling, napkin over baby's head (or swing her off
over my left hip if not in a booth), optional pinky in
baby's mouth. Since Caterpillar sleeps in the carseat, and
the transition doesn't wake her, she's no more likely to be
in need of attention than in the infant seat.

It reminds me a lot of being hugely pregnant, but I try to
be more careful about spilling on the bump. Last time I had
a lunch meeting at a Chinese place, I found several
mouthfuls of rice stuck to her when repacking into the
carseat, but she slept right through it.

Phoebe

Wendy J. wrote:

A sling definitely won't work because dd
hates to be in that position. She always wants to be upward so she
can see what's going on.


Put her in the sling in a sitting position. Caterpillar
never lies down in the sling, even when she's sound asleep,
because she hates it. She's as upright in the sling as she
is sitting on my lap, and if she's awake, I just adjust the
rails so her arms are free, too.

It'll take awhile for both of you to get used to the sling,
and she may fuss the first few times, but then it's easy.
(Sort of like changing diapers.)

Phoebe

Wendy J. wrote:
I have a Baby Bjorn but it hurts my back and
shoulders after a while. I have a bad back.

One thing that makes a big difference in comfort with the BB (and also
something I rarely see adjusted properly) is the position of the crosspiece
in back. If you can work the crosspiece down so it's as far down on your
back as you can get it, it is MUCH more comfortable. I see so many people
with the crosspiece up almost to their necks and my back aches for them...

--
iphigenia
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

Wendy J. wrote:

Hi,

Ok, we have just bought the Britax Marathon which we will start using
today if I can bug dh into installing it ;-)

My silly question is, what on earth do I do with dd say when we go out
for a meal? I am used to carrying her in the Graco car seat. Now I
have nothing to keep her in. Am I missing something? :0) She can't
sit up yet. What do you do? Hold them?


Have you considered keeping the Graco Car Seat in the trunk for use as a
carrier in situations like this? Sure, she outgrew it so it was no longer
safe as a carseat, but that doesn't mean you can't use it as a
carrier/seat.

On 4 Sep 2003 18:14:39 -0700, (Wendy J.) wrote:

Don't get me wrong ... I love to hold her but I haven't mastered the
art of eating while holding her :-) I just wanted my hands free so
that I could eat.

DH and I would take turns eating if DD was being fussy. The first
person basically ate really fast so the other person's food wouldn't
get cold. Then the second person got to eat a bit more leisurely.
We took turns on who ate first. But we had to do this at home if DD
was being fussy.

--
Daye
Momma to Jayan
"Boy" EDD 11 Jan 2004
See Jayan: http://jayan.topcities.com/

Wendy J. wrote:
Hi,

Ok, we have just bought the Britax Marathon which we will start using
today if I can bug dh into installing it ;-)

My silly question is, what on earth do I do with dd say when we go out
for a meal? I am used to carrying her in the Graco car seat. Now I
have nothing to keep her in. Am I missing something? :0) She can't
sit up yet. What do you do? Hold them?

Wendy J.
Katie (4/13/03)

We never really put DS in his infant seat when out and about anyway as
it too cumbersome to carry about.

We mostly sat him on our knees, or took the stroller depending on his
mood. Often he would nurse while I was eating which kept him occupied :-)

Mary Ann

"Nikki" wrote in message
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Nikki
Mama to Hunter (4.5) and Luke (2.5)


What ever happened to Hunter and Luke. I recall them being 3 and 1 in your
SIG. Did they grow up very fast or did you remember to edit your SIG? :-)

Tine, Denmark
Mother of Niels (6) and Karen (nearly 11)

"Wendy J." wrote in message
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Don't get me wrong ... I love to hold her but I haven't mastered the
art of eating while holding her :-) I just wanted my hands free so
that I could eat. Sometimes when she gets fussy in the car seat in
the restaurant we take her out and we alternate holding her while we
eat. It's not a problem. She loves to see everything that is going
on. I just wondered what other people did. Thanks!

Wendy, DH and I had our first restaurant outing since DS's birth (March 8!)
this past weekend. We went to a diner, and I had DS in his carseat with me
on my seat in the booth, and DH sat with my mother on the other side (she
came by and babysat that afternoon while we saw a movie--another first since
the birth!).

I had my sling in the diaper bag in case DS fussed or otherwise became
unhappy in the carseat, but he had a wonderful time. He loved looking up at
the lights, around at the activity, and at his mommy. I was able to
interact with him and keep him entertained the whole time, and it was a
pleasant outing for all of us. (So just 'cause we used a carseat doesn't
mean he's the neglected "bucket baby" of detached parents.)

Belphoebe

(Wendy J.) wrote in message . com...
Hi,

Ok, we have just bought the Britax Marathon which we will start using
today if I can bug dh into installing it ;-)

My silly question is, what on earth do I do with dd say when we go out
for a meal? I am used to carrying her in the Graco car seat. Now I
have nothing to keep her in. Am I missing something? :0) She can't
sit up yet. What do you do? Hold them?

Wendy J.
Katie (4/13/03)

Our stroller functions primarily as a place to park the Bug while
eating out and a prop in a stroller exercise class. For those who
don't find it a PITA to hold or sling their babies while eating, more
power to you. If she's asleep and the table is high the sling's not
so bad, but for the most part it's much easier for me to put her down
while I eat. If your stroller won't work than I second the thought
about hanging on to the Graco seat for that purpose.

Kate
and the Bug, June 8 2003