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Need advice re: riding in a taxi with a baby
Hi Ladies! I will be attending my cousin's wedding in NJ in November so I want to make a day trip to NYC while I'm so close by.
Here's my (hopefully not too stupid) question...
How do you deal with a car seat in a cab??? Do people just end up holding their babies on their laps? I can't imagine installing a convertible car seat everytime we hop in and out of a cab but it is obviously highly illegal to ride in a car with a baby who isn't strapped in. Sorry if this is a ridiculous question. FYI - he will have just celebrated his first birthday when we visit.
Also, I really have no idea what we'll do when we're there but I imagine that we'll eat lunch and hit up as many of the popular places as possible. I guess we could take the subway but I am seriously clueless how to get around. TIA!
Re: Need advice re: riding in a taxi with a baby
You don't have to have the baby in a car seat in a cab. I wear my LO in a carrier & buckle my seat belt & have always felt pretty safe.
Check out hopstop.com for easy routes from hotel to sites of interest on the subways.
Enjoy your visit!!
Thank you!!
This is so funny to me. You would be arrested in a heartbeat if the car wasn't painted yellow I guess. I guess either DH or I will strap on the Baby Bjorn then get in the cab. I take it the shoulder strap just goes across DS's body that way. Yikes. Better than nothing I guess!
I'll check out that Web site - thanks again!
If the baby still fits you can use a Graco Safe Seat or any of the infant seats that can be strapped in with a seatbelt.
My son still fits in his Safe Seat and I use that in taxis.
Unfortunately, he's enormous so that definitely won't work.
I'm all stressed out about touring the city with a one year old - AND public transportation. I come from the land where we drive to a place three blocks away!! Ha! This would be so much easier if I could just rent a car then pull into a giant parking lot in front of the central park.