Help Settle Our Debate!!

At what age was your bubs when you first took him/her on a bus??

What is the debate???

i second having her near work if thats where you/dh will be when she's there. when you get those calls to say she's sick/hurt/eaten poisonous mushrooms etc, you want to be able to get to her quickly.

eta. we live rural so no public transport for us

Edited by T_Rex

Is it more about whether DH will be fine on the bus with the baby

I've taken DD on the bus a few times into the city - first when she was about 5 weeks old in the stroller which was great, but it has to be one of the wheelchair friendly buses and not ideal during peak time. Other times i've taken her in the sling which is great - she LOVES it, and having her in a carrier makes it feel much more secure for if the bus brakes suddenly or something.

On another note - after reading about your tough journey trying for your baby, i'm soooooo happy to see your 34 weeks! Hope everything goes well with the birth and everything

When my baby was born I didn't have a car so I think he was about 1week old when he took his firsts ride

Actually, commutes with children are very rarely quality time - and they can add time to what can be a long day. If the baby is closer to home then they have much less of a commute. Sometimes kids can find being on a crowded bus quite exhausting - and when you have the baby, their bag of stuff and your stuff and no one gives you a seat it can be really lame.

Not trying to be negative, but I'd rather a daycare close to home than close to a work place - just a little easier on the baby sometimes.

Lol thanks everyone.

DH is stoked that two people agree with him!!

Still weighing up pros and cons of each :)

We've only taken our twins (now 18 months) on the bus twice so far. It was a pain getting the driver to open the back door one time when we were waiting outside with the double pram. The other time I was by myself and I had a little bit more cooperative bus driver, but the bus clearly wasn't made for a double mountain buggy. While we managed to get on eventually, with help of other passengers (bus driver did not bother to get off his seat) it was a squeeze and after having tried the back door first, we had to lift the pram out again and get in the front door as the back door wouldn't shut with the pram in. Different bus on our first ride, where it was fine in the back. Oh, and it was a hot day and the heater was running under the seat and couldn't be turned off. So overall it was a pretty bad experience, sadly, as I am used to bus rides being really easy from my time in Berlin.

Take one baby - who needs to be asleep, or fed, or changed, or cuddled or shoes put on - and add a parent who is running late for work (again) and is stressed and sleep deprived, then add a daycare bag for the child, and a backpack/briefcase for the parent, then add a buggy/stroller/baby carrying device, then add a bus filled with commuters.... yip, rather not, thanks.

No probs with a bus or public transport with a baby when you are not under pressure, but doing it every day in a situation like that would lead to an early grave.

If you have baby close to home, then both parents can work around drop off/pick up and sick days, rather than one parent shouldering the burden every day.