Would you leave baby alone?

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I have agreed to go and pick up a parcel for a friend tomorrow. DS is 10 weeks. I am going to have to take my DH so someone can stay with the baby - the parcel is too big for me to take him in. This seems crazy. Could I lock the car and run in? I have only just thought of itm

I'm happy to make you cringe by the way.

You are obviously just here for a fight because you clearly haven't read my posts.

Red sky, do you really have to be such ah insufferable twat?

red No, the police wouldn’t be interested in this at all unless they had been left for protracted time and there were neglect issues.

I obviously don’t love my kids as much as you love yours as I have left mine in the car.

For a Fight? HA!! What are we 15? Amen @Redskyandrainbows67 finally someone who talks sense!!!

" I love mine waaaaay to much" 😂😂🤦

I'm not all that bothered by my 3 tbh, take 'em or leave 'em.

I have read all of your posts btw @HauntedPencil, the fact that you have now resorted to name calling other MNs just shows what kind of person you are!!!

You could what if anything, what if I got hit by another car whilst carrying my baby with me from the car park to nursery? What if I tripped and fell over? IMO that’s far more likely than someone stealing my car (does that even happen from a car park in broad daylight?). I did actual trip badly carrying ds recently, it was terrifying. Luckily I fell backwards to protect him and ended up with a rather nasty gash down my side but he was fine. If there were any police around these days, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t deem a baby asleep in a car seat at risk of harm or injury, so no I don’t think they’d waste their time giving me a talking too. I’ve done it with both my children.

It the cap fits..

I seriously cannot fathom why you think the OP needs to listen to some of your advice.

She sounds about 10x more sensible than pretty much 80% of posters on this thread.

I love mine waaay too much to ever take a preventable risk with mine.

Utter nonsense. You take preventable risks every single day.

Oooh!! THAT'S what I am doing wrong. I just don't love my DS. Certainly not half as much as some of you love yours. Thanks so so much for clearing that up.

@redskyandrainbows67, do you rearface your children until they are gone 4? Do you avoid unnecessary car journies? Do you avoid walking around cities and next to busy roads? If you live your kids waaayy too much 🙄 I suggest you buy them a big bubble to live in as I guarantee stuff you let them do everyday is far more dangerous than sitting, strapped in a car seat for 5 minutes.

Also most modern cars you can’t lock the keys in ffs, and when was the last time you saw a car burst into flames for no reason?

This thread is batshit fucking crazy. I’ve been driving for 17 years, all over the country. And can hand on heart say I’ve never seen a single person take their babyseat into the petrol station.

No way would I leave a baby in a car.

You don’t take the baby seat (unless baby is asleep). You take the baby!

You can take a risk with your baby if you want to - I love mine waaay too much to ever take a preventable risk with mine.

What an unpleasant thing to say. You know that the OP is an actual person, with feelings?

Ok I'll add, what if as you were walking with baby there was a sudden storm and you got struck by lightning? Baby who would have been safer in the car

You take a baby, on a slippery forecort? Yeah because that’s safer! Petrol is really slippery when spilt, the risk of dropping a baby is much greater.

Thank you Really. I am struggling so so much and comments like Redsky's are awfully painful to read. I doubt myself every single second. I am in tears even writing this.

The things some people write are shocking.

On the plus side I am seriously amused that there are people oit there who think a fire in a depot in the short time I would be in there is a) likely and b) would somehow lead to my untimely death.

Really - as am I. And that is my view. I wouldn’t take the risk of leaving a baby in a car. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
I probably would have told friend no if it involved a 1.5 hour round trip with a little baby.
If I had to do it I would ask someone to help (oh or someone at the post office).
Clearly the people that have done it are feeling a little bit guilty as they are overreacting somewhat!!

My dd is now 12yo and it is near miraculous she has made it this far tbh, she was always left in the car when I paid for petrol it never even occurred to me to take her in.

I would see how safe it felt when I arrived at the depot op if you can park right outside and can see the car at all times then I probably would leave the baby for 5 mins.

op you sound lovely, honestly don't stress about what a load of random mnetters think, trust your own instincts.

But op you haven’t done it yet!

red You can absolutely have an opinion. But to imply you love your kids more than the rest of us is just plain stupid as is your scaremongering about the police taking action.

I do it. And I will do it again and I don’t feel a iota of guilt.

You wouldn’t travel 1.5 hours with a baby. Well that’s up to you.

But it’s perfectly fine, and normal to do that, so don’t try to make other people feel guilty for doing so, thank you very much.

I'm genuinely sorry you feel crap OP but that's the risk you take posting on a Forum such as this!! People are honest in their thoughts and not everyone is going to agree!! Any topic relating to the safety of newborns is taken very seriously and most parents are very passionate about it!!

No dream or redsky what you posted wasnt a difference of opinion, it was seriously insulting. There is a big difference. And frankly your post to Haunted was deeply immature.