Babies in travel systems

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Am I bu that I just get the rage when I see babies in carseats clunked to the pram?

Am I being a judgypants?

Fair enough on the nip in & out jobs like school run.

But supermarket? Theme park? National trust gardens? Running? Town? Zoo? Places were the child is likely going to have been in that carseat for a few hours!

They've already been in it for the car journey. I bet likely, some will only be out of them all day for feeding time.

I watched holiday supersavers last night and the baby did the walk to supermarket, around supermarket and walk nack home again in the flippin carseat!

I just want to go up to them and tell them to stop being lazy and think of their child's spine development.

The OP's message just proves my point that parenting is the most heavily criticised job in the world. It's hard enough without people judging you for making decisions that are relevant to YOUR baby. We as mothers and fathers should value our parental instincts and do whatever we feel is best for our children, but too often these powerful instincts are undermined by people who want to stick their noses into other people's business. Sorry for ranting but Mumsnet should be a place where parents feel supported, not criticised. My baby occasionally remains in his car seat on a short outing, not because I am a lazy parent, but because he has fallen asleep in the car and I don't want to disturb him. End of. Get off your high horse OP.

I agree that some people find some spectacularly stupid things to get the rage about.

Another know it all that doesn't have a baby. Anybody can research things it does not make them an expert. I hate know it alls that think they know best without experiencing something ! I am sure every parent would ideally do things different but reality is much different to sitting at a computer screen !

I used to take my son out of the car (in car seat) and clip him onto pram frame (which was easier to store in boot than whole massive carrycot pram) and then push him around the park. He'd be in car seat the 2 hours max as he is not lying flat on his back. Most of the time I had my son in his carrycot pram and walked from home.

I would however never go over the 2 hour rule and have a baby in a car seat all day. That is bad for their back. The problem with looking at other people's children is that you don't know how long they've been in it.

Also iMogster you've no idea how long the baby has taken to go to sleep! Babies fall asleep in the car. If you've been wanting them to go to sleep, you're not going to want to disturb them by getting them out of the car seat to lie them flat in a carry cot. This happened a lot with ds and our approach was, if he was happily sleeping then don't wake him!