Aibu to wonder how people do the school run with a new born?

[SuzanneSays]

Second baby due in a couple of weeks, drive to school is about ten mins, then couple of mins walk from parking area. My plan is to just unclick car seat and carry baby in that, DH says it will be too heavy and we need to buy a travel system so I can unclick car seat and wheel baby into school on buggy. Realistically can’t see myself doing that in a rush on a cold January morning! Aibu to wonder how other people manage it? ( not really much of an Aibu- sorry!)

[Mammyloveswine]

Definitely get a sling! I find a ring sling super quick for my new born!

[Pluckedpencil]

I had DS in nursery so I had to help him take his coat off, etc. I found sling the best for this. Now at school and with toddler I either carry if really rushed or if a few more minutes, an umbrella buggy. I used my macclaren umbrella buggy with a foot cosy nearly from birth. Super quick and it lies totally flat. Travel systems are massive and a pain.

[niknac1]

I fell over today, I would use your normal pushchair it’s safer

[Crunchymum]

I'll let you know in a few weeks.

We are a 10 minute walk (I have reception age and a 3yo as well)

[FlakeBook]

Sling for baby.

Or if school has a breakfast club get dh to drop early before work.

[Hullabaloo31]

I'd just pick up a second hand travel system frame to use with your car seat, like an Oyster frame or something. Small, compact frame that goes up/down in one swing, unclick seat from car and click them onto the frame. Takes no time and baby stays snuggled up and probably asleep in the mean time.

I loved my sling but wouldn't go hauling baby out of the seat for that short time.

[heidipi]

For DC1 I had a wrap sling which was great but a faff to get on quickly outdoors - end bits dangling in puddles etc - so for DC2 I got one like this which I could just keep on, put the baby in when needed and adjust easily with a rucksack type strap.

www.amazon.co.uk/Beco-Baby-Gemini-Carrier-Metro/dp/B003ZC8B1K?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Got mine off Ebay, used it loads and then sold it again. You can get a newborn insert for them. Has the benefit of also leaving you hands free for bookbag/waterbottle/hand-holding etc.

Good luck!

[cucumbershed]

I usually clip the car seat into my Oyster chassis to walk from the car to School. DD1’s School has the added fun of steps up to the playground from the pavement so have to leave the pram at the bottom and carry 4 month old DD2 up from there. She usually stays asleep during this luckily. I do sometimes use a sling but I find it a bit of a PITA for the mornings (probably bought one that isn’t that simple to put on I expect) or if it’s raining plus it wakes her up. Otherwise times I just carry DD2 the whole way even though she’s huge!

[BellyBean]

I had to take dd into nursery with newborn. Would carry seat as couldnt take buggy in, and afternoons would sling as more faffing.

I sling the 5 min walk to preschool as hard to hold hand and manage pushchair on narrow footpaths.

[ShoutyMcShoutFace]

Isofix car seat and travel system wheels. One click in. Baby stays asleep/wrapped up. Frees up hands. Basket for school bag/pe kit/ art project.
I really regretted it the times I tried to carry the car seat or baby on her own. Does your back in.

[CappuccinoCake]

I wouldn't carry in car seat that will be super heavy and uncomfortable.

Either a sling or a pushchair.

We went with sling. But I'd put the wrap on at home (coat over) and it was just a case of slipping a baby in and as I was used to it easier for me than lifting a buggy out of the boot (and I didn't want to buy an expensive buggy which wouldn't get much use in our case!)

Whatever you do will be a daily routine so you and baby will both get used to it. Mine was used to being slipped into a sling as they did it daily and loved sleeping snuggled up close.

[ColdFeetWarmHeart]

I'm currently doing school run with a 3.5 month old. Also have to drive about 10 mins as we're in countryside (not making 5yr old walk nearly 4 miles to school!!)
At the moment in the mornings I just carry DD2 in the car seat. But I kind of hook it over the crook of my elbow instead of in my hands. Makes it easier to carry. We also have a car seat Base in the car so easy to click car seat in and out. At afternoon pick ups I click car seat into my travel system rather than carrying car seat, as I normally end up waiting 5 to 10 minutes for DD1 to come out.

I would suggest a travel system would be handy. You can get some lighter weight ones now. I'm considering getting one myself as our pram is quite heavy to keep getting in and out of boot and is very bulky.

www.amazon.co.uk/Graco-LiteRider-Travel-System-Black/dp/B01MT1OFG4?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

What about something like that?

[gallicgirl]

I had the exact same scenario. I used the car seat with a travel system for a short while but got fed up hauling the frame in and out of the boot. (pram was leftover from baby 1). I used a moby wrap for a few months, put it on under coat before leaving home then popped baby into it at school. As much as it's a short walk, there's always hanging around on the playground waiting for elder child to come out.
Once he was about 8 months old, I swapped to a different sling, I tried a couple of buckle carriers from the sling library but bought a ring sling. It pops into my handbag or I use as a scarf and still use it now son is almost 3. It's really quick to adjust and baby wouldn't even wake up as I got him out of car seat.

[ApacheEchidna]

This is where you start recognising "PFB" syndrome. A firstborn gets all kinds of fuss about what he/she will put up with and all their preferences taken into account. Second and subsequent children just have to fit in, and if that means 20 minutes of fussing in the pram during a school run then so be it.

[CappuccinoCake]

Gallic almost identical to me!! Moby wrap (or I had a Kari me as We'll, same thing) on at home, coat over.

After a while (6-8months? I can't remember?) When stretchy was less comfortable and baby could lift head safely etc I used an ergo which I absolutely loved and found so hard to let go of after my babies!

[firawla]

We walked, so that’s quite easy but in your situation I’d either get that doona system or clip your maxi cosi to a buggy frame

[Whoateallthecheese]

If a sling won't work, snugglebundl are brilliant. I carried my newborn around all the time in it and he never woke up!

[ThisLittleKitty]

It's really not that difficult I done it with 4 kids after a csection and walked all the way as I don't drive. Just use a sling/pram

[Elephant17]

Doesn't have to be a big travel system! Get a neat little Bugaboo bee and a maxi-cosi car seat that clips on.

The pram only takes a second to take out of the boot and fold out, then just stick car seat on top.

It would have been disastrous for me to transfer my very fractious baby from car seat into sling/pram or carry in my arms, he'd have taken hours to resettle.

I love the way so many people make out it's a breeze dealing with tasks like this... if you're not fully recovered from childbirth or baby is a non-sleeping screamer (for instance) it can be really tricky and stressful.

Good luck op, hope your new addition will be a super chilled one and situations like this won't be too difficult for you! I'm concerned about similar things myself.

[OliviaMansfield]

I put baby in a sling or pushchair/pram like the other 99.99% of parents do when they walk anywhere with a baby

[Mol1628]

I’d get a travel system where you can just take the frame with adaptors and the car seat goes straight into it, not those big ones where the main seat unit can’t be removed.
I had a Graco evo it was so light and easy, and I think this is one of those situations where a travel system will be so useful.

[Alannahpickaver]

As stated. I use a carrier or a sling. It was a life saver, quick to put on and easy to store in a car. We did buy a car seat that clicked to a frame, however I never really used it.

[Royalcoronation]

Most pushchairs that suit from newborn can take an infant carrier though? I'm not sure why the opposition to a travel system. You are literally discounting the majority of prams.

[Dahlietta]

This is where you start recognising "PFB" syndrome. A firstborn gets all kinds of fuss about what he/she will put up with and all their preferences taken into account. Second and subsequent children just have to fit in, and if that means 20 minutes of fussing in the pram during a school run then so be it.

I totally agree with this. DS1's naps were absolutely sacred. With DS2, it's "Oh, you're asleep. Shame, we have to go and get your brother. You're coming with me."
To answer your question, I just carry the baby in my arms. He's a lot more chilled than his brother was, probably because the poor wee thing has to be!

[Flaky]

Car seat that clicks onto chassis. Takes minutes and baby not disturbed. Can quickly sling on rain cover before taking car seat out of car if raining.

This system was a revelation to me as big age gap between older ones and youngest so wasn't invented when I had them. I used to have to lug twins in car seats with arms practically falling off!

Couldn't get on with a sling as always worried baby would somehow fall out and wouldn't carry as afraid of tripping with loads of kids underfoot.