Would you leave baby asleep in car ?

[engalaaand]

Whilst you took older child to nursery (takes 3 minutes) ? Car is right outside and locked..

I wouldn't on a public road, no. Not sure what I'd be worried about, maybe baby waking and crying and lots of people walking past? Someone getting to the baby? I'm not really sure, just not entirely comfortable with it. I have left my older baby/toddler asleep in the car at preschool drop off BUT the car park is a quiet field on the edge of a wood, and if I leave windows open I can hear the baby for the whole drop off (preschool is outdoors so I'm never in a building away from the car). Don't know if I would do it with a younger baby

I used to if it was pouring with rain. Otherwise no.

I also managed to lose my car keys once on drop off... I'd put them in the toddlers bag!

I wouldn't if I couldn't see the car and it was near by.

“My worry is if someone steals the car or breaks in and takes him. But they'd have to be very fast.”

Which if they watch you and see your routine they will ensure they are. It would probably be ok in broad daylight…. but you never know. I’m a scaredy cat and a horror novel reader though 🤷🏼‍♀️Couldn’t another parent take your child in for you, to avoid leaving your baby in the car?

If it literally was 3 minutes i probably would but absolutely no more

That's a really good point. Someone could watch the routine and steal him really quickly.

Yeah, I did.

Also left them outside the house in theor buggy.

And in the car outside shops, getting petrol etc.

Your baby being kidnapped from a locked car is extremely unlikely. What is much more likely (although still remote) is that another car will hit your car with your baby in it if you are parked on a public road.

Personally I wouldn't. As previous posters have said, I probably would if it was a private car park very close to the nursery and I could see the car the whole time (and I'm talking a few steps/very short walk away).

When I take my 4 year old to school and pick him up, my baby comes with us as we have to park on a residential street that I can't see the car from. It's a faff getting the car seat/travel system in and out (especially when it's cold and/or pouring with rain) and the baby often wakes up but I'd be far too worried to not take her. I'm not really sure what my specific concerns would be, I just wouldn't feel safe with her out of my sight, and as previous posters have said, I'd also be worried about being delayed for any reason.

I would but DP wouldn’t. Chance of anything happening is minute

No.

It's a very quiet road though and it's parallel parked and the baby is on the pavement side of the road. I think it's really very unlikely it would get hit by another car. I worry more about a kidnapping !

What if something happened to YOU and no one knew your baby was alone in the car?

Same

I have done this but there was a car park. Did it once at school collection and felt very uncomfortable the whole time.
On balance I probably would do it if car was on the same side of the road as the nursery.

It's just so unlikely because it's so close and the nursery staff know he's in the car. I think that's so unlikely as I don't have to cross any roads etc.

I leave them both in the car when I get petrol. But I can see the car the entire time.

All these things are remote risks. They are risks nonetheless. You admit yourself that you worry about some kind of premeditated kidnapping which, statistically, is probably the most remote risk.

Ive been in this predicament many times this year and I’ve not left her alone. Not even when she was recovering from chicken pox (we do drop off outside still and we came 15 mins after everyone else).

@Icanstillrecallourlastsummer yes it's true. I don't feel 100 percent about it. But I think all risks around it are very small.

However having seen that most people wouldn't do it, is making me reconsider. Especially the idea that someone could be watching for their chance. So I probably won't do it anymore now.

I wouldn't.

This week a car in a nearby town was stolen with a baby sleeping inside. Luckily the car was dumped and the baby was still safely sleeping in their car seat but that was a best case scenario. The car could have been written off, burnt out, or the thieves could have thrown the baby out of the vehicle when they noticed it.
It's a tiny risk but still a risk, not worth it for the sake of convenience IMO

Not a chance. What if your baby wakes up crying the second you walk away? 3 minutes of crying with no-one to comfort them feels much longer to a baby presumably. What if your other child falls down on the way to nursery and you have to take them in the clean them up? What if the nursery can’t let you in straight away so 3 minutes becomes 5 or 10? Too many variables for me, without the other safety considerations.

I have done, with windows slightly open, and because I didn’t do it often I could call in and a very nice child minder would meet me at the door. I was gone 2 minutes max.

I’ve done this when I can see the car, but not if I couldn’t. I think something is incredibly unlikely to happen in 3 minutes, but I can imagine a person seeing a baby in a car alone and calling police right away 🙄

Do people usually catastrophise non events this much?