https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:47:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-car-and-driving-question#post-543970 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:36:38 +0000 SAHM0811 543970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I lived in the city, we didn't have a car and we did just fine walking around the neighborhood, taking the bus/train, or cabs. Other parents we knew who had cars mostly used them to get out of the city on the weekends. </p> <p>It's pretty easy without a car when you have one baby. When #2 came around, it was harder for me to go out of our neighborhood alone with them, but I managed! Babywearing is something I did a lot too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-car-and-driving-question#post-543959 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:31:35 +0000 rachiecakes 543959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. But I also have parking. We pay for two spaces. If I didn't have parking I probably wouldn't keep a car. I actually haven't tried to take LO on the T yet but have been thinking of it more and more. I hate the idea of bringing a stroller on the subway, but he's getting big/not so easy to carry for extended periods of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-car-and-driving-question#post-543941 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:27:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 543941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Obviously, I am obsessed with figuring out where to live, since 98% of my posts are about it one way or another!</p> <p>So, my question for moms who live in the city with their LO-- do you have a car? How often do you drive? Is it more than you did pre-LO? Is it more than you expected to, pre-LO? Tell me the pros and cons and how things changed once LO arrived. </p> <p>This comes up right now for me because we are moving, staying in the city near public transportation, and I am trying to figure out realistically how much I'll be driving. I hate driving with a passion, but I know some things are just going to be easier to accomplish with LO in a car than in the stroller or in the carrier. If I will be driving more, it makes having a private parking spot more important. I'm not sure how much I'll want to take a baby on public transportation, which is my primary way of getting around now. Ugh-- I just want to know where I'll be living! </p>