https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:37:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128278 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:13:41 +0000 looch 1128278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since you do have to travel, I'd get a convertible, it's got the longest life and you can use it rear and front facing.</p> <p>I would avoid the Cosco Scenera, it's difficult to install rear facing without a pool noodle or a rolled up towel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128273 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:12:34 +0000 lamariniere 1128273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was born in NYC and while we did take a cab home, no one at the hospital physically checked for a car seat. We were in your situation, no car, no real need for the car seat, and we had a Maclaren stroller that wasn't car seat compatible. I ended up buying a used Graco carseat on Craigslist that we used for the ride home for the hospital and on just two weekend car trips with a rental car. I will probably be yelled at for admitting that we took a cab a handful of times that first year without a car seat. I KNOW THIS IS NOT SAFE. But it is NOT illegal in NY, and when we arrived at our destination, I couldn't have carried around a car seat plus a stroller. Sometimes you've gotta do what you've gotta do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128270 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:12:08 +0000 nana87 1128270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I'm so glad I asked about this, I had no idea that the hospitals here would require it! I mean, I'm sure they'll say so later on when I do a hospital tour and such, but I like knowing these things early :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128248 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:04:34 +0000 nana87 1128248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: Oooh good to know! I had no idea that the hospitals here would have that same rule. It makes sense safety-wise I guess. I'll check out the Cybex Aton for sure :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128245 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:03:49 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1128245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: a car seat is required to leave the hospital in nyc (i gave birth twice in nyc!). when your baby is a preemie, they also do an extended car seat test to make sure baby can handle a car seat (olive had to do it... it was like an hour!).</p> <p>we zipcar and use the car seat, and we even take the car seat with us when we call a taxi. i just don't feel safe taking a baby in a cab without a car seat esp since nyc taxi drivers are crazy. </p> <p>i would definitely get one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128237 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:59:35 +0000 Beehive 1128237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: We're in NYC. You do need a carseat in order to leave the hospital - they make you show it to them and buckle LO in before you leave. We use it all the time actually, in cabs. I highly highly recommend the Cybex Aton - it's very light, and really quick and easy to buckle into a cab/car without the base. The shoulder strap wraps around the back of the seat. We can get LO into a cab in that seat in 2 minutes tops! </p> <p>We ended up with the City Mini as our (one and only) stroller, and got the carseat adapter for it, which lets you snap the carseat on top of the stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128226 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:55:00 +0000 nana87 1128226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: I don't know if that applies in NYC? I could be wrong. My hospital is a 15 min subway ride from our apt, but then again I don't know that we'd want to take a newborn on the subway yet! Also cabs in NYC can legally take kids without a car seat, although that of course isn't very safe even if it is legal. That one looks really nice though, I like how lightweight it says it is, it'd be much easier to store in our apt when we aren't using it!</p> <p>@looch: Oh good point! We have family out of state, plus at least one wedding we need to fly to that first year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128164 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:39:13 +0000 looch 1128164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you plan to travel by air in the first year? Will you need a car seat at your destination? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128159 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:38:18 +0000 LovelyPlum 1128159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could be wrong, but I think you need one to go home from the hospital. What about something like the Combi Coccoro?</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Combi-Cocorro-Lightweight-Convertible-Licorice/dp/B00261RQYY" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Combi-Cocorro-Lightweight-Convertible-Licorice/dp/B00261RQYY</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/city-moms-do-you-have-a-car-seat#post-1128154 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:36:16 +0000 nana87 1128154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I'm just on the cusp between my first and second trimesters, and thinking ahead about gear we're going to need...We're in NYC and don't have a car, so I'm not sure we're going to need a car seat, except we do every once in awhile take cabs or zipcars...Like, we'd probably want to take a cab home from the hospital, and my parents live a bus+subway ride away so it's a lot faster to cab it than deal with transferring. </p> <p>So here's my question: if you primarily rely on public transportation, did you also have a car seat? If so, is there one you recommend?</p> <p>I've only ever seen IRL car seats with a base that's installed in the car, so the seat clicks in and out easily, but since we won't be using the same car that won't work...And I don't think I'd want our primary stroller to be one that fits with a car seat, since we'd want our daily stroller to fold up easily to save space in our apt, in restaurants, in the subway/bus, etc...But we'd probably want the option of a frame if we do get a car seat so that we don't have to carry both a stroller and a car seat when we are using a cab...So much to think about, it's a little overwhelming!</p> <p>I'd love any tips or to hear about what all you other lovely city moms do! </p>