https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 21:47:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1676858 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 22:38:31 +0000 Beehive 1676858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Oops, sorry, forgot to respond to you! It fits in this basic one: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Trend-Universal-Infant-Carrier/dp/B00838BNK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1401853053&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=snap+and+go" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Trend-Universal-Infant-Carrier/dp/B00838BNK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1401853053&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=snap+and+go</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674817 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:34:45 +0000 MamaMoose 1674817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: excellent decision! Safety first! :silly: I saw a woman get in a cab at JFK with an infant and no car seat and I almost died. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674810 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:31:24 +0000 mrsjazz 1674810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: @MamaMoose: @Sparkler: I really don't know why I didn't think of that! Haha, well, that's what I wrote this thread for. Shipping a kiddie pool, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674798 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:28:48 +0000 MamaMoose 1674798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sparkler: That was going to be my suggestion too : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674793 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:25:30 +0000 Cole 1674793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Could you send her a seat via Amazon prime? The Cosco scenera is well rated, cheap, super light and easy to install forward facing (rear is a bit of a pain but not impossible). If it's really less than a mile though I would just walk it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674792 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:25:02 +0000 Pirouette 1674792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: no prob, traveling from the city is always such a pain! hopefully you can get the car seat there by the weekend and all your problems are solved :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674788 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:22:24 +0000 mrsjazz 1674788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sparkler: You are brilliant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674783 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:21:16 +0000 Sparkler 1674783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Do you have amazon prime and you could just ship the carseat to her so it's there by the weekend? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674776 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:15:52 +0000 mrsjazz 1674776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: My mom can pick us up. I'm just not willing to drive without the car seat. Neither is she. She probably won't have time to get the car seat between now and Saturday because of work and house stuff.</p> <p>@Pirouette: That is so nice of you. We sold our snap and go and we have a City Mini. We aren't planning on driving while we're there, just for the ride to and from the station. For the next trip we'll be more prepared!</p> <p>@IcebergMom: That is the funniest thing I've ever heard. My mom will not be pre-walking the route for me. She doesn't even believe Google that it's 1 mile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674734 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:00:36 +0000 Pirouette 1674734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the combi and last weekend we put the combi into the stroller (we took NJ transit) and I'm guessing that doesn't work with your car seat because it's too big. what stroller do you have? does it have a big basket? I'd be happy to lend you my combi if it would solve your problems! but it would only help you if it fits in your stroller basket, because I don't have a snap and go for it. Are you going to be driving around a lot out there? or is this all just for the 5 minute drive to/from the train? </p> <p>We would probably walk in your situation, or if your mom is already planning on buying a car seat, can she get one by the weekend? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674451 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 07:00:51 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1674451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would consider the taxi and ask them to drive really really slow/carefully. </p> <p>Is there any other reason to bring the convertible other than to ride from the train station to the house? If not, then I would just bring the stroller. </p> <p>We used a cart thing that @LovelyPlum: suggested and it worked really well with our Britax seat. Granted we only pulled her from the parking lot to the check in desk at the airport but she actually even stayed asleep in it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674449 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:57:20 +0000 ElbieKay 1674449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does Uber provide service out there? They have a new car seat service. I think it's an extra $10. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674425 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:12:12 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1674425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: that's what i was going to say. Can your mom pick you up?</p> <p>Yeah i'd prob just go for the taxi without a car seat but it's cool if you dont want to. I'm pretty sure most of the train stations have a car service company right there...can you call ahead and see if you can get a cab with a car seat? I know some places provide them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674401 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:45:36 +0000 IcebergMom 1674401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe your mom could pre-walk the route for you?? To check it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674399 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:43:55 +0000 IcebergMom 1674399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to Boston last year with our LO and managed everything without car seat via the subway system and walking! I vote leave the car seat! You'll manage with the stroller. You coul always send luggage by taxi and meet it there if you were worried about lugging so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674385 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 03:13:44 +0000 ElbieKay 1674385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your mom is getting a car seat anyway, can't she just pick you up from the train? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674377 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:55:01 +0000 Arden 1674377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: Can you link me to the snap and go for the combi by any chance? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674365 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:22:23 +0000 lamariniere 1674365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just take the stroller and plan on walking and forget about the car seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674321 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:03:51 +0000 LovelyPlum 1674321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about something like a coarsest roller?</p> <p><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/on-the-go-travel-accessories/brica-roll-n-go-car-seat-transporter-65005-12320162" rel="nofollow">http://www.toysrus.com/buy/on-the-go-travel-accessories/brica-roll-n-go-car-seat-transporter-65005-12320162</a></p> <p>I know they're usually used in airports, but it may help you! </p> [attach=3423/14/n6kraf.500x500.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674320 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:01:17 +0000 Beehive 1674320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: This logistical question has made my head spin so many times! We ended up getting a Combi Cocorro because it goes on a Snap n Go base for situations like the one you describe. Does anyone you know (or maybe someone on your local parenting listserv) have a Combi and Snap n Go you could borrow for the day? Not ideal, but one idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674259 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:54:35 +0000 katsupgirl 1674259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate walking so I'd ride without a seat. If you don't mind walking that's probably your option. Carrying the seat and wrangling a toddler seems difficult. Plus depending on the taxi you could spend more time trying to get the seat in than the total drive time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674228 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:31:51 +0000 mrsjazz 1674228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Technically, yes. I have a lot of issues with cars. Even though it's legal to ride sans car seat in taxis and it's only a 5-minute drive, I would never get into a car with LO without a car seat. </p> <p>I wish the car seat had a carrying strap or something to make it easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674225 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:28:42 +0000 yoursilverlining 1674225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you take a taxi from the station to the house? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/silly-logistics-question-city-travel-wconvertible-car-seat#post-1674212 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:18:19 +0000 mrsjazz 1674212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a really stupid/silly thing, but I'm trying to work out how we will travel this weekend. We are going to Long Island via LIRR. The house we are going to is a 5-minute drive from the station and a 27-minute walk. According to Google Maps it looks pretty walkable with sidewalks, but I can't see the entire route via Street View and I know some areas of LI are not exactly walkable.</p> <p>The issue is the big old convertible car seat. We could lug the thing on the subway and LIRR and I could carry LO, but she is not enjoying being carried as much. Or we could just bring the stroller and make the 30-minute walk from the station to the house.</p> <p>Renting a car is not an option for this weekend, we will most likely do that next time we go though. Going to see my mom's new house! She's also going to buy a car seat for LO so we have one that we can set up.</p> <p>That car seat is huge and heavy! I don't know why I'm overthinking this. My mom seems to think that the walk is way longer than Google says. Any ideas? Suggestions? </p>