Hellobee Boards Topic: When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 09:03:18 +0000 mrskc on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914957 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:37:18 +0000 mrskc 914957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @NovBaby1112: @honeybear: @katsupgirl: @rawrasaur: @looch: @Springtime: @regberadaisy: @boiledpnut: Backseat sitters unite! lol I'm glad it's not only me. swurlygurl on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914862 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:15:12 +0000 swurlygurl 914862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never sat in the back with her. Well, when we're driving other people around I might volunteer the front seat so then I'm sitting in the back with her plantains on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914840 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:11:49 +0000 plantains 914840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only sat in the ack on the way home from hospital. We avoid sitting in the back with her because we don't want her to get dependent on having someone back there with her. boiledpnut on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914820 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:07:14 +0000 boiledpnut 914820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still sit in the back at 6 mo! photojane on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914819 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:05:57 +0000 photojane 914819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sat in the back for the first 2-3 weeks when we realized she would almost always fall asleep in the car & there was no reason for me to be back there. JerricaBenton on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914795 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 08:57:05 +0000 JerricaBenton 914795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sat in the back on the way home from the hospital and maybe a few more times. After that it didn't occur to me. She's always been pretty happy in her car seat. In the first few months I do remember pulling into a gas station or 7-11 just so I could check on her because she was so quiet back there! I got a mirror so I didn't have to let that paranoia take over! regberadaisy on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914781 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 08:50:01 +0000 regberadaisy 914781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She's 14 months and I still do and I don't think it's odd. ;) Springtime on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914778 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 08:49:02 +0000 Springtime 914778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whenever DH is driving I always sit in the back with him and he's almost 15 months! I guess I should start sitting in the front, I haven't even really thought about it. Dandelion on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914597 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:51:27 +0000 Dandelion 914597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually drive, but in the past 6 years, I have ridden in the back with him when there's a bunch of adults in the car. But, for the most part, he's always been back there on his own. looch on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914572 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:37:51 +0000 looch 914572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always sit in the back! My son insists on it when I am not driving. rawrasaur on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914568 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:35:27 +0000 rawrasaur 914568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is 7 months and we do it a lot still, too. Almost any passenger in our car would rather sit by her than shotgun. knittylady on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914560 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:30:28 +0000 knittylady 914560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only on the way home from the hospital! I can see doing it again on a long road trip maybe... But in a way it Might be more stressful. petunia354 on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914540 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:16:22 +0000 petunia354 914540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sat in back with him on the way home from the hospital, but have sat in front ever since! edelweiss on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914537 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:12:21 +0000 edelweiss 914537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is almost 6 months and one of us sits in the back if we're both in the car. part of it is because i usually drive, and with the carseat behind the passenger seat, my husband can't fit in the passenger seat. we could rearrange, obviously, but i guess it's habit now. hmm... honeybear on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914467 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 05:08:56 +0000 honeybear 914467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @katsupgirl: :) I hadn't even realized that others thought about this, to be honest! My husband doesn't care where I sit when he's driving, and I've generally enjoyed hanging out in back with LO, so I just sit there sometimes. I don't feel like I have to, but I guess I often want to! And like I said, it's usually more convenient to just plop down beside LO after wrangling him into his seat. For long trips, I want more legroom, though. katsupgirl on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914449 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 02:48:38 +0000 katsupgirl 914449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @honeybear: sign me up for the weirdo team! :happy: DD is 9 months and I only sit in the front if there's a third person who wants to sit in the back with her. luckypenny on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914098 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:31:08 +0000 luckypenny 914098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrskc: haha don't feel like a weirdo! We just did a 2 hour drive too and she slept the whole time. I think if I'm back there it just keeps her up/upsets her more. 78h2o on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo/page/2#post-914080 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:24:00 +0000 78h2o 914080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never once sat in the back. ETA: she's only really cried in the car 1-2x though. She likes the car. blackbird on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-914035 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:00:45 +0000 blackbird 914035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only sat in the back on the trip from the hospital. I didn't want her to get used to it and get mad if I was driving solo and no one was back there! Maybe for a long road trip, though, we will see! Mrs. Washi Tape on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-914030 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:00:17 +0000 Mrs. Washi Tape 914030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never sat in the back, except a couple times when someone else was riding with us. Really, it never occurred to me to sit back there. honeybear on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-914017 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:56:47 +0000 honeybear 914017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrskc: @NovBaby1112: I'm with you ladies. I did start driving LO around at 5 mos or so (so he was alone back there then), but I still sometimes just sit in the back after buckling LO in. He's 2! The distances here are short, so I don't see the point in delaying our departure just so I can walk around the car and sit up front. Plus, it's kind of fun back there! :) ETA: Could someone fill me in on why you think it's odd for parents to sit in the back? Fear that it creates too much dependence? Not enough legroom? I guess I'm not seeing the issue. Weagle on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913979 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:41:54 +0000 Weagle 913979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I stopped within the first month. I admit, I think it's strange when people sit in the back longer than that. fancyfunction on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913968 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:38:50 +0000 fancyfunction 913968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've only ever sat in the back if she was completely inconsolable and I was trying to soothe her. About twice so far at 7 months. NovBaby1112 on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913964 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:37:08 +0000 NovBaby1112 913964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrskc: lol, you are not alone! We can be weirdos together. i also mostly sit in the back at almost 8 months for the reasons you mentioned. meganmp on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913936 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:16:39 +0000 meganmp 913936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never did, but that's because I barely fit between the car seats. I've squeeze back there during a long road trip when both kids were losing their flippin' minds, but I'll be honest- I silently judge people who sit back there beyond the first two weeks or so. Pepper on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913933 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:15:07 +0000 Pepper 913933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sit in the back now, unless I'm driving. I think I'll stop once he has better head/neck control... I get nervous about him slouching in the carseat. lomom on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913928 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:10:37 +0000 lomom 913928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sit in the back if its a long-ish trip (more than 20 minutes) and he's almost 3 months. Or if there's another adult in the car, I'll sit in the back. yin on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913918 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:03:20 +0000 yin 913918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Up to a year (maybe longer), and I'm not proud of it. I was a paranoid first time parent who wanted to be there for my LO in all situations. I hated sitting back there because it would make me nauseous. At least I was there each time he threw up or needed comforting, but it was way too long. I felt bad that he couldn't see us while rear facing. bisous on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913899 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:54:17 +0000 bisous 913899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sat in the back for the first couple weeks--really just until I started driving again. Mrs. Train on "When did you stop sitting in the backseat with LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-sitting-in-the-backseat-with-lo#post-913896 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:52:07 +0000 Mrs. Train 913896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ On the way home with my oldest I sat in back other than that I am usually in the front. Once we had the twins there's really not a lot of room.