(those god awful infant car seats that parents tote around with their babies inside of them.) I do. I hate them and this is why:
I was putting my one million items of junk (that's another post) on the checkout counter at Wegman's when a baby started to cry. It sounded a few aisles down from where I was, and not too frantic, just a 'ok, can you pick me up?' cry. As my cart emptied, the baby continued to cry, and the parents came to check out in the line next to mine. Now, I don't mind crying babies... except when my milk lets down as a result. I have no control over this; whena baby cries, I start pouring milk all over my shirt, much to my changrin. So, back to the baby. They baby was crying, and crying, and crying, then screaming, then wailing. It's cries reached that horrible, 'I cannot get anymore upset, PLEASE HELP ME!!!' pitch. I turned around to see why this poor baby was crying, and if the parents were trying to sooth it, and this is what I saw. I saw dady unloading items as fast as he could, and mommy picking up the damn baby carrier and walking to the nearby bench. She sat and rocked the plastic bucket while the baby's cries continued to intensify. Not once did she touch the baby, except maybe by accident when trying to shove a plactic peice of crap... I mean pacifier into its mouth. Not once did she pick it up. Poor baby.
I stood there watching, pretty horrified, and noticed my cashier glancing over at the wailing baby as well. The look on her face told me she was thinking the same thought as I was, but neither of us said a word. The cries only diminished as the mother carried the baby, still in it's bucket, out to the car. *sigh* JUST PICK UP THE BABY.
Babies need to be carried, they need to be held. If you need your hands, or your arms are tired, get a wrap, a sling, a mei tei, a pedogei, or hell, even a sheet, and carry that baby next to your heart! Geez, I'd even tell you to get a damn Baby Bjorn if it meant you would actually carry your baby around! I hate baby buckets.
Rant over.
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While I like the convenience of the removable carseat carrier (heck, my 2 week old is currently sleeping in his since he fell asleep in the car and I dare not wake the sleeping baby if at all possible) it also disgusts me when babies stay in them all of the time. I love my Moby wrap and use it all of the time to carry around my youngest. It gives me the freedom to play with my 2.5 year old while comforting the baby at the same time. I still can't believe people stare at me strangely for wrapping my baby and not using the car seat to tote him around (but, then again, I've always been a hands-on type of mom). Good rant!
I agree. My back hated carrying baby buckets too. That said, there were times when my newborn fell asleep in her bucket and it was such a gift to a sleepless mom to be able to carry said bucket inside so that mom could nap.
But, again, I agree. Hold your baby!
I appreciate them at times. But we have a larger than normal seat that can go up to 33 pounds, and it is HELL to lug up our stairs. I finally (smartly) realized that I should just take Charlie out and carry her upstairs. I hate stairs!