This product makes me so sad - Page 3

[AugustLia23]

The baby in the picture doesn't look to pleased either!

[HoneymoonBaby]

Originally Posted by abigailvr

I grew up in Philadelphia and I don't talk like that! Is your friend's husband from the city or the 'burbs of Philly?

He's from the 'burbs -- Media, I think. None of my friends from Philly proper talk that way, either.

[Alstrameria]

Originally Posted by Tupelo Honey

That does look very stupid the way it works and is set up. BUT, I have to say I had one of the little universal snap-in carts that the "bucket" goes onto. It's at regular stroller height and faces the person pushing it. I did not like taking my kids out of the seat if they were asleep. I kept the cart dealy in the car and if I was running in-and-out errands with the baby, it kept me from having to wake them up a million times as we went. Then if they woke up I would take them out and put them in the sling or hold them.

Us too, we had a snap'n'go. I loved it for that reason, plus it had a huge basket for gear or purchases. Dd2 hated the bucket, so she is in a RA rear facing, so I have no choice but to wake her. Luckily she goes back to sleep easily. Dd1 didn't, and really didn't like the bjorn (I didn't know about slings in those days) so I was glad to have the stroller.

Different babes, both are happy!

[IdentityCrisisMama]

Don't judge us all as people who don't want to carry out babies. I have one of those low-carseat-stroller-convertible things and I've carried my child for about 25% of her life and still do at 2.75 years. We have some unique lifestyle choices that make that particular carseat "gadget" useful from time to time. I would have probably looked twice at other thing and, in fact, our child was probably in a bucket seat less than your average "APer". Okay, sorry, I know I'm no fun. At least it's small.

I know I'm spoiling the party but I don't see a problem if a person has particular issues that would make something like that useful so long as they use it appropriately, yk?

[abigailvr]

Originally Posted by HoneymoonBaby

He's from the 'burbs -- Media, I think. None of my friends from Philly proper talk that way, either.

Ahh, I was wondering how I escaped it. Now I'm going to have to listen to my SIL and see if she talks that way. She's from Lancaster.

[~Megan~]

You can't see your kid.
Dirt is flying up in their face.
They are foot level and could easily be stepped on.
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.GET A FREAKIN' SLING!

[TiredX2]

You are from Pennsylvania. You have TO BE. People from Pennsylvania are the only people I know who say "don't want picked up" as opposed to "don't want TO BE picked up."

I'm embarrassed now.

I'm actually from the west. Born & raised in Oregon, now living in WA.

[jayayenay]

Originally Posted by mealymama

They're thinking exactly what you're thinking: that child is going to have problems when he grows up. But you know what? Your baby will probably just grow up wanting to drink water out of a sports-bottle and not knowing why. And when the suitcase-baby grows up, he'll probably just end up really liking para-sailing, and not knowing why. It'll just be our secret.

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[Carolinamidwife]

Originally Posted by mealymama

why do I only have that kind of stamina at 2 in the morning? I will start publishing cliffs notes for my posts from now on. sorry!

OMG, please don't! That post was the most hilarious thing I have ever read at MDC. I am still choking on the last few lines, snork! I'm gonna stalk you from now on.... :

[OneCatholicMommy]

I don't know. In some ways I like it because the baby can sleep (if he falls asleep in the car) and like it says, it frees up trunk space ...no stroller.

Thatbeing said, I prefer a stroller! I need it for my preschoolers anyway!

[Mamid]

and people think I'm bizarre for slinging DS and now DD?????

AUGH. I'd prefer my stroller over that contraption.

[Marsupialmom]

This poll reminded me of the time I was at my middle child's ENT/Audiologist appointment.

There I was down town, by metro link, with a 6 yr old, 2.5 year old and new born. I had a sling for my new born but I put her in the strollor so I could hold my 2.5 year old.

This lady got all high and mighty about never using a strollor with her child (one child I might add).

My arms were needed for my crying scared child not the sleepign one.

[art4babies]

If you notice in the pic the baby is searching for it's mother. Even my grandmother who is 80 said that she didn't like the fact that the baby is sitting there RIGHT where the car exhaust comes out. If that isn't a anti-stroller reason, I don't know what is.

[Ackray]

Yeah, that's pretty bad! My older kids would LOVE it though:LOL.

[chisaomom]

Looks dangerous, for starters.

[Mama2Xander]

Blech. What on earth will they come up with next? Actually, don't tell me, I don't want to know.

[kaelsmommy]

you think that's bad.....

Amazed at the lengths that some people go to, in order to not have to pick their kids up...I came across this product on a list a while ago...sickest thing I think I have ever seen and probably the most dangerous baby product on the market:

www.bababib.com

truly the height of DE-tachment parenting. Makes me just sick inside, because I know a LOT of people would use it rather than holding their babies!!

what I have always wondered is...why do people have babies if they aren't going to love them and hold them and care for them???

[IdentityCrisisMama]

Kaelsmommy

That was really sad...Personally, I don't have any problems with the other thing ~ used in moderation...after all...if you have one you strap your child down and drive it all over town...much worse than ANY stroller IMO!! And, the average amt. of time a toddler is in the car in the US is 1 hour!

I don't know...if you live your life driving like that...I don't want to hear bo about a stroller.

But that last thing is really sad. I can't really think of a situation (other than many, babies needing to be fed with too few hands). Well, I knew a baby that had been so badly neglected that she hated being held while eating from her bottle. It was really sad...the new caretakers were trying to get her back to bottle feeding 'with love' but it wasn't working. Oh, and she was SO sweet!!

[kaelsmommy]

yeah, actually, come to think of it, I guess if you had quads or something than maybe a product like that might be ok if you had no help, they were all screaming at once and you were desperate. there are always situations that are exceptions to the rule.

it just bothers me knowing that most ppl that would use a product like that would just prop a bottle b/c they too lazy to hold baby, on a regular basis, not just in an emergency situation.

Its so sad, hearing about little babies that are neglected. I worked in maternity for about 8 years and have seen many babies that I *know* go home to be abused or neglected and it is so very sad. I've met thousands of babies in my lifetime...and they are ALL so very sweet! I love them all.

[KellyK]

I think I will have nightmares tonight after seeing that. The first thing that came to my mind was the helpless baby being smashed in the face with someones foot. This thing was designed for busy places like an airport???