[blparent] on public transportation with a baby

Tatyana tagriru at gmail.com
Sun Sep 30 03:21:56 UTC 2012 

That's actually smart idea, practicing is a part of learning.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] on public transportation with a baby


> It's quite a balancing act to get on a bus with a baby, a diaper bag, a 
> cane or a dog, a stroller, a purse, and any shopping packages or whatever 
> else you might be carrying.  The best way for me was to have the stroller 
> folded up before the bus arrived at the stop in case the driver happened 
> to be behind schedule or just plain impatient.  When my daughter was 
> small, I sometimes wore a hip bag or carried a backpack, so a purse was 
> one less thing I had to juggle.  I could put stuff that I was carrying 
> into the backpack or the diaper bag, then what I did even though it was a 
> bit unconventional was to let my dog go up the bus steps while only 
> holding her leash instead of the harness handle.  Then I tucked the folded 
> stroller under one arm and held the baby with the other, or used a 
> carrier, although I never did like either of my carriers because they were 
> too much for my back and shoulders.  I had a fairly light stroller, so if 
> you have a heavy one, you might have to adjust how you position everything 
> a little.  Often if there were other people waiting at the stop, someone 
> would offer to carry the stroller, and I always said thank you and let him 
> or her do it.  I know some would see that as a sign of not being 
> independent, but I was eager to get on the bus with the least hassle and 
> grateful for the help.  I've never seen a stroller strapped down in the 
> spot where people in wheelchairs sit.
>
> To tell the truth, maybe I'm obsessive, but I practiced my bus stop 
> routine in my living room, with a doll and an empty stroller, and timed 
> myself till I could get ready to board as quickly as possible.  I was glad 
> I had practiced once I did the real thing because I didn't get quite as 
> overwhelmed with only having two hands when I needed five or six.  Adding 
> a squirming and perhaps crying baby was a lot different than working with 
> a doll, but still, I had some idea of what to do first, next, and last.
>
> I found that I really had to want or need to get somewhere before I was 
> willing to travel on public transportation with my baby.  It's a lot of 
> work.  If I wanted to do something fun like going to the zoo or the water 
> park, it was often easier and less stressful for me to hire a driver or 
> ask a friend to go with me and offer to pay for her children's admission. 
> Or sometimes a friend would want to go anyway, so we would pay separately 
> and I would spring for lunch or pack a picnic.  Many local moms' groups 
> organize monthly trips, even more in the summer, to local places of 
> interest, so you could join in on a car pool and pay your share of the gas 
> and road tolls. Some churches have driving services, and you can also take 
> a baby on Paratransit, although you might have to pay extra.  So by all 
> means use the bus, but look for more creative options as well instead of 
> staying home, which will be a temptation you'll probably have to resist at 
> times because of the energy needed to travel with your caravan--and yes, 
> you'll feel loaded down like a camel.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tatyana
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:17 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] on public transportation with a baby
>
> Erin and Bran, thank you.  Of course, It's all depends on situation, most
> likely I'll be having  the baby in carrier, but just in case I needed to
> know where and how  I can put a stroller on a bus . I just thought there 
> may
> be some place on a bus where   wheelchairs are strapped or buckled- I 
> don't
> know how exactly it works. I just saw how a driver helpt a guy in a
> wheelchair to do it. Would it be same thing with a stroller? Folding might
> not work, since my both  arms wouldn't  be free. I don't use a bus too
> often, and when I see parents with kids, usually they are older ones, not
> babies, so I'm trying to guess.
>
> Thank you.
> Tatyana.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brandy Wojcik" <ballstobooks at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] on public transportation with a baby
>
>
>> Yes you can bring a stroller on the bus, but will most often have to hold
>> the baby and they will want you to fold the stroller.
>>
>> No you don't have to inform a cab that you have a baby unless your cab
>> charges per person and counts children. Again you will need to fold the
>> stroller and put it in the trunk.
>>
>> Shopping for baby gear is no easy task.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Tatyana
>> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 3:49 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] on public transportation with a baby
>>
>> Hello,
>> First of all, I would  like to thank all who responded to my questions. 
>> I've
>> read carefully  your stroller recommendations, did our own research and 
>> we
>> finely purchased our first baby thing. It's a pricy stroller but it has 
>> all
>> features that we were looking for. I don't remember the name right now,
>> it's a stroller that I'm going to pool behind me, it has adjustable 
>> handle,
>> it converts to flat surface   which is good for a newborn, a carseat may 
>> be
>> attached with additionally bought adapter, and that's a jogger.
>>
>> So, can I bring a stroller on a public bus? I believe I can, but will it 
>> be
>> attached by a driver, so it don't move, or I will need  to do it myself? 
>> In
>> case of taxi, do I need to inform them that I'm going travel with a baby 
>> in
>> a carseat?
>>
>> Tatyana.
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