[blparent] Two car seats

[Wendy Meuse]

Hi Elizabeth:

Ehehehehe!  or is it Jo Elizabeth?  ehehehehehehe!  I sure do appreciate what you were saying.  sometimes traveling can be a real 
challenge.  I didn't do a lot of traveling when Grace was little as she was born in october so we had a cold winter ahead of us. 
when spring came and we could walk without falling into snowbanks, I used a snuggly.  She loved it and she just cuddled right down 
into it.  I used a backpack with a frame when she got a little older, but my guide dog Eager really ajusted well to us using a 
stroller.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto via blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
To: "Tara Briggs" <thflute at gmail.com>; "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Two car seats


It might work, but those car seats get heavy real fast.  Plus, you'll need
hands to open doors, navigate cars or buses, hold packages, etc.  I'm not
saying it can't be done, but to be completely honest, I'd plan your trips
very carefully if you have both babies.  Figure out exactly where you want
to go ahead of time and decide if it's worth the effort because believe me,
you'll be exhausted by the time you travel there and back, much less do the
errands or the story hour or whatever you went for, and you'll have a better
time at home.  Use paratransit if you can, or take someone with you.  Make
use of any assistance that's offered along the way.  The babies might be
hold enough for backpacks, so that's an option.  You'll have a diaper bag to
contend with as well.  I'm just seeing two car seats, a diaper bag, a
mobility tool, plus whatever other stuff you have for yourself as a
monumental pain in the butt and frankly, not worth the hassle unless you are
going to see someone on his or her deathbed, in which case you would
probably have transportation there.  Sorry, that's just my take on the
situation, but maybe there are braver travelers than I am.

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: Tara Briggs via blparent
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 10:51 AM
To: Melissa Treaster ; Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Two car seats

Hi, I would try and carry one in the car seat on my arm and the other in a
carrier. That way, I would have a free hand for a dog or a cane. I'm not
sure if that is the answer you're looking for. Hope it helped.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:31 AM, Melissa Treaster via blparent
> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> How do you carry two car seats ? My sister in law just bought home a 8
> month old girl that she will be adopting. My son is 7 months and so I find
> myself needing two car seats if I need to take them both. They are not
> walking so is there any way to do this?
> Thanks,
> Melissa
> 240-298-5235
>
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