Tiff
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OH and I are having an argument at the moment, about wether or not I can be taking Claire out for walks (or on the bus) in winter.
I'm of the opinion that it's too cold outside. From the car to wherever is one thing, waiting at a bus stop and then having to transfer downtown then taking another bus up to the other end of town is too long for her to be outside. We've had *some* warm days here, although warm in winter here is somewhere above -10c. Generally we sit somewhere between -20c to -10c, every year is different. This isn't factoring in the windchill, which can make -10c feel alot colder than what it is.
I don't have a car, and am getting cabin fever. I want to get out! OH thinks I can, so long as I bundle her up properly in the carseat/stroller. We do have sheltered bus stops, the bus stop is about a 2-4 min walk from our condo.
Opinions? We tried looking on the net, but it was really hard to find something specific to our debate, so to speak. I found alot of stuff on taking 6-7 month old babies out in winter, which I wouldn't have as much of a problem with, but Claire is only 6 weeks old. I'm thinking it's too cold for her to have prolonged exposure to really cold temperatures.
To get from our condo to say, the mall... we'd be about an hour and a half on the bus system. Our transit system sucks, everything goes downtown and then all the routes are meandering about. The buses are heated, but with the doors opening and closing for the stops it isn't that warm on them (but certainly not as cold as outside).
I'd love to be able to bring her out, but I'm not willing to risk her getting sick. Am I being too overprotective (as my OH is accusing me of)?
Anyone with links to this would be great as well!
I'm of the opinion that it's too cold outside. From the car to wherever is one thing, waiting at a bus stop and then having to transfer downtown then taking another bus up to the other end of town is too long for her to be outside. We've had *some* warm days here, although warm in winter here is somewhere above -10c. Generally we sit somewhere between -20c to -10c, every year is different. This isn't factoring in the windchill, which can make -10c feel alot colder than what it is.
I don't have a car, and am getting cabin fever. I want to get out! OH thinks I can, so long as I bundle her up properly in the carseat/stroller. We do have sheltered bus stops, the bus stop is about a 2-4 min walk from our condo.
Opinions? We tried looking on the net, but it was really hard to find something specific to our debate, so to speak. I found alot of stuff on taking 6-7 month old babies out in winter, which I wouldn't have as much of a problem with, but Claire is only 6 weeks old. I'm thinking it's too cold for her to have prolonged exposure to really cold temperatures.
To get from our condo to say, the mall... we'd be about an hour and a half on the bus system. Our transit system sucks, everything goes downtown and then all the routes are meandering about. The buses are heated, but with the doors opening and closing for the stops it isn't that warm on them (but certainly not as cold as outside).
I'd love to be able to bring her out, but I'm not willing to risk her getting sick. Am I being too overprotective (as my OH is accusing me of)?
Anyone with links to this would be great as well!