They need a car seat

I have never heard of this law re not be allowed to walk home. I wonder if it is more about the mother than the baby? It sounds a if they are n severe financial difficulties so if you can help then this is one less worry for them. You are a good person to jump in and I would do the same. The nest of luck to them and more than luck is wished for you. Every blessing

yes. on hearing such information and out not being able to spare roughly $100+ we tend to feel bad. you are doing good thing by giving old dresses. I am not sure whether there are shops where they sell second hand child seats. Again it depends on the place where he is living.

That is really crazy that if they walk home they cannot go without a car seat even. I know that if you are being released the hospital by car you have to have a car seat I didnt realize if you lived close and walked they had to have a car seat as well. Sometimes wic or the hospital have programs that will supply parents with a car seat if they dont have one. Try posting on freecycle for one people are always giving them away around here for the car seat. I think you can buy covers at burlington coat factory.

You may try to ask if there are shops that can replace the cover of the car seat. You said that the color of the seat is for girls but there are also girls color that can be used for boys. Furthermore, you said that it is just a requirement for them to be released in the hospital. If you don't have enough time to find for a shop that can replace the cover of the car seat, you may ask your friend to use it temporarily until they reached home and you are going to get it back again so that you can bring it to shop and replace the cover and promise to return it as soon as the cover has been replaced.

i think they would find it difficult to adapt and travel for longer distance,so this might be the best and ideal way to allocate them a good seat behind

If you go to Rekids, Once upon a child or even Kids something you can find all used stuff for a very good price and all of it has been check already for recalls. I went and got everything for our second child at the used kids stores. Bought our double stroller from rekids for about $60 when it's normally a couple of hundred dollars.

Yes I would also feel for a friend who was days away from having a new born but still without a carseat, especially since they wouldn't be allowed to leave hospital grounds without it. Sounds like you are doing everything you can to help your friend out, I'm sure he appreciates your kindness and friendship.

Yes and I would do my best to fullfill their request. Here the hospital has infant seats you can check out when you leave....and I am not sure if you rent them or just put a deposit down until you are done using it....that way you don't have to buy one...good luck with the recovering!

Probably not. My first thought when you said he asked you for a car seat was that is pretty expensive to ask of a friend. I might tell my family members that I'm in need of a car seat, but not a friend, especially if I know that friend doesn't have loads of money to begin with, because car seats are pricey. I'd probably just ask for clothes/diapers/blankets.. the usual that can be found cheaply and that you can never have enough of. My second thought was, with the baby being due so soon, why didn't they get a car seat sooner? They've known for 9 months that they were going to need one. Each time I got pregnant (because I always thought each kid was my last so I got rid of all their baby stuff then got pregnant again) the very first things I got were cribs, bassinets, car seats, and strollers. The big, expensive things that I can't expect people to gift me. Then, as the time came for the baby to be due and people asked what I needed, all I really needed was clothes, blankets, diaper bags. Once I still needed a tub right before the baby was born, but that was the only thing I'd forgetten to get for myself, and they really aren't expensive.

No, because my friends would have a car seat long before the birth of the child--either having bought one themselves or having gotten one at a baby shower. They wouldn't be having children, either, if they weren't financially able to buy the most basic things (such as a car seat) for the baby. Birth control is a lot cheaper than having kids, which is something that my circle of friends and I keep in mind.

Wow - that's so short notice - how long have they known that they wouldn't be allowed to walk home?! An infant car seat is a priority item - I would have made sure I had an infant seat at least a month before the due date, just in case. Is it that he cannot afford one? If that's not the issue, I would think he could go to a baby shop now and buy one himself instead of waiting around for someone to gift them one - it's too close. But maybe money is an issue? If funds could not be raised for a new one, perhaps someone has one that is only a couple years old (isn't the rule/law less than 5 years?) that they are willing to part with . . . through something like Freecycle . . . or even friends and family. I actually wish we lived closer because I do have a stroller and infant seat in the garage that could use a new home! I guess my first reaction to the parents, if I found out this is what they needed only a few days before the baby is to come, is why didn't they get one or ask for one sooner. This isn't the first child for the father, so I would think he should have known better. Even if it's about money, this is too important a detail to have put off when the baby is about to be here at any moment. As a parent, I'd have to wonder why he didn't take action himself sooner. BUT you are a good friend, dorannmwin, to help them out as this is the problem at hand now and it is rather urgent. You have a kind heart and do not sound judgmental about the situation (like I just was). Best of luck finding something for your friend's baby!

I'd like to think of myself as a loyal friend. Although I wouldn't ask anything from my friends, I am happy to give and help a friend if they really need it. Hearing something like this would indeed put me into some kind of action to get them what they need. Specially for a baby coming home. I will get them a car seat, even if it means I have to pay for it myself.

In some city the fire dept has programs were they doenate car seats to people who can not afford it all so check with your local lion club Jaycees if your young enough to join the jaycees they can show you how you start borrowing program like how libary books work then when the baby get old enough the seat go back for some else to use ,with me now when I find a friend going to have a baby ask them what they think they need right away this way there a 9 month planning were some can raise money to help them if they need it,no one should wait for the last minute to say we need this for our new baby here other idea just to get the baby home from the hosptial see if other firend who has a baby seat can pick them up ok have a good day.

everyone when his child was born, he is happy because it is part of him from his flesh and blood that's something his. so make a gift of the baby car seat is very appropriate as the baby will be comfortable to travel a long way. nice day and all the best!