Is this terrible parenting

I never left my daughter as a baby alone in the car even at a petrol station and then when she was a toddler she would scream blue murder if I left her alone. No judgement from me i just personally wouldn't.

I can totally understand the temptation but I seriously wouldn’t do it again. If someone was to find your baby alone in the car and report it you could be in serious trouble/ risk having social services involved. I get it’s a major faff to have to get a sleeping baby out the car etc but I really don’t think you can risk leaving them unattended in any scenario.

No I don’t think that’s ok. I would find drive through or wait

I definitely wouldn’t do it. Either take them in with you or wait until you get home.

I don’t think that’s ok no. I understand it’s a hassle getting the travel system out so maybe you could had just taken the car seat out with you. Someone could report you and you could be in big trouble.

Not judging, but no, definitely not a good idea! So much can happen even in a minute. But don’t dwell on it, we all have an oops parenting moment 🤷🏼‍♀️

It can be tempting but definitely not something you should do again - just not worth the risk it puts bub in! It’s also a criminal offence where I’m from so you could get in a lot of trouble for it!

I don’t think I’d personally do this. You can always just grab the car seat and carry it and baby probably wouldn’t even wake up. If it were me, I’d probably have gone to a drive thru Costa or something instead.

i personally don’t think that’s terrible parenting! as moms we make judgment calls every day, maybe 100 times a day (depending on how many kids, if you’re a sahm, etc.) i think in that moment you took 2 minutes to provide yourself with a necessity and that’s okay! your baby was okay! so not terrible parenting! maybe next time you’ll do things differently, but i don’t think you should beat yourself up over this ❤️

I would always lock the door so your car nor your baby gets taken

Yap, no very good parenting there...it starts with 2 mins then 5 mins then..yea you get the point..pple tend to record stff soo much today and social services might not be your cuppa

@Karma lol locked doors don’t stop thieves.

I don’t think locking your car matters, people have a legal right to break your window to get to a baby or dog left alone in a car. It’s illegal to leave either in the car.

Also anyone who sees the baby left in the car has no idea it’s for 2 min. If I saw a baby sleeping in an unattended car I would personally call the police.

I feel I should comment to balance out the other responses you’ve had! If I’ve needed to pop in somewhere VERY quickly then I’ve left my little one in the car as long as I could see that there was no queue and as long as I could the car from the window of the shop. Obviously I locked the car. I’m comfortable with my choice and I think it has to be down to what you feel comfortable with. It probably depends on the area you live in too. Of course there are risks but there are also risks of a car accident by taking baby out in the car in the first place, and risks to taking baby into the shop with you (I read a news story this week about someone who tried to grab a baby out of its mum’s arms while she was shopping in London). Nothing is risk-free but we all, whether we consciously think about it or not, accept some risks and refuse to take others. Do what feels right to you.

I was wondering this just today - not about getting a snack but getting petrol. If there's no pay at pump then are you expected to get baby and carry them in to pay? Reading these comments, it would seem so! I don't think it's obvious though and I can totally understand why you might think it's better for all involved to leave baby sleeping. If someone crashed into the car while you were away though then that would be bad... Parenting is a minefield!

I have left both my sleeping baby and my dog in the car to pay for petrol before and I was (and still am) comfortable with that. I could see the car from where I was, I could see there was no queue before I went in. The car was locked. Etc. Nothing is black and white and we make judgement calls as parents. You assess the risks of thieves, temperature, etc and then make a decision as a parent. I also spoke to baby's dad beforehand to make sure he was also comfortable. Aside from dad, I don't think what others think of you in this situation should be a factor. As parents we do need to take care of ourselves. And I don't believe that just because you do this for 2 min you'll automatically start extending to 5 min etc etc. On another occassion when I've popped into a store to grab something I've carried the car seat in as I couldn't see the car and assessed the risk differently.