Pushchair on bus help
My baby is almost 8 months and I’ve been dealing with severe anxiety most of my post partum journey that hasn’t allowed me to go many places. I don’t drive so my partner takes us everywhere but I’d like to meet up with friends and need to take her in the bus to do so
Any advice on how to ease the anxiety of this? And how to get her into the bus/etc? Thank you x
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Go backwards when coming off the bus! That's is honestly the best and main advice I can give . Other than that , take advantage of the fact that you don't drive. You guys are going to have so much active adventures/fun memories. You will be ok my dear x
Definitely see if someone can do a trial run with you to build your confidence. I try to avoid before 9am and after about 3ish because it gets busy but if you get on at the first stop then it's not really a problem getting on. Generally bus drivers are nice and patient when you have a push chair x
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The best thing to do is journey plan. Check your route door to door - so you can estimate the journey time. Then work out your bus times and when it’s busy etc - so avoiding rush hour/school time so there’s more likelihood of space on the bus. I’d have a carrier with you just in case you do need to carry baby and fold but most cases if there’s no wheelchair occupying the space - there’s space to get buggy on. Have you and your partner thought about going on the bus together as a trial run for the first time and do a short ride to get a feel of it?