It makes me feel sick leaving her alone in a car thats unlocked :\

i couldnt leave caitlyn... id be paranoid someone stole the car with her in it or something!

yeah same. ive seen too many carjacking programs on tv where theres a baby in the car

for the inconvenience of taking her out of the car for two seconds id rather have the reassurance thats she's just fine with me xx

I would never, never, never, EVER do this. No, I'm not a mom yet, but here's why:

I work as a 911 operator in a police department. Several times (I can think of at least 5), I have personally taken 911 calls from mothers & fathers who left their child in the car (even for a few seconds, even without the key in the ignition), and the car has been stolen. Career car thieves can smash a window and hotwire a car in less than 20 seconds.

The worst part of it is that you can't even figure out where mom or dad are, because they are so terrified or hyperventilating that they are just screaming, and you can't get a location or license plate. So far, at least a nearby person can grab phone from mom or dad and give the info.

Every time this has happened, the car thief usually leaves the car on the side of the road (usually a few blocks away) when they realize there is a baby in the car. They are usually on crack or other stimulants so they don't even notice the baby in the first place.

I'm certainly not going to judge any mom for doing this, because I know it is a nightmare to pull the baby out of the car - but please remember this can and does happen. Very few times does this actually make the news, probably because it often happens and ends within a few minutes.

I live in the highlands right beside an RAF community, nursery is next to RAF accomodation. I doubt very much anything bad would have happend! Obv if I was in Inverness city I wouldn't dream of it

I would be different but the nursery is a fair way from the car park and once in the nursery you can't see the cars either

Guess I am more protective than I thought!

I could never do it tbh!
I'm just to much of a 'what if' type of person
Then I would never forgive myself if something did happen!
x

i am too... cause knowing my look the one time i let down my guard will be the one time something happens!

It doesnt make a difference how remote an area is...its not even the risk of outside threats to a child left in the car, its what harm they could do to themselves in the short time they are unattended