Newborns on the tube ???

How do you feel about it?

Depends on the time of the day, how busy it would be, but id personally get a taxi if its possible 🙏🏻

I think it depends mostly on how you feel about it... I avoided the tube for the first 6 months, and went everywhere with the buses or walking, but that was my personal choice, and it just felt good for me. Baby is now 18 months and I still avoid taking the tube if I can (but I have to say, I don't like taking the tube in general..)

Personally I wouldn’t if it could be avoided, but I appreciate everyone’s situation is different. I wouldn’t want to risk the potential exposure to illness at such a young age as their immune system is very immature. Other considerations are accessible stations (I.E. having a station with a lift is easier with pram), feeding (they may want to feed and if you don’t have a seat that could be tricky, feeling worried if they’re crying, feeling cramped if the tube is busy. I also feel at 10 days old I was not physically feeling up to that type of travel myself after birth so if you’re planning on travelling too that’s something to think about. You could always speak with a health visitor for advice on travel.

I did this with my newborn he’s fine 2 years later

I went on the tube across 2 lines with my little one at 5 wks old. Won’t lie I wouldn’t do it again if I had another baby, it wasn’t busy but was so tiring as some stations said they were accessible but still had a few steps here and there so had to keep picking my daughter up and my hubby carrying the pram up or down them. I would get a taxi if you could or a bus if that’s possible?

As single mum living in London I have taken my baby on the tube plenty of times. I have some ear defenders for him as some of the lines are very loud but in general he actually just sleeps as I’ll time to leave once he’s fed and die a sleep. I recommend downloading the tfl go app and putting it to step free as it will only show you which stations to use and directions for that. It also shows you if the station is usually step free but lift is out of access so you don’t waste your journey x

I took my newborn home on the tube, she’s been an underground baby from the start. Honestly, the sooner you start getting your confidence on public transport the easier xx

Tube, bus, train from day 1 and she’s almost 2. I try to plan my journey so it’s step free but not always possible and there’s usually a nice person to help you with the pram!

I wound not do it unless absolutely needed, I took my baby to park only for first few weeks. However, I dont think it is banned. It is more a personal choice I think.

I hate tube myself, and avoid if I can. There are studies about its negative impact on psychological health and amounts of bacteria and viruses in the air. But, it is just a convenient method of transportation in the end, and, you do it if you have to.

I personally wouldn’t at that age especially with the temperatures being so up and down xx

I would not. When I was pregnant, I have to take the tube to my job (1.5hrs away) and I got really sick! A 10 day old baby has an even weaker immune system than a woman during pregnancy…so….

Wouldn’t advise purely for the air pollution down there tbh, should be fine but personally I’d wait til 2-3 months

Agree that its so tiring so if avoidable i wouldnt, i was exhausted and ended up sorting a lift back for us after the same journey only a few weeks ago so im glad i found ways to avoid it earlier on. The measles n chickenpox outbreak posters in every a&e and doctors put me off bringing her out much at first in enclosed spaces and even now i cringe so hard when someone is obviously ill near us. Another thing to think about is not every step free route is truly step free tho a lot less of an issue when theres two of you, I struggled so hard getting on from a low platform tube stop at first and even now its anxiety inducing

Thanks all. I don’t want to take them. Health visitor said if you’ve other options, don’t. Just Dad wants to 😳

Nothing wrong with taking the tube, if you have no access to a car or you want to get somewhere in London, you have an appointment at GOSH, UCLH, you have no choice... There's no right it wrong, it's completely up to you

Some lines are more reliable than others. I got stuck on the Elizabeth line for 2 hours recently 🤦🏻‍♀️ luckily had everything needed but could have been a pain. They wouldn’t let us off and then couldn’t drop us off at Ealing so had to find another route. Sigh!

@Emily I think I see this on the news 🤦🏼‍♀️