Carrying a Baby Wrapped in a Blanket
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Question
Hello, if a person carries a baby who already crawls and moves independently, in a city where they do not rely on the eruv, late at night. Can he carry him wrapped in a blanket so that he won't be cold? And is this considered part of his clothing?
Answer
Hello
Regarding your question, a blanket used for the baby is considered as clothing and is nullified to him.
However, regarding the main assumption in the question. It should be noted that carrying a child who can walk is considered carrying [prohibited by rabbinic decree, but not by Torah law, yet it is certainly not permitted]. Therefore, one who is stringent upon himself not to carry on Shabbat in a place without an eruv cannot carry a baby in his hands. Unless he excluded this case at the time he accepted the prohibition upon himself.