Mom on the move

Since I've become a mother I have the feeling of being stuck.
After my little star arrived I wasn't independent anymore or better I was but I couldn't go wherever I wanted.
Waiting for the bus can take ages if it is too crowded or if the space for buggies has been already occupied. Basically this happens the 80% of the times. It is a very busy city London!
The fastest mean of public transport is the underground but the big problem with that is how to get out of there. If you are alone you have to hope that someone will help you but I don't like to have an accidental helper. I prefer everything to be planned and to be able to move by myself.
Ahahahah....this never happens! The only tube stations I'm able to use are Stratford and Canary Warf because there are lifts everywhere. So unless I'm going around with my husband, that is the maximum of movements that a buggie allows me to do.
I see lots of moms asking or receiving help with the buggies in tube stations near the stairs but it is so frustrating.That is not for me but it affects my social life because I'm not able to see the friends I was used to meet in West End just because it was an easy venue for all of us.
Sometimes I forget for a fraction of a second that I've got a baby and I think that I would like to go in a particular place.... then I remember and I just decide to go to the park nearby to get some fresh air and enjoy my daughter's smile!
I guess I will have to wait till my baby will grow to get back my full independence.