[blparent] [Bulk] Re: double strollers?

[Dena Wainwright]

not to mention it would be extremely hard on your body to carry two kids 
around all the time.
Elise is almost 20 pounds, and I certainly wouldn't want to be carrying her 
and another baby around all the time.
Dena

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From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: double strollers?


> Hi,
>
> The stroller that is being talked about here is one where the older child 
> would be right under you're hands when you're pulling the stroller, so you 
> would know if they moved unless you were a very unobservant person.  Your 
> idea of having one child on your chest and one on your back may work but I 
> don't think it would be a safe thing to do.  If either child needed help 
> how would you get to them and help them without putting the other child in 
> an unsafe situation.  There are usually lots of straps on those carriers 
> and it would be very combersome to put both cariers on and both kids in 
> them.  If you had slings it might work better though.
>
> Tammy
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> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
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> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:54 PM
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>
>
>> Really bad idea to allow the older child to have that kind of ability to
>> exit and enter the stroller at will when one or both parents can't see,
>> and/or when one or both parents is busy tending to one of the children.
>> Amber, why not carry Shawn on your back and the new baby on your chest?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Jennifer Massey
>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:10 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>
>> What about a sit and stand.  The baby would go up front and in the back
>> is a "jump" seat for the older child, they can either sit on the seat or
>> they can stand on the stand plate that it has.  This also leaves room
>> for the older child to get in and out the stroller when they want.
>>
>> Jennifer and Dustin
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>
>>
>>> This is just my opinion, since I  have never used one, but it seems
>> that
>>> one
>>> in front of the other would be much easier to handle.  Side by side
>> would
>>> be
>>> too wide and thus not easy to control. V
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On
>>> Behalf Of Amber Boggs
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 6:29 PM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>
>>> Hi all, you must have known this question would come. LOL has anyone
>> any
>>> experience
>>> with double strollers? I am looking for one that will pull as easy as
>> my
>>> peg
>>>
>>> prego.
>>> Any thaughts? It seams as if they do not make any with ravercable
>> handels
>>> or
>>>
>>> swiveling
>>> weals. Or am I missing one? I was just looking at a colcraft online,
>> and
>>> liked that
>>> the seets can be moved around to have the kids face different ways.
>> But I
>>> wonder
>>> how this would be for pulling. Also did you find the side by sides
>> were
>>> harder to
>>> use then the frun to backs? Again any help would be grate.
>>> Thanks
>>> Amber Boggs
>>>
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