[blparent] strollers and public transpo

[Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC]

Hello,
 

I use a city mini stroller that I adore. It collapses with one small upward jerk of a handle in which you use one hand. It is a jogging stroller which is infant ready so it only weighs 19 pounds. 

I have taken it once on a shuttle ride between BART and the hospital. The shuttle driver was super nice and took the collapsed stroller for me so I could carry my baby and use my cane. I cannot imagine a city bus diver assisting me in this way. So my biggest concern is juggling the cane, baby and stroller on the bus. 

LM 

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On May 3, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
> 
> I'll let Lisa-Maria and Ronit and those of you with newer babies know
> what happens as I learn more about strollers and public
> transportation. Wearing my baby when she was smaller was a lot of fun
> and I did that all the time. I still have my carriers (yes, I worked
> with several), and now that she's 18 months old, she wants to walk or
> run part of the way if we go short distances. We have a park a few
> blocks from our house that she and I walk to, with her in a child's
> harness. After she runs, climbs, swings in the baby swing and goes
> down the slide for a while, she doesn't have the energy to walk back.
> So I actually still use my Moby Wrap and pick her up in that to wear
> her home. I also have a backpack she can sit in, which I love. There
> are several good backpacks that have seats that a child who's able to
> sit up can be comfortable in. I hope to get as much use out of the
> carriers as I can without exhausting myself or damaging my back.
> That's why I went ahead and got the stroller so that wearing my lovely
> toddler wouldn't wear me out!
> 
> I find that information for blind parents on how to choose carriers
> and strollers is really scattered and I felt a little overwhelmed.
> Maybe it really is just all about trying different solutions and
> getting tips.
> 
> Jen
> 
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