[blparent] Best strollers- carriers vs. strollers

Tue Apr 24 16:01:27 UTC 2012

Bridget,  I use a carrier most of the time when I'm alone with my 30+ pound
toddler and while I can get a little sore after long treks, the benefits
out-weigh the cons for me personally.  I've noticed that carrying my son all
of these months has helped him a ton with staying happy longer and being
patient when we're in lines or waiting for a bus or trolley because we can
interact more face to face and I can play with his arms and legs, playfully
drum on his body, kiss his face right in front of me and bounce him around
and rock him.  Another huge pro for me is that carrying my son more has
built up a tremendous amount of muscle and helped a ton in keeping the
pounds off.  I call it my gym time! GRIN

Sometimes for longer distances I'll bring something for my son to ride in
and then I'll have the carrier along with me for the times when I'm standing
still or for when he's just done sitting.  In addition to all of this I'll
bring my son's toddler harness around and let him have some freedom on-leash
so he can at least move his legs and walk around a bit.  I'm a firm believer
that the more tools one has in the tool box, the easier it makes life.

Erin

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Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:43 AM
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Subject: [blparent] Best strollers- carriers vs. strollers

I won't mind a carrier for certain situations, but I don't like them for
all-the-time use. In the beginning they can be great, but as the child
grows, I find them restrictive for baby and the extra weight too much for me
to carry around so much. Both sisters and sister-in-law tried carriers, and
I tried along with them, and we just didn't like them for us, though tons of
people certainly use and love carriers; this was just our experience.

I'm use to a stroller, and many nowadays fold up quite easily and nicely,
and you don't have to remove items in storeage basket when folded up, at
least the ones we are looking at. One option can be to use carrier and keep
stroller folded up until at location when you can then place them into a
stroller if not wanting to use the carrier all the time.

I do want a carrier for certain situations, but for me personally, I prefer
the stroller when out-and-about.

Out of curiosity, those who do, or have, used carriers, does the extra
weight get to you? This was my first thought the first time I tried a
carrier. I'm pretty active and fit, but have a slimmer frame and found if I
kept a baby in a carrier too long, it was uncomfortable and burdensome.
Again, this is just my experience and not saying it means a carrier
therefore is not the way to go for others, or that you will not adjust to
using a carrier, but I just found it fine when at home but burdensome when
using out-and-about.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:52:26 -0400
From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Best strollers
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Hi,

It sounds like you might be better off skipping the stroller and getting a
baby carrier like the ergo or similar.  You wouldn't have to worry about

pulling anything or wheels of any kind that way.  I have a graco flip-it and
it was great while Ashlyn was little but now I prefer to use the backpack
and so does she.  I don't have to worry about folding it on the bus or
anything, and she's always near me.  Ours has a canapy so if I don't want
people invading my space and touching and talking to her I just put it on
and she has some privacy for sleeping.  It might be a good option for you,
but of course, the advantage of a stroller is that you don't have to carry
the baby around with you all the time.  I never used a jogging stroller but
the ones I've seen seem pretty bulky and I don't think I'd want to take them
on the bus.  Most busses want you to fold strollers up which is a pain even
for smaller strollers and smaller babies.  When the stroller is bigger, and
the baby gets bigger it's more of a pain.  The sit n stroll wasn't too bad
because the wheels just fold into the base of the carseat but the wheels are
pretty small so won't do on any terain bumpier than sidewalk.  My best
advice is to get a jogging stroller for the trails and find a used or cheap
stroller for the busses and city travel.  I'd really think about getting a
baby carrier though if I were you.  You might like it better then having a
stroller at all.

hth

Tammy

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