[blparent] Best strollers- carriers vs. strollers

Tue Apr 24 17:01:13 UTC 2012

Hi,

I didn't like either one of those cariers, not even the later ones they say 
are better and more comfortable.  My husband loves his bjorn though.  I much 
prefer my beco.

Tammy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:33 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Best strollers- carriers vs. strollers

I tried the Snugglee and the Bjorn models, and I couldn't get used to them.
I had a hard time getting them on and off, putting the baby in them, and
feeling that they were secure and comfortable.  Maybe if I'd had more
practice, and someone who was used to showing me how to do things, the
models might have worked out.  But I ended up giving both away and sticking
with the stroller.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:07 AM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Best strollers- carriers vs. strollers

>        Bridget if you go the carrier route, you want to find moms who do 
> this moms who will let you try out carriers to see which ones are 
> comfortable for you to wear, and for you to get kid in and out of.
> This is tricky because carriers aren't as common as strollers.
> Check out local baby-wearing groups and attachment parenting groups.
> You don't have to subscribe to all the warm fuzzy stuff to bennifit from 
> their tools and techniques.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Erin Rumer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:01 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Best strollers- carriers vs. strollers
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:43 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> 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
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:52:26 -0400
> From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> 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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