[blparent] strollers

Wed Jan 11 14:24:21 UTC 2012

There is one by Fisherprice that folds and has 2 seats with seatbelts, but I 
don't know the name.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] strollers

> As for a wagon, I know there is one out there that really does have a
> seatbelt.  But can't remember what is is called.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Peggy
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:09 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] strollers
>
> Well the first thing I'm going to do is take another look at my stroller,
> but it's just too hard to pull behind me, if I push it beside me, that 
> works
> okay, but then you've got my dog, me, and the stroller, and on really wide
> sidewalks that works fine but on narrower sidewalks or ones that are 
> really
> close to the street, not so well.  It's not that I'm not independent, it's
> that I haven't found anything but a backpack that works so far and like I
> said, as Dylan weighs about 30 pounds he's getting a little heavy. 
> Thought
> about a wagon but I'm not sure he'd stay in there for any length of time,
> depends on his mood.  Not sure where I got my backpack, do a Google search
> for baby backpack and it comes up with a lot of suggestions, if you need
> more help I'll try to see if I can look it up.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisamaria Martinez
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:58 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] strollers
>
> Hi All,
>
> I use two different strollers and I've used a variety of carriers.
>
> When Erik was smaller, lighter and less fidgety I put him in the moby 
> wrap.
> I know many of you out there dislike it for its complexity but I know 
> there
> is at least one mamma out there who knows how awesome it is to wrap your
> little one snug around you. And in reality, it isn't so hard to put on.
> Obviously though it isn't for everyone.
>
> I tried an Ergo but thought it didn't fit someone my height very well.
> I couldn't get the back strap low enough to feel comfortable.
>
> I fell in love with the Beco Butterfly and used it to commute back and 
> forth
> to daycare and work with Erik for 2 or 3 months. By the time he got to be
> about 21 pounds I had to come up with another solution. I get lots of
> headaches and the weight on my shoulders wasn't helping.
>
> I've tried the Kelty once or twice, but not for any long periods of times.
> Erik really liked being up high and seemed to be way less fidgety in that
> backpack. Also, the straps seemed to put very little weight on my 
> shoulders.
>
> If we have a second kid I'm going to try and get the Kelty and use it if I
> can.
>
> As for strollers, which is the actual topic of this post, I've used two 
> and
> love both for different reasons. I am a cane user and I really think that
> any blind parent can find a stroller/cane combo or stroller/dog combo that
> works for them. It really comes down to how comfortable you are traveling
> yourself.
>
> I adore the City Mini Baby Jogger. I think jogging strollers are easier to
> use because they turn so easily. They are also much easier to control with
> one hand. I don't push from behind, but I do put the sunshade cover down 
> and
> place my hand on top of it and simply walk right next to the stroller. 
> That
> way, we're side by side. It is harder to do this in a crowd or a narrow 
> area
> so if the sunshade is down I can walk ahead of the stroller and place my
> fingers, palm up, under the lip of the sunshade and pull. The only thing 
> is
> I get my heels banged into frequently with the front wheel of the 
> stroller.
>
> I also use the McClairen Volo. I use this stroller everyday to take the
> little dude to daycare. We go up and down elevators and escalators with 
> this
> stroller. It is like a fancier and better quality umbrella stroller--very
> popular in Britain I hear. I do stand behind the stroller and push. I use 
> my
> cane over the stroller. I purchased a longer cane so that I could find
> things before the stroller did. This technique does require my cane in my
> hand as well as the stroller handle. However, the handle curves upward and
> slightly in so I tend to rest my wrist or lower forearm on top of the 
> handle
> and use my cane.
> When I need to push uphill I simply rest the very end of the cane handle 
> in
> my palm, or sometimes my fingers, and push with the cane and stroller 
> handle
> in my hand.
>
> I know all of this sounds complicated but it is one of those things you 
> just
> have to get out there and get comfortable with on your own.
> And who knows, you might come up with something totally different.
>
> all I know is that there isn't one answer. And in fact, I really encourage
> everyone to have two ways of schlepping your kid around.I mean, if you 
> carry
> your kid how do you deal with the kid at the dentist? The OBGYN? And if 
> you
> use a stroller, how do you pack the stroller and the kid when you board a
> shuttle or a bus?
>
> Just some thoughts to put out there.
>
> LM
>
>
> On 1/10/12, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>> Where did you get your backpack?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Peggy
>> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 8:25 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] strollers
>>
>> I use a guide dog not a cane put I would think both would be equally
>> hard to
>>
>> do, you're trying to keep yourself straight, the stroller straight, it
>> was a
>>
>> pain, so although my son's about 30 pounds now, I'll stick with the
>> backpack.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 9:17 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] strollers
>>
>> That is funny, I suggested a backpack as well.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Peggy
>> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 7:22 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] strollers
>>
>> A conventional stroller is almost impossible to use, they are harder
>> to use for sighted people as well.  I heard about getting a jogging
>> stroller and found one for a reasonable price on Craig's list but even
>> that isn't as easy as people made it sound.  I tride pushing it,
>> pulling it ... My advice for your friend ... get a backpack!!  Am very
>> interested now to hear if any of you have used strollers and how.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 10:01 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] strollers
>>
>> A friend of mine who is blind and is or was a member here has recently
>> moved to NM and at the moment doesn't have internet.  She asked me to
>> throw out a question to you.
>> Her baby, Sam, about 10 months now likes to go for rides in his stroller.
>> Mom says how does a blind mom push or pull a conventional stroller?
>> V
>>
>>
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