To ask at what age did you stop using a pushchair?

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alwsysri · 01/01/2025 17:40

How old is too old for a child to need a pushchair?

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Thewholeplaceglitters · 01/01/2025 17:47

About 2. We didn’t drive everywhere. But dc2 was very proficient on a scooter & balance bike (as well as a good walker) so we just didn’t need it anymore. They would sometimes go in the sling up to around age 2.5.

stichguru · 01/01/2025 17:47

They are too old for a pushchair when

they are too big to fit in it comfortably
they are too heavy for their main carer(s) to push them in it comfortably
they can reliably walk the distances required in their life without needing to ride.

NoKnit · 01/01/2025 17:44

Of course there's probably people going to reply that they never used it from 18 months once they could walk but I bet these are people who drive absolutely everywhere 🙄

Sprogonthetyne · 01/01/2025 17:44

I think it's very situation dependent. My first was out of it before 2. My second was more like 3.5 because I needed to do the older ones school run at a reasonable pace and without the toddler running away.

HPandthelastwish · 01/01/2025 17:44

About 4, I didn't drive and we didn't use it on short trips but still used it for big trips.

DD was the size of a 6 year old so got some odd looks but most people drive from place to place and their DC barely walk, it's a bit unfair to expect a child from a non-driving family to walk for miles just because they look too big.

Now that I drive, if I was to have another child I'm sure I would ditch it much earlier.

NoKnit · 01/01/2025 17:43

This depends on the size of the child if it fits in it and how far the child otherwise has to walk surely?

Like if your pushing a child a 2 mile trip on a pushchair that you'd otherwise drive of you thought child too old for pushchair then quite obviously no age limit.

I think this is a very random question

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