To bring a pushchair for a 5 yo on holiday?

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Fancycrab · 28/07/2026 08:47

I’m going on holiday with my 5 and a half year old soon. It’s just the two of us, it’s going to be 30+ degrees most days, and some days are going to involve a lot of walking, sometimes in busy, crowded cities. I know this is going to trigger a LOT of whining, crying and constant requests to be carried. And generally make her tired and grumpy. The places we’ll be walking are places I know she’ll love but she’ll hate all the walking in the heat. I still have her old Yoyo buggy, it’s super light and compact. Would I BU to bring it? She’s tall for her age and weighs around 21kg, would it be hard work pushing her? Would she even still fit? (I haven’t tried yet as the buggy’s at my mum’s and I can’t get it back till the day before we go). Any advice much appreciated!

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UnbeatenMum · 30/07/2026 20:20

ChloeHH · 29/07/2026 02:53

If I told my 5 year old DS, who weighs less than your DD, to get in a buggy he’d burst out laughing and assume I was playing a joke on him.

It’s a ridiculous suggestion and if I saw a child that size in one I’d assume it was due to disability.

If a 5 year old has mobility issues you need an urgent appointment with a specialist not a buggy.

It took 2 years from the GP referral to get my DS's Cerebral Palsy diagnosis despite knowing several years earlier that he had brain damage. In the UK there's no such thing as urgent appointments for milder mobility issues. If the OP suspects her child may have mobility issues she should see her GP in the first instance (and take the buggy on holiday).

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Fancycrab · 21/08/2026 07:39

ClassKlown · 28/07/2026 09:44

What isn't child friendly about it? All kids are different. I took my 4yo to Egypt, we travelled on sleeper trains and visited 4 different cities staying in a different hotel every 2/3 days. It was incredible, extremely cheap and we had a proper adventure. He still talks about it now. People told me I was silly doing this kind of holiday with him but honestly, it was awesome.

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That sounds amazing! Yeah I find people seem to assume young children are all the same and all incapable of anything other than playing on a beach and swimming in a hotel pool for a week. My kid likes adventures and appreciates beautiful scenery, wildlife, and swims in all kinds of bodies of water! He loves going on walks normally but he struggles with the heat. It makes him whiny and his legs hurt etc. so the buggy idea to make it more enjoyable for the both of us. However I decided not to take it in the end. And it was mostly fine, I could have done with it once or twice but with the state of the pavements I don’t think it would have been practical anyway. Thanks for all the advice

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Fancycrab · 21/08/2026 07:43

OneRedFinch · 28/07/2026 23:21

A sense of shame, if nothing else..

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You’d put what random strangers think about your family above your own child’s comfort? How weird. I didn’t even factor what people would think into my decision to take or not take it. They’re strangers you pass in the street for a split second. Why would you care?

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bananaobama · 21/08/2026 07:57

Fancycrab · 28/07/2026 08:51

Thanks, I’m more worried about how difficult it might be to manoeuvre and push. I just checked at the weight limit is 22kg (which is nearly her weight) and the height limit is 102cm, which she is way above

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You can establish that before you leave

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