Just started a new job. ..and I HATE the buggy!

dont know why you just dont tell her

im in a temp job at the moment and hate the buggy as cant get it up and down easily plus you need to take seats off to shut the buggy and tbh all a hassle, esp if raining, i get soaked putting it in the car

i said to mum how i hated it, and if i were to stay (which not as nanny coming back, was ill) she did say she would buy another one

personally i would buy a second hair one and use in your job, if after talking to mum she doesnt seem bothered or happy to chnage

Talk to your employer.
Is your back still hurting?

Its been 4 mths. You need to say something. Are you still in discomfort?

Do you know which buggy you do like? Can you get one of your own?

BTW I'd really want to know if you were my nanny. (especially if its still annoying you 5 months later).

How about this extension?

www.pushchairs.co.uk/acatalog/handlebar_extension.html

It look suitable.

As your employer has a legal duty to minimise the risks to your health, this is something you should be raising with them
There was a nursery nurse who sued her employer as she got a bad back from putting babies in cots in a. nursery

our nanny told us she was struggling with heffalump toddler in a petite star zia so we bought a BJCM to use which she loves. Suppose it's all horses for courses!

I changed my buggy because our nanny hated it - she was quite short and couldn't get to grips with it. It was a Bugaboo so I flogged it and got the City Mini she wanted.

Though as ever, we ended up using the Maclaren all the time!

As a maternity Nanny i have my own pram suitable from birth for the times i dont get on with the family pram.

I also have my own wrap and ring sling and mei tei.

Oh look, there is of course a MN thread or three on the very subject

Google 'buggy handle extensions' and find many UK suppliers too - Tesco being one of them.

Another nanny employer here, and I'd want to know as well.
Do speak to your employers about this.

They are likely to want to keep healthy and hale to continue doing the job (I am very interested that my nanny is happy and healthy ), so a change of buggy seems like a small thing to support if you are that uncomfortable.

I know I've had buggies I loved and some of my friends hated - horses for courses.
How old is your charge?

Hiya, just came across this which is another possibility - though you'd have to get it shipped from the US so bit of a risk.

I actually requested a new buggy and I got this one- I love it! but each to their own. I love how easily it folds down and up. My family said when I started that if I didn't like the buggy I just had to say so I suppose that made it a lot easier but they were totally fine when I asked. I'm sure they would rather you were happy. good luck! :)

The OP sounds like a nanny to me, not a CM.

Scrap that. You are a nanny aren't you? Sorry!! Not helpful

Could you invest in a second hand one that you do like and keep it for future children?

I presume you are a cm? I've always bought my own equipment and then used it with all my charges. Would that be feasible?

If you can hold out until charge is 6mo then you'll have proved yourself a bit and established that you have really tried to get used to it (as pp mentioned) and also there will be a greater range of suitable alternative buggies available.

After ds2 was born we had a side by side double that I loved..I think it was a mountain buggy. Nanny and DH hated it. TBH you did need to be a bit pushy on the pavements of NW London with it.

Anyway....I did change it. But there was money to spare.

Oh dear - are you super tall? Is there any way to extend the handle so you don't tread on the back - that would drive me mad.

I'd be slightly horrified at the prospect of having to buy a new pram to be honest, and worse still potentially store another one if I wanted to use the detested pram myself on weekends. [in London so space is at a premium.] Ultimately as Minipie has said though, we would have to do something about it and most people end up with two prams in the end anyway. Handier if new parents figure out this for themselves though.

I would definitely do a bit of research on alternatives and second hand costs but I wouldn't expect an answer straight away . I'd raise it after a reasonable period of time to see if your muscles get used to it, offer suggestions and then leave them to think about it.

Is it worth considering a sling / front carrier for while baby is young. Then once heavier, then see if you can find a low cost umbrella fold.

Certainly discuss with your boss. See what comes up on freecycle, local selling board, nearly new sale, car boot. Never know may find a low cost buggy that is more suitable.

I have this in my job and love it

I feel your pain. Literally

Had the bjcm in a temp job. Hated it with a passion

Def worth researching and find a buggy you like and talk to employers