To love this buggy!

[curiousgeorgie]

DH got a delivery this morning....

My DD2 is a nightmare. She screams and cries if I put her in the pram, she's impossible to pacify in a restaurant or shopping etc...

So DH says this is the solution.

She's been quiet for 15 minutes!!!!

Thinking back to sisters two and think pre age 2 they had zero TV time too as they won't interested. The three year old isnt now preferring toys (and running round and around the garden... ) but the five tear old loves TV but is restricted to just before bed and if ill. Not sure how a buggy with an iPad would work if no interest from child.

Nick - it's absolutely no different to what I'm planning to do! She even said 'in a restaurant!'

Yep, my 7 year old took her iPad when we went for dinner earlier. But she didn't need it above her head in a buggy as a baby. But my baby made do with toys and sooking my purse.

Is iPlayer even available in the States? Poor, poor Eastenders deprived American tots :(

Oh God, that is the most tacky thing I've ever seen. And unnecessary. Sorry OP!

I wouldnt give a kid an ipad,but no harm in a kindle etc to watch movie

Hope you have a fab time OP.

The hysteria on this thread is ridiculous.

Youll not win this op.had you said an enriching book and tambourine youd be okay
Ipad,and obviously the kid will be rendered delinquent with cognitive delay
And itll all be your fault.when shes a convicted felon it'll be directly attributable to ipad in pram

Who has said that, SM?

Pretty much everyone on this thread who has freaked out about screen time pre-2 or ever

Hardly freaking out. But buying a buggy purely so your baby can watch an iPad is a tad, well, lazy?

But the OP didn't did she. She and her DH bought a lightweight buggy to take on holiday with them as they didn't want to take their cameleon. The iPad slot is a useful extra feature to help entertain their youngest daughter in queues which will be lengthy and restaurants at night.

Nope, don't like that concept. In the grand scale of things, it makes me sad that there's actual demand for such products, and I say that as a parent of a DC who's behavior was horrific as a young toddler!

Do you want me to PM you who I am?

Is that a threat or a promise? This thread just went to a whole new level. I don't know... Are you Peter Andre?

I'm rationing this thread out through the morning to keep myself amused. Well done, all!

Can't judge till you've walked in someone else's shoes.

Have a fab holiday

Who takes a pushchair into a restaurant? You leave them outside surely? Perhaps that's the solution. Kid and ipad parked up outside lovely quiet meal fur two inside

Who takes a pushchair into a restaurant?

Um...most people? Usually there are bags on it and the child might be asleep..? I don't really see how this is weird.

And just for your future reference, you pull the pushchair up to the table, not leave it outside. This is probably where you're going wrong?

I figured mylovely was being funny. Otherwise she clearly hasn't spent much time in chain restaurants recently.

Apologies if it was a joke... I think I automatically see venom on this board

Seriously curious what did you want from this thread? I fail to see how you didn't realise it might end up this way. Many of your threads have been controversial, so it's not like you're a newbie.

YANBU to love your buggy.

Hope you and your family have a fab holiday with lots of relaxing evening meals.

Maybe Curious just likes a bit of argy bargy. It certainly has got things going. At the end of the day it's her choice. I personally would not do it but neither would I take my kids to DisneyWorld so there you go. I am not taking my kids anywhere expensive until they have the slightest chance of remembering it. Until then they can enjoy The seaside and local activities that don't make me crazy with stress.

Stumbelina - my 4 year old will remember. We took her to Disney Paris last year and she talks about it all the time.

hrtft, but just wanted to say - JESUS! Who has the time/inclination to be Jo Frost x Annabelle Karmel 24/7?? The reality of having children is that SOMETIMES you need (or just want) them to sit still and be quiet. If an iPad for the baby means that the whole family gets a nice, relaxing meal then it's clearly worth it. Relaxed, happy parents on holiday? Or stressed, unhappy parents because they don't get a moment's peace?? It's no contest. And as the OP has said, she has tried every method possible before this. Why continue flogging a dead horse?

As PP have said, using it as an everyday buggy in normal life is probably a bad idea for many reasons, but using it specifically for what should be an amazing holiday (I was in Florida for a month in April and it was fab!) is a very different thing.

I personally can't imagine trying to tolerate a baby screaming for 14 months because mine didn't. But I do know that if I had one and then along came a contraption that kept it quiet, I certainly would not begrudge myself 20mins of peace!

I think sometimes people forget just how wearing and exhausting it can be to have a difficult baby. And that's if you're 100% on top of yourself. If you're under par for whatever reason then it can be literal hell sometimes.

Ignore the officious posters OP and enjoy your buggy!!

Agree just - i always think people judgy on this kind of shit must have had easy babies! Ie not my dd2!