5year old in a pram

[Jo4040]

Please bear with me, its not totally how it sounds...

Since my DS was born me and my partner have always put him in his pram just before bed time and gone on a very long walk. He would then fall asleep. When we got back we would put him into bed.

We didn't do this to get our DS of to sleep. We did this for exercise.

When my DS2 was born a few months ago, DS1 was too big for a pram, so we bought a step however he quickly outgrew this. Therefore the evening walks dwindled out as he couldn't keep up with the walks.

Now that the long walks are drawing in, with me and my OH be U to buy a double pram. We have seen a cheap one in a charity shop. It has a seat at the front and one at the back. You would not be able to see DS (4,nearly 5) sat in the back, drifting of to sleep under a blanket.

He is happy to do this as on holiday when he was tired a couple of nights he climbed in the pram on the way home and we carried baby back to the apartment.

We read him stories all the time and the bedtime routine would still happen...bath, teeth, pjs, but he would just climb into the pram.

Me and OH can't afford the gym membership but really want to do abit of exercise and its nice to go out on a walk at night and have a chat together. Also I rely on relatives for childcare in the day so can't really ask anyone to have kids at night whilst we go out for our hourly walk.

Tyrion, your not wrong there. Hes just always been little! Up to now....

I don't see a problem in doing what youare doing - if it works for your family then great :) Sounds like a nice and calm thing to do... But he will probably outgrow the pram soon, so might be better off using one of the other options listed in the comments here, rather than buying a new pram just for that short while. x

Just got back from walk now... DS we wanted to walk...about five mins into walk we got this

'My legs are stinging'
'Owwww'
'Daddy can I go on your shoulders'
'Can I get down now'
'I need a were'

Oh sneaked DS to a bush for a wee

'Ahhh its all over my leg!'
DS hobbles along, then changes his walk to his legs being wide apart and kind of shifting down the road.

There was literally a speck of wee on his pants.

'Owwww' my feet!'
'Can I walk on that wall?'

And so on and so forth.

Also we tried playing a game where we estimate how many steps it will take to get to the house with the brown door etc..then count our steps. That lasted about thirty steps.

Yep. I'm taking the scooter next time...

This walk was meant to be about thirty mins- hour.

Lasted 20.

Ah it will get better, he is just not used to it :). Walking with kids is always slower and more stop start than when you're on your own or pushing a pram but he will enjoy it more eventually!