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Flat management disposing of pushchairs

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user1492759984 · 28/04/2017 12:40

I own my flat but it's leasehold and the communal areas are owned and dealt with by a management company. It's a small block of four flats and I live on the top floor. There are five flights of stairs to climb to get to my flat and no lift. I live alone with 10 month old DD. The entrance way has space for two pushchairs without this obstructing access (one neighbour and I have one each that we keep there) but yesterday we received letters from the management company stating that if pushchairs continue to be left there they will be taken away and disposed of, due to fire regulations. They have also taped up a notice down there saying the sane thing. I accept that they have to follow the regs however can they legally remove and dispose of our property? I can't physically lift the buggy and the baby up all those stairs at the same time (especially as I always have bags as well) and this would mean leaving DD alone upstairs while I go back down and get the buggy and bring it up. Also my flat is absolutely tiny so there is nowhere to store it so it's a real pain. I'll have to do what they say though I guess. Therefore has anyone got any recommendations for an ultra, ultra light stroller that I could carry with one hand and DD in the other please?

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londonrach · 29/04/2017 05:09

Every flat ive lived in stated this. Its a fire risk. Lots of suggestions. Hope you find a solution.

peukpokicuzo · 29/04/2017 06:26

Before you do anything expensive do remember that your solution only needs to work for a few months. Your DD will be mobile before you catch your breath and will happily crawl up 5 flights of stairs with you immediately behind carrying shopping etc, long before she can actually walk. Obviously you will sometimes need to carry her if she is ill or overtired but the end of the days of always being carried or pushed is not so very far away.

user1492526833 · 29/04/2017 06:48

Get a mini citi jogger you can carry it one handed and hold a toddler baby on your hip with ease. And if you get a ruck sack for shopping it might be doable

Excellent idea

glueandstick · 29/04/2017 06:59

The GB Pockit is fabulous and goes in a shoulder bag. BUT it is much suited to the city and hopeless in the country.

I'd second a sling. And keep the big pushchair in the car.

CottonSock · 29/04/2017 08:20

Haha, my daughter was 3 before she coyld manage that many stairs!

ChasedByBees · 29/04/2017 08:25

Could you have your pushchair in the car and use a sling to carry your DD to the house? Sling on front, backpack on back, would be a pain but manageable for short distances.

MissWimpyDimple · 29/04/2017 08:41

Depends if she needs to nap in it. I had the Maclaren volo and it was fantastic for just filing and slinging over my shoulder.

Now they do one with a slight recline. Globetrotter I think?

There are others that are smaller but the fold is complicated and not one handed.

MrsTwix · 29/04/2017 09:57

Can you ask the management company for permission to put a metal office type cupboard in the space where the buggies go, or a metal locker? I think things are allowed in proper storage as then they won't be such a hazard.

AntiHop · 29/04/2017 10:07

I'm on the 4th floor with no lift. We're also not allowed to leave pushchairs downstairs.

Get the maclaren mark II. It's the lightest pushchair on the market. It's only 3kg.

I also used my sling a lot. I didn't use a pushchair much at all until she was about 14 months. Even now at 2 and a half I still use it on my back. I'd recommend a beco soleil as it goes up to a big weight.

Now she's older I sometimes leave her at the top of the stairs whilst I run things down. I can only do this as she's old enough to be trusted to wait for me. The family who used to live in this flat used to leave their child in the corridor outside the flat so they were behind the fire door. My neighbour would leave her child in the playpen whilst she ran down with the pushchair.

AntiHop · 29/04/2017 10:10

Also you can definitely put the maclaren mark II on your shoulder and carry the child at the same time. It's so light.

SheRaaarghPrincessOfPower · 29/04/2017 10:48

Another recommendation for the mothercare XSS Pockit. It folds up small enough to fit in a large shoulder bag and weighs under 4kg. It's definitely a two handed folding job though, which might make it tricky.

Cheby · 29/04/2017 10:53

I used to leave the buggy in the car and carry my baby up in a sling. If that's not a possibility is there a cupboard under the stairs anywhere? We eventually arranged to rent it from the management company for buggy storage.

LollyLarkin · 29/04/2017 12:56

I live in Hong Kong in a teeny tiny flat and we hang our City Jogger on a door using this hook www.amazon.com/StrollAway-Stroller-Storage-Hanger-White/dp/B001GPBJP8?tag=mumsnetforum-21
It's a bit of an eyesore but we've no outside space at all!

Also, nearly everyone here has the Babyzen yoyo that folds up so small you can take it as hand luggage on a flight. They're great for small spaces.

NameChangerConarantly · 29/04/2017 13:34

I have a steep flight of stairs leading up to my house and a 2 year old And a 5 month old.

Get a sling. Put baby in sling and then fold the peak down and carry it up.

Start getting things delivered, asking as you inform them you have steps they'll bring the shopping up to you.

There's not a lot else you can do really, it's hard isn't it

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