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Buggy for 5 year old?

167 replies

IShitGlitter · 22/08/2019 17:42

We have just booked our first abroad holiday with the kids to lanazrote. Weve been aboard loads but weve not taken the plunge with the kids yet......anyway

AIBU to want a double buggy to take for my DD3 DS5 (ages when we go) am thinking at the end of the day he will be shatterd after pool fun evening entertainment ect. Just to be clear he is a fantastic walker and walks everywhere normally.

so AIBU putting my 5 year old in a buggy

OP posts:
Pinkblueberry · 22/08/2019 17:44

Do you mean to sleep in in the evenings?

ThePolishWombat · 22/08/2019 17:44

YANBU.
I’d rather take a buggy and be judged for it, than drag 2 tired, whingy preschoolers back to the hotel at the end of a busy day!!!

Benes · 22/08/2019 17:44

There's absolutely no way my nearly 5 year old would go in a buggy. He's not been in one for nearly 2 years!

WalkersAreNotTheOnlyCrisps · 22/08/2019 17:45

I'd say no YANBU, but a double buggy? Be heavy to push... Plus I think you'd struggle finding one big enough to fit a 5 year old in.

Original poster
IShitGlitter · 22/08/2019 17:47

its just for the evenings not in the day we are self catering so will be heading into town everynight 10min walk from apartment that its self is a fine walk for him even around all the shops and restaurants but am thinking the way back he would struggle and he will more than likely fall asleep way back.

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sonypony · 22/08/2019 17:49

What about a buggy board with a seat? I would think you’d be looking at a special needs buggy at that age which are singles.

NoSauce · 22/08/2019 17:49

Would be go in it? None of mine would at 5.
If he’s a great walker personally I don’t think I’d bother.

Fitch77 · 22/08/2019 17:50

Baby jogger Citi mini or Phil and Ted's.

Tigerwhocamefortea · 22/08/2019 17:50

I wouldn’t bother. Just take a single and get him to take turns with the 3 year old if needed.

Pinkblueberry · 22/08/2019 17:50

Then I think YANBU. You’re on holiday, so do what’s most practical for you. The only thing I would be wary of is if your 5 year old surprises you by being full of evening energy it might be a waste of money.

Fitch77 · 22/08/2019 17:50

Mountain buggy might work too.

Original poster
IShitGlitter · 22/08/2019 17:50

i think he would if hes knackered and would love the novelty of it i think.

OP posts:
Windydaysuponus · 22/08/2019 17:51

Single with a step?

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 22/08/2019 17:51

No, I’d just head back earlier and skip the evening entertainment. Too old for a buggy at that age.

Rubicon80 · 22/08/2019 17:52

There's nothing magically different about being abroad. My youngest is 5, also a fantastic walker, and I wouldn't DREAM of putting him in a buggy, holiday or not.

A 5-year-old who is used to walking can manage 10 minutes even if it's late.

ChocChocButtons · 22/08/2019 17:52

If I get you right. You mean so you can go out in evenings and he can rest in it? That sounds like a good idea to me.

misskatamari · 22/08/2019 17:52

I don't think you're being unreasonable. Sounds like a sensible idea. If he doesn't need it he can walk, but if he's tired it will make life much easier

Sirzy · 22/08/2019 17:52

I would be much more likely to get a buggy board.

And head back before the point of exhausted children.

RandomMess · 22/08/2019 17:53

I would get 2 singles unless the older one is very tiny for age!

I would rather them have the option of a buggy than not..

misskatamari · 22/08/2019 17:53

Altho buggy board might be a better option

foxtiger · 22/08/2019 17:53

When my DS2 was 5 we spent some time with a visiting American family whose DD was the same age, and they expressed surprise that he wasn't in a pushchair for the length of time we spent walking around and sightseeing. I think it must be a cultural thing as children here start school so much earlier than in other countries, and it's seen as odd to have a school age child in a pushchair. (Mine was very happy to walk a lot at that age, but I know of children who were not as used to walking and would probably have been very grateful for a sit down.) I don't see any harm at all in using one in the circumstances you describe, especially if you think your DC might actually be ready to fall asleep by then.

TruJay · 22/08/2019 17:57

Depends on the size of the child I would think. My dd is almost 6 and she has a buggy but it’s a special needs one, no way she would fit in a regular one.

Buggy board sound like a good idea though.

SleepingStandingUp · 22/08/2019 18:00

I think size of 5 yo might be the biggest issue, he won't sit in it if his feet are dragging along the floor. The larger opens you're potentially looking at hundreds of pounds for the chance of him needing it - how would thst compare with taxis home each night?

TrainspottingWelsh · 22/08/2019 18:00

Do what you want, but personally, yes I think yabu. Even at 3 I wouldn’t use one, much easier to put them on your shoulders if they get tired at the end of the night than mess about with a buggy all day and evening. Fair enough if some people find a buggy easier at 3 but 5 is a bit ridiculous.

As an aside issue have buggy’s changed so much in less than a decade that the average 5yr old wouldn’t fit? My dd was tall but managed to fit quite comfortably in a cheap one when she was 7 and had a cast on.

NerrSnerr · 22/08/2019 18:02

My nearly 5 year old wouldn't go in a buggy, she'd use a buggy board but that'd be it. She's also just old enough to stay up a bit later in the evening on holiday.

Personally I'd just go out and then go back before they get too tired.