AIBU to buy pushchair weight limit 2.4 stone, child is 3 stone but.....

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Have already had to spend far too much time looking for a buggy.

Child has just turned 4 but will need a buggy for as long as poss as we go on massive trips and no car.

Been using a Maxi Cosi that i've only just realised he is 0.6 stone too heavy for. He's really cramped in it for lying down, a key feature for us. Mama's and Papa's Armadillo has loads of room but same weight restriction, WIBU unreasonable to buy it? I've heard that the US often certify pushchairs for much higher weights just because they have a better system for assessing them (or something?) than the UK has.
Please help, pushed for time!

No. Do NOT buy him an sn buggy. Kids with disabilities have a hard enough time with people staring at them disapprovingly for being a giant kid in a buggy and they are like gold dust. If parents of four and five year olds buy them just to save their pfb’s legs, then of course people are going to assume that the sn kid is just another pfb

Totally agree, the looks we get are awful when dd is in her buggy, in fact it’s not even looks - it’s full on staring for a considerable uncomfortable amount of time! It isn’t something you want to attract.

If you can find one a Bumbleride indie is weight limited to 55lb and has a lot of headroom.

Have you thought about a smart trike, they can choose to peddle or be pushed, so it’s a bit more flexible as they get older.

@EatsFartsAndLeaves - I walked about 12 miles on Friday with my 4 year old, he was already tired after school and was asleep for at least the last 3 miles.

Why walk so far? That must have taken hours.

FWIW, our Easywalker buggy has a limit of 20kg.

I was concerned about making the transition from buggy available to no buggy at all, but it was fined. Also an added incentive to get DC riding a bike, which cuts down on walking and makes it more fun.

Why walk so far? That must have taken hours

Some things are rare occurrences. A show or event on that is hosted their way one yr, a rare holiday etc why would you miss out if you didnt have to. And God forbid the family do something interesting or special together.

If we all refused to do sometnumy just because a bus might get cancelled wed never leave the house.

Sorry should have said above although the indie is a 3 wheeler it fits on a bus and turns on the spot.

We took our baby jogger to Disney and DD turned 4 whilst there. Our six year old was begging to go in it by the end of the day. Little legs do get tired!

I won’t judge especially given you are two miles from a station.

How about Globber @infinityforever, it’s a sit down scooter you can push along.

www.globber.com/

Everyone on Mumsnet drives

I don't.

My DT's had scooters from 3, and we walk all over the city.

Do you know what, my dc have mobility issue and used a buggy till 9!!!
Even if OPs child has NO issues whatsoever she doesn’t drive and he’s FOUR!!!!!!
Four year olds get tired he may v well walk a lot but needs the buggy occasionally no different to an adult feeling one day they can walk to shops but next day are tired so drive

If they were tired we'd use the metro or bus.

My ds is disabled so has a sn buggy now, but before we had a buggy from wheelchair services, we had a Maclaren for bus journeys and a Mountain buggy for walking - both were great, and bought pretty cheaply from eBay.

Have you looked at Mountain Buggy? I'm pretty sure ours goes up to 25kg? Doesn't have a lie-flat setting though - although like pp, I don't see why a 4 year old would need a lie-flat option 🤷‍♀️

*If they were tired we'd use the metro or bus.^

I’ve a feeling OP lives nowhere near the metro!

I had the armadillo, the seat broke, it doesn't seem very hardy and I don't think it would take much weight.
We now have a Joie buggy which I think it's 15kg limit and my DD is 16.5 (and only two, he's really tall for his age!) And he's cramped in it, I doubt we will be using it for much longer.
He fits so much better in his quinny 3 wheeler, it's a bit bulky but the seat is roomy and it's designed for jogging so it's a tough pram, the wheels pop off easily for easier storage so if you had chance to get the wheels off before jumping on public transport it would make it much easier.
I also rely on public transport at the moment, I'm learning to drive and can't wait! So I know how much of a pain it is trying to get tired little legs walking, what's the point of upsetting everyone, making a 20 min journey into a hour when you can just let them sit in a pram, ignore the judgy comments!

Mumsnet: OMG THE ENVIRONMENT!! Won’t someone think of our children’s future!! How dare you drive a diesel car! CLIMATE CHANGE!

Also mumsnet: You shouldn’t walk if your four year old needs a buggy because I said so.

I can understand letting your older child use a buggy occasionally on long walks/days out, but to actually go out and buy him a new one at 4 years old seems crazy to me. Get your son a bike and/or a fold up scooter instead.

Our mountain buggy had a lying flat option.

I’m surprised by the number of people suggesting scooters. Most people I know are much more judgemental about scooters than they are about buggies.

Silver cross wayfairer/pioneer buggies are great. We would often have DS say in it (up to the age of about three) with DD (a couple of years older) standing on the frame. Even with both children it was easy to use.

We've got the Silvercross Zest. It's really lightweight and has a weight limit of 25kg. It has quite a wide seat for an umbrella stroller and feels sturdy.

The judgement on this thread is absolutely shocking. The comments about how the OP should have considered where she lives more carefully are particularly awful. Why would the OP make a massive life choice based on whether or not she can put a 4 year old in a buggy? Come on people, be nice, it is really not that simple in real life.

OP my five year old occasionally goes in my City Mini GT. I know you aren't keen on the three wheeler but it's a fantastic buggy and will take a really high weight plus the seat is huge. Sometimes I even have my 5 year old in it with my 2.5 year old!!

I also regularly carry my 2.5yo in a sling on my back so you can all go ahead and judge on that as well.

Mumsnet children seem at the same timebe extremely clever (at least gold reading level at the end of reception) and extremely dim (fall for the same ruse several times every day for years, for hours at a time (let’s race to school).

Baby jogger is very good we also travel a lot and have no car so we have a double and my almost 5yo and 2yo have naps in it when needed. My friend also got pushchair from Amazon for her disabled 5yo. She has a Hauck 3wheel pushchair.

OP the armidilo is good the seat is quite wide and it folds easy and flat. I used it for my 4.5 year old and 3.5 year old. They often sit in it together and it's not broke (yet)

Four year old’s really should be walking. I used a simple umbrella type pushchair with my DD when she was three because we walked 6 miles a day to school and back twice with her older siblings and she used to tantrum if I tried making her walk. The pushchair was gone before she turned four and started school though...

12 miles is crazy, maybe get a bus or taxi in future.