Page 4 | Buying a new buggy for older toddler

BigBlondeBimbo · 2020-09-08T09:08:02+00:00

Slightly cheekily posting for traffic! I am not being U, I don't think, as we really do need a new buggy for our large toddler! The old one was a beautiful big pushchair, which we got for £50 secondhand. Even DH who is extremely careful with money has agreed we need a new one as the old one is literally falling to bits. The chassis has started to come apart and it is just very well worn. This is the second DC in our family alone who has used it and we bought it secondhand in the first place. Any who, can anyone please recommend a good buggy for a large toddler? It would need to be nice and comfy for him, lightweight and good to push around town. I know he may not be in it all that much longer, but we can always sell on when he is out of it. He is two years old and tall, but not massive.

Stephenfrylust · 08/09/2020 17:13

My 3yo walks 6miles a day Some days with school runs and loves a balance bike. I still use our buggy loads as when's he's tired, hes tired. It means we use the car rather than drive. He still naps 2 hours a day too.

I still use our uppababy vista which has a huge basket to sling the balance bike in.

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 17:15

@Stephenfrylust

The one which has just fallen to bits, (having served two families well), was an Uppababy Vista. I loved it.

I also would like to know more about your username, but understand if you don't wish to share .

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Soubriquet · 08/09/2020 17:17

Honestly go for the out n about. You can’t go wrong

Go for second hand if you can but I had a brand new one that lasted me 4 years.

The only issue you can get is the tires can go flat, but if you to Halfords they will put slime in them that stops them from going flat

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 17:25

@Soubriquet

Honestly go for the out n about. You can’t go wrong

Go for second hand if you can but I had a brand new one that lasted me 4 years.

The only issue you can get is the tires can go flat, but if you to Halfords they will put slime in them that stops them from going flat

Hmmmm I might do....I keep ordering things and changing my mind🤦‍♀️.

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MJMG2015 · 08/09/2020 17:30

@OnNaturesCourse

OP my little one is nearing 3 and is definitely still using her buggy. She will walk to start with, but then needs the buggy because her "legs are tired" which normally happens around 1 mile into a walk. I am a fast walker tho so it's probably a hard job for her to keep up. She'll sit in the buggy for 5-10 minutes and then walk again. I totally understand thr need for a buggy...especially when you need to be somewhere (my little one is a wanderer and can take ages to get anywhere)

I'm expecting another little one and I am considering a double buggy. My daughter will be 3yrs 3 months by then and the judging I've had for even considering a double is unbelievable. My response is always "well when she tires and I have the baby in the baby ill call you to come pick her up cos at 19kg I certainly can't carry her long!"

Small derail...

Doubles are a PITA , the best one we had was the Phil & Ted with one underneath. Fortunately the older one thought the underneath one was fun & at treat' to go in! I was happy as I didn't much fancy outing the baby in there. It's quite long, but nirmal wuth, which was an essential st the time SS we lived in a village where everything was narrow!!

In your situation id make do with the existing buggy & a sling for as long as possible because practically overnight they decide they don't want to go in the buggy anymore and you have a double that's bigger & heavier than you need for one baby!!

@BigBlondeBimbo. We had an Out & About and it's was a DREAM to push. From memory though it wasn't easy to collapse & physically quite big once collapsed. Though at that time we had big steps & a huge entrance way So it was perfect to get up the stairs (they're long) and didn't need to be collapsed to often as it lived in the entrance way

Friends borrowed it when theur 4yo broke her leg and they said she was very comfortable in it.

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 17:32

I've attempted to cancel my latest order . Tbh, I read some reviews of the company (a little too late) and it seems they have form for saying things are in stock then not being able to deliver, so it's actually for the best.

I think I'll sleep on it, but will probably order the Out and About tomorrow.

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Duckchick · 08/09/2020 17:42

Sounds like you are going for the out and about, but we have the baby jogger city mini GT and it's been brilliant. It folds in half and the wheels come off so it takes up a surprisingly small and conveniently flatly shaped amount of space in a car boot, which we've found handy for going on holiday. It does off road tracks fine. It also has a huge seat - my tall 5.5 year old still fits in it. (For the judgemental, it's only when DH goes running and is a fought after treat).

Stephenfrylust · 08/09/2020 18:01

@BigBlondeBimbo our uppababy has lasted very well through 2 DC.

I name changed out of shame when confessing to a rude dream when i was ovulating about Stephen fry! 😂

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 18:48

[quote Stephenfrylust]@BigBlondeBimbo our uppababy has lasted very well through 2 DC.

I name changed out of shame when confessing to a rude dream when i was ovulating about Stephen fry! 😂[/quote]
🤣🤣🤣🤣

Omg, that's a funny one. I once dreamt I had a threesome with some faceless man and Dawn French. I'm not even gay! I do love Dawn French though... and Stephen Fry. Funny we both went for comedians 🤔, or our subconsciouses did.

@Duckchick, thanks! I am still very open to suggestions. I am going to sleep on it and await confirmation of the latest cancellation before I order anything else, so suggest away .

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NoIDontWatchLoveIsland · 08/09/2020 18:58

If you are only interested in telling me I shouldn't be letting my two your old ride in a pushchair, scroll on by

I didnt say that. You asked advice, I said don't spend loads. It's not rocket science -as children get older they really do rapidly stop requiring a push chair!

And I stand by it - as they get older, its far better for a child's health to be active on a bike, scooter or walking, than seated inactive in a pushchair.

Your child is already 2. You are buying a pram that clearly isnt going to get years and years of use (unless this is a drip feed and you are suddenly going to announce your child has some disability preventing them out growing use of a pushchair). Its not bad advice to say go for something cheap or second hand that'll do you for the relatively short time you will need it.

CottonSock · 08/09/2020 19:05

I got a maclaran second hand. Two kids later and still good resale value. It's really tall too.
And balance bikes were a total failure for my two kids too.

NoIDontWatchLoveIsland · 08/09/2020 19:08

. It's none of your business whether he DC gets enough exercise

As long as taxes are paying for an NHS drowning under health conditions like diabetes type 2 & heart conditions caused by obesity, its everybody's problem. We are all too fucking fat and inactive, and more needs to be said about it.

My 2 year old didnt get to go in a pram because his sister went in it. I didnt drag him round busy shopping centres for hours and hours because that's why would I do that with a toddler? He would be bored shitless. He walked happily around supermarkets, tourist locations, theme parks etc.

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 19:10

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland

. It's none of your business whether he DC gets enough exercise

As long as taxes are paying for an NHS drowning under health conditions like diabetes type 2 & heart conditions caused by obesity, its everybody's problem. We are all too fucking fat and inactive, and more needs to be said about it.

My 2 year old didnt get to go in a pram because his sister went in it. I didnt drag him round busy shopping centres for hours and hours because that's why would I do that with a toddler? He would be bored shitless. He walked happily around supermarkets, tourist locations, theme parks etc.

😂😂😂😂

Jesus, I've heard it all now. Look, he isn't obese. He isn't even overweight. Your tax ££££s are safe dear. Now off you pop and have a wee lie down. Enough frothing about my son's hypothetical obesity for you.

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Jamhandprints · 08/09/2020 19:13

Just get a cheap umbrella fold one or a second hand one. It wont be for long. Just make sure its comfortable to push and tall enough for you.

NoIDontWatchLoveIsland · 08/09/2020 19:14

If your uppababyvista has fallen apart he must weigh a ton, they are indestructible

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 19:15

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland

If you are only interested in telling me I shouldn't be letting my two your old ride in a pushchair, scroll on by

I didnt say that. You asked advice, I said don't spend loads. It's not rocket science -as children get older they really do rapidly stop requiring a push chair!

And I stand by it - as they get older, its far better for a child's health to be active on a bike, scooter or walking, than seated inactive in a pushchair.

Your child is already 2. You are buying a pram that clearly isnt going to get years and years of use (unless this is a drip feed and you are suddenly going to announce your child has some disability preventing them out growing use of a pushchair). Its not bad advice to say go for something cheap or second hand that'll do you for the relatively short time you will need it.

I asked for advice on which buggy to buy. Thank you for advising me not to spend too much money on it.

What I didn't expect was some slightly unhinged person somehow turning this into a thread about obesity. He is two! We walk everywhere. If you want to get your jollies telling people they are raising big fat obese people and how terrible that is for your pocket, maybe target threads where people drive their kids everywhere, not mine. Us having a decent pushchair will result in MORE activity for us, not less, if you can manage to get that through your thick skull. Hope that clarifies, now kindly, take your weirdness elsewhere. Toodlepip old bean! Goodbye.

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BigBlondeBimbo · 08/09/2020 19:16

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland

If your uppababyvista has fallen apart he must weigh a ton, they are indestructible

😂😂😂 it's a fair point, but I'd blame pilot error and overuse as we are very active.

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Rowanapp · 08/09/2020 20:45

Out and about nipper is great, my oldest fitted till over four, middle one still in intermittently at 3.5.
Totally agree with earlier poster about buggy use depending on lifestyle. Lots of people drive everywhere so don't use a buggy much over 2 years old. We walk a lot, including 1 mile school run twice per day. The three year old mostly walks or scoots now but occasionally is too tired or I'm in a rush. He's a much better walker than friends three year olds who are never in a buggy but get driven lots of places. If your lifestyle involves lots of walking it is totally normal to use a buggy occasionally up to the age of four. Certainly doesn't mean kids will be unfit, more the opposite.