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Hard work pushing pushchair

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purpleme12 · 30/09/2014 17:31

It's it just me or does anyone else find having a baby physical hard work? Does anyone else find it hard work pushing a pushchair? And legs get tired?

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purpleme12 · 30/09/2014 22:19

I will have to look up all the ones suggested I just don't want to spend money on wrong one and can't afford a lot so it's hard

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JuniperTisane · 30/09/2014 22:29

A quick search on ebay completed listings suggests the Giggle could sell for anywhere between £100 and £200 if that helps your budget any?

SolomanDaisy · 30/09/2014 22:39

I live in the Netherlands, there are no hills, and I always really notice the hills with the buggy back in England! I can feel it in my legs. Baby jogger city mini is great for the bus, as you can fold it with one hand, but I think it will feel like a very high handle for your height.

I presume the 70lbs of baby is toddler twins, rather than a record breaking six week old!

Rainicorn · 30/09/2014 22:43

Definitley get air tyres. Nippers are great, very light.

Micralite are also excellent but don't lie down much, so depends on your child.

Want2bSupermum · 01/10/2014 02:04

yes 70lb of baby. DD is 37lb and DS is 34lb. I round down. I married a 6'4" Dane. I will advise DD to marry a short man with a very small head!

OP Maclaren is as light as a feather and easy to push. The babyjogger citimini is also a good choice with a one hand fold.

naty1 · 02/10/2014 13:50

I wouldnt think carrier or sling would help if theyll be 1 soon. Think DD was about 2 st at 1.
By 14m i was using a litlelife pack for very short walks (with pushchaur for when tired.)
The trikes i find hard to steer on the slopy pavements.
Im 5'4 and think it can be hard work. But bigger wheels prob help. We still use pushchair a lot a 2.3

Mutley77 · 02/10/2014 21:23

Yes having a baby is hard work
The lifting is tiring for me, especially as my baby is particularly heavy!
The type of pushchair definitely makes a difference, I have 3dc and have used so many different pushchairs over the years... I have finally bought a mb with air tyres and have not looked back. I use it all the time and actually find walking up hills easier with it than without it! If you try a few pushchairs you will absolutely feel the difference (borrow from friends to see how they comoare).

Givemecaffeine21 · 03/10/2014 19:36

I find it heavy but I've got two in mine and I live in a very hilly area and I rush everywhere because I'm always late! I have a Phil &Teds which is heavier than a lot I've tried and a lightweight stroller with a buggy board. Pushing the stroller is paradise compared to the P&T.

Cupoftchaiagain · 03/10/2014 23:51

Another vote for the nipper from a top of hill dweller. Also we use carrier (action baby, is like ergo etc) a lot for short trips or if we r both out with dd. I really notice the difference using another buggy going back up the hill- we had a britax travel system which was much heavier and more difficult to push, also a mamas and papas umbrella which is a nightmare except for being light when carried over shoulder, and a found maclaren techno which is not too bad on the hill but still not as good as the nipper

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purpleme12 · 04/10/2014 08:25

Thanks for the suggestions for pushchairs. perhaps sounds like nipper's best then from here. I'm really considering a carrier at the minute surely that would be better as you've just got the weight of the baby not the pushchair as well as the baby and the carrier can't half as much as pushchair.

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Mutley77 · 04/10/2014 09:02

I don't think you would find a carrier less tiring as you permanently have to hold your baby's weight then. Surely the basic rules of physics suggest that a decent pram is less weight to push as the wheels and motion take some of the weight? I can understand why it doesn't feel like it if you are pushing a four wheeled stroller, the circumference of the wheels surely isn't big enough to make much difference. If tiredness is your concern I would invest in a better pram, not a carrier.

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purpleme12 · 04/10/2014 09:07

I don't have a stroller at the minute and mine is 3 wheels but they seem big wheels to me I don't think they're small ones.

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purpleme12 · 04/10/2014 09:11

I've had a look at the nipper it's heavier than my pushchair so surely it'll be harder work cos you're pushing more weight?

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purpleme12 · 04/10/2014 09:17

Nipper and micralite wheels (the bigger ones) might be bigger though but that's just from the pictures it's hard to tell from pictures do bigger tyres really make that much of a difference

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MsBug · 04/10/2014 09:20

I live in a hilly town and do find it hard work pushing a 25lb toddler plus heavy bags of shopping up the hill sometimes.

I have a quinny buzz and it gets noticeably harder to push when the tyres need pumping.

On the plus side, I basically run up hills when I am on my own and am slimmer than I was before I had dd. I was told to hold the buggy close to my body rather than pushing it with arms outstretched as that will strengthen your core muscles and pelvic floor. Why pay for a gym membership when you can get the exercise for free?

Patilla · 04/10/2014 09:26

We have a bugaboo and I'm not suggesting getting one if you're on a budget but we live in an extremely hilly city and the bugaboo, although obviously does involve pushing the weight of it and a toddler isn't that much work. In some senses I like it to lean on and Definately find it easier than carrying a child.

Just for info, I find our smart trike much harder work. The wheels have no suspension, they are solid rather than all rubbery and the steering is no where near as responsive. I wouldn't recommend it as a move to something easier.

pieceoftoast · 04/10/2014 09:30

Don't get the Maclaren Techno if you're short! I'm a bit over 5ft and got one second hand - had to sell it on as I practically couldn't see over the top of it!

Replaced with M&P Armadillo. It's a fabulous pushchair if you're short, as it is very low. I find it easy to push and easy to fold (folds one handed and is lightweight for taking on buses etc) but it you're doing lots of hills you may well want to go for something will air-filled tyres.

I found that the two-handle strollers (I've had a Maclaren Quest and a Triumph), though convenient, are more effort to push as the wheels are tiny and you can't steer one-handed at all.

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purpleme12 · 04/10/2014 09:34

msbug OH says having baby is like going to gym for me. My arms have a bulge in when I tense them now ha. OH can't believe it he calls me popeye now lol. My legs must have so much muscle in my thigh it's ridiculous. My legs really feel it all the time now. It's not like I can stop so I have to keep pushing and go through the pain lol.

I didn't know about holding the buggy close though I do naturally have arms outstretched with it I'm not sure how I'd be able to push it close to me if that makes sense

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JuniperTisane · 04/10/2014 09:37

If I need the pushchair to do the hard work I tend to use my very old Babyjogger City Classic which I got for about £60 off ebay. The big tyres make light work of everything and it feels like pushing air.

Squtternutbaush · 04/10/2014 09:37

I walk 5 miles a day up/down hills, on pavement and over grass/gravel/mud pushchairs with hard wheels are heavy to push, I have an 8kg baby jogger city mini which is hard work compared to my 11kg Emmaljunga which doesn't have swivel wheels. I can push the big one with one finger as the air tyres make it glide Long but the bjcm needs both hands or I get achey wrists.

From what I see the Giggle is much like a Buzz? I found the Buzz horrendous to push because of the stupid little wheel at the front which absorbed EVERY little bump so I'd say its your pushchair.

Trikes are even harder to push and I struggled out and about for more than 10 minutes as they require brute strength to tip up kerbs or across grass.

A decent carrier should work well too, I carry my 10kg daughter on my back for hours in a Connecta. If you get a proper supportive one that holds them in the right position (fabric from knee to knee) then they feel very light.

Booboostoo · 04/10/2014 09:48

I have a Britax B-smart and I push this through all the tracks on the farm with DS in it and sometimes DD as well on the board so another vote for a different push chair.

3pigsinblanketsandasausagerole · 04/10/2014 09:49

I got a refund for my giggle!

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purpleme12 · 04/10/2014 09:55

junipertisane are any babyjoggers ok or is it just the classic because I don't think they do the classic anymore from the website? are they inflatable tyres on them because from this thread people say inflatable tyres are good?

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JuniperTisane · 04/10/2014 10:03

I use the Baby Jogger City Mini -GT for everyday and thats good too. I can push it up the hill to school with one hand. They have forever air foam tyres which are good and don't get punctures but not rickety like little hard wheels.

The Classic is great for beach/mud/snow.

HRMumness · 04/10/2014 10:03

I have a Bugaboo Bee and a Mclaren Quest. We switched to the Quest to give DD1 (now 2) a bit more space and to use the 5 point harness. I find the Quest much harder to push than the Bee, mainly down to the height difference of the handle. The Quest is much higher compared to the Bee and being short, I find this puts a lot more strain on my stomach muscles. I'm sure being 8.5 months pregnant with DD2 doesn't help .

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