Can't get out of the house with toddler

[california22]

Hi,

I'm at my wits end now!
I have a 22months old toddler. She has always been a strong character, even as a baby she would scream lots if she didn't like something. She is also very sweet as toddlers are however I feel completely trapped at home.
The issue is she completely refuses to sit in the pram. I have tried all - snacks, toys, distraction, you name it. I had given her a couple of weeks break and today we tried again. The park/swings are about 15min on the pram. She screamed murder all the way there, I had to carry her at the end. Then when it was time to go, she also refused to walk and screamed again all the way back. She gets really worked up. It is very stressful for her and myself. So I feel trapped at home, as if we don't take the pram the way to the park is through roads and not enjoyable, also too far for her to walk and I can't carry her more than a few minutes. Because of this we have been staying in, way too much screen tome which I don't like. I couldn't take it any more and needed some fresh air so we tried today but in all honesty I am now back feeling completely drained and tired from all the tantrums and the carrying. Any suggestions? When will this end?

That does sound particularly difficult. Does she face you when she's sitting in the pram or does she face outwards?

How is she if you go to something like playgroup?

@PolaroidPrincess the pram we have is facing outwards, she never particularly liked it, although she was happy in it for a few months until we went on holidays this summer and she started refusing it.

She is fine if we go to playgroups but again they are not really walking distance for a tiny toddler. She is quite clingy with me and has at least a tantrum a day if she gets a 'no' but I guess that's normal toddler behaviour.

It's just the staying in that's driving me crazy and inevitably we end up with the tv on.

Would getting a cheap one that faced you be an option?

Another thing you could try is one of those 3 wheel scooters with a strap so that you could pull her along with a strap. My DSIL managed to get one off eBay for less than £5.

I'd second a little three wheeled scooter. DD2 was an early buggy refuser, getting iffy on it by 15 months, thoroughly over it by 18 months, and she was doing the nursery run on her scooter by 19 or 20 months. We do have a pull strap, but I actually prefer her wearing a little rucksack – I can hold the top of the straps and push her along fairly comfortably (including steering, which is a problem with a pull strap if they don't reliably steer themselves yet) and the grab loop at the top makes an excellent brake if needed.

Another possibility is a toddler carrier. We do have one, and DD2 accepts it has its place, but for day to day, it's scooter or balance bike for her. (Balance bike came slightly later, though. At 22 months, it was scooter all the way.)

Thank you so much. I will look into these options... :)

Hope one of them works out for you. We had to keep a pushchair till quite late for DS as he often had tonsillitis and was sometimes too poorly to walk. DD was on her microscooter but still liked a nap in the pushchair sometimes on the school run.