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I need advice on how to get my toddler walking now that baby is in buggy

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Mandymoo · 16/07/2006 21:06

I am currently looking for a buggy board but in the meantime could you please tell me how i can get my 3.7 yr old dd to walk now that baby is in the buggy?

Its such nice weather to go for walks atm but dd refuses to walk (and in a way i can understand it, a few months ago she was allowed to sit in the buggy and now its been hijacked by her dribbly brother!)

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Pomi · 17/07/2006 15:09

Ds1 2.7 loves sitting in a buggy too ds2 is 19 months so double at the moment. If ds2 is sitting in a buggy ds1 also wants to sit. So dh and i have started taking them for a short walk to get them used to it.

Clary · 17/07/2006 15:11

hmm interesting jaamy and also I see honeydew vetoes the BBjorn.
It's worth trying a sling out trinity before you buy. Can you borrow one/does someone have one they have done with? You could have mine (a bit gakky but clean) except that I've loaned it to someone (who???) and never had it back. Tho if you think you might like to try it I'll rack my brains.
Not suggesting a sling for Mandymoo, btw. Get that girl walking! she'll love it, I promise.

trinityrhino · 17/07/2006 15:13

oooh clary what sling did you have????

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pops · 17/07/2006 16:13

My ds(4.2) has only just started walking without (too many) complaints. My dd is 2 years younger than my ds and I began to think it would never happen. I think there's lots of useful suggestions here on encouraging children to walk but like everything else all kids are different and they'll do things in their own time.

humphrey · 17/07/2006 16:17

I have just bought one of these for my 14 week old and it is very easy to use bought it on Ebay (new) for I think it was about £21.00 and you can wear baby in different positions depending on age, I find it alot more comfortable than the 'Tomy safari' carrier that I had it distributes the weight better, feels more secure and it is so much easier to get baby out of it. My 3year old is happy to walk if baby is in a sling and she doesn't moan about the pushchair when baby isn't in it. I have told her she is a big girl now and too big for the pushchair so we hardly ever use it now.
Freedom Sling We have the 'Freedom Sling' as opposed to the other 4. Also it is a WAHM which I think it is always nice to promote these business' and she has had 12 children so I would say she has some experience with slings and my sling came the following day!!

Clary · 17/07/2006 16:19

baby bjorn. Bear in mind that it's an old style one tho, not so fancy and strappy as the new one.
I could put it on one-handed while holding the baby in the other lol. Am good at juggling tho.
If you want it and I can remember who's got it and they still have it, it's yours. (lol at all the conditions!)

kate100 · 17/07/2006 16:21

Have to agree with MI, I bough a Quinny Zapp and told ds1 (almost 3) that his buggy board, which I hate, wouldn't go on it and he would have to walk and he has walked. I am very stubborn though and can put up with a lot of whinging.

trinityrhino · 17/07/2006 16:47

thanks for the offer clary but I think I'm going to get a coorie pouch sling, thanks very much for the offer though, it saves you some hard work anyway

Clary · 17/07/2006 17:14

no worries trinity.

alison222 · 17/07/2006 18:08

My DD is 3.5 and has been walking quite well for a long time now. I childmind and have 2 little ones so there is no room in the buggy for her. I did get a buggy board and she wanted to be on it all the time and forgot how much she previously wanted to walk so for the last 2 months or so I have "lost" it in the back of a cupboard and as long as we don't go too far, have lots of stops and diversions she is fine. We walk to school and back (5-10 mins each way) 2x a day plus out and about during the morning too so she is getting used to walking pretty well now.
If you can stand the moaning go cold turkey on her.
When DD was a baby, I sometines took the single rather than the double buggy out and made DS walk so he got used to walking too - perhaps I am just mean

trinityrhino · 17/07/2006 18:09

YUP, I AM TRINITYROCKS [SMILE]

trinityrhino · 17/07/2006 18:10

oops sorry, didn't mean to shout

MadamePlatypus · 17/07/2006 20:09

We are facing a similar issue (DS will be 2.11 when no. 2 comes along in 3 months). I think I can probably get DS to walk with alot of persistance. My only worry is when you are shopping is it sometimes worth having a double buggy just to keep both of them in one place?

woodheys · 17/07/2006 23:04

DD1 is nearly 4, but was a late walker, a late runner, and later than all her friends at anything to do with walking. We've only just got rid of our fantastic tandem pushchair (and awful double buggy for holidays/airports) and learnt to rely on just the buggy and buggy-board. DS2 is just 2, but already is happy to walk miles. So I don't think you can generalise - children are just different. DD1 is gradually walking further and further each time, but it's nice to have the buggy board as a fallback for those "carry me" moments or sitting on the pavement sulking/screaming moments.

We relied on our tandem pushcahair for so long as it was, as someone said, good to strap them in round shops (till they learn to undo it) and gave us the freedom at weekends to go for a decent walk, in all weathers, rather than a short one at toddler pace - one of our few little luxuries!

I know so many people who intended to rely on sling and buggy for 2nd child, and within a month had bought a double/tandem pushchair ...

woodheys · 17/07/2006 23:09

PS - If you really do go for a sling, I found the most convenient ones (eg Baby Bjorn) weren't comfy after a while - I have a bad back - but the Wilkinet one was really comfy. Great big long straps to wrap round and get used to though - not a problem for a long walk, but if you want to keep getting baby in and out, it'd be a pain.

FourJays · 18/07/2006 09:36

Buggy boards are good for short distances but kill your back! If you are buying one, get a good osteopath too!

Bozza · 18/07/2006 09:37

woodheys - in your situation can't you get them to take it in turn to walk/ride? My friend has just buoght a new buggy (costing £100) for her DD who is 2.6. I was a bit that she should do this at this stage. I am trying to persuade my DD (2.2) to walk more atm.

cloudberry · 18/07/2006 12:29

I use a sling with my ds who's 15 weeks and push my dd, who's 19 months, in the pushchair. We live in the middle of nowhere and push her for miles in the pushchair as she's only been walking for 6 weeks. I use wrap slings which are FANTASTIC; I have a Didymous and a Calin Bleu which is much cooler to use in this heat. With dd I used a Baby Bjorn which was fine, but later my Chiropractor told me that they are very bad for babies' backs and pelvises, it holds them incorrectly and puts pressure where it shouldn't. I have since found more info on the net to corroborate this. I now find the Baby Bjorn horrendously uncomfortable to wear, you really feel the strain on your back. The wraps spread the baby's weight evenly and you can wear them right up to toddlers. Plus there are loads of ways of wearing them - on your front when they're tiny, on your hip, on your back etc. It looks complicated to begin with but mine came with dvd instructions which make it dead easy to follow. There's a great website - www.thebabywearer.com which reviews 100's of different slings which I found really helpful. Ds loves being in his, just goes to sleep - a godsend as he has had awful reflux and would only settle being held - the number one reason why I got the slings in the first place. As you can probably tell I'm a big big fan...!

chubley · 18/07/2006 13:35

I also have a Wilkinet which I used with both my babies (not at the same time!). I found it comfy for a few weeks then as they got heavier I found it a strain on my back on long walks, OK for a short time but same prob as woodheys had - a pain to keep taking baby in and out.

As there will be 20 months between DD and my third baby, I'll be buying a tandem pushchair, probably a cosatto duet lite (I think it's called) or a marco sky as they are smaller than other tandems. One thing to think about is whether the toddler is still having a daytime nap - if so, a double or tandem is best if you're going to be out and about at naptime. DS was 2.6 when DD was born and starting to drop his nap, but there were times I wished I'd had a double for them both to go in.

We also like a decent walk at the weekend and also have a backpack carrier which we bought for DS when he was 1. He used to walk a short way then go in the carrier. Now he HAS to walk, as DD goes in the carrier, which DH carries, so DH can't give him a shoulder ride as well! I can't carry as I'm pregnant so we have to keep the walks short or put dd in the pushchair and stay on decent-ish paths.

mummyhill · 18/07/2006 19:13

DD was 3.5 when DS was born and I used a buggy board to begin with but found that I was walking in a peculiar fashion to accomodate the extra space taken by the board iyswim and it caused a lot of strain on my back. We then moved to a double buggy till her friends laughed at her and called her a baby and now she walks everywhere. If she is particularly moany on the way to school I bribe her with the promise of riding her bike/scooter on the way home if she is a good girl and stops making silly noises.

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