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what age do you stop using a pushchair

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annetizzismum · 02/09/2006 08:15

I know certain pushchairs say suitable up to the age of 4. wondered how long mums on here used their pushchairs for

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Nemo1977 · 02/09/2006 17:36

ds is 2.10yrs and apart from long all day trips[i.e to zoo] then I only use single pram and havedone for about 6months. He walks and if he gets very tired I let him sit on the front of pram for 5mins then he walks again. By january he wont be able to use it at all as db will be here so dd and db will be in the double.

Scoobydooooo · 02/09/2006 17:43

Ds was about 3 i had no choice but to keep him in it till this time because he was a run away child & would not wear reins just used to sit on the floor & scream, he looked silly though at 3 yrs old because he is quite tall is well, so when dd came alog i stopped it & he has been fine ever since

Gobbledigook · 02/09/2006 17:44

I think it can depend on the child and also how many children you have! Ds2 was/is pretty lazy so stayed in it longer than ds1. Then I got a buggy board for him as he would never walk without screaming which I just couldn't be arsed with. From about 3.8 though he stopped using the buggy board too. He would never go in a buggy now.

Sometimes it's easier to keep a child in it longer if you've got others to 'man' iyswim. Ds3 is 2 (just this week) and he would happily walk but I keep him in the buggy for school run or round shops cos I've got to watch out for ds1 (5) and ds2 (3) as well and it would just be a bit more hairy if I had a 2 yr old walking as well. Plus, the buggy is handy for putting lunch box, book bag, water bottle etc on

Am going to put ds3 on reins for the school run in Sept though. So he'll be just 2.

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makemineadouble · 02/09/2006 18:31

My ds is 14 and i swear he's so lazy he'd let me push him around still lol

waterfalls · 02/09/2006 18:37

DS stopped at 2.10 as I had dts, there was no way I could afford a triple buggy, DTs are now 2.8 and they will be in the buggy for as long as I can squeeze them in

sleepysooz · 02/09/2006 19:04

Waterfalls, hia! a fellow dts poster!

I have dts 3 in october dd & ds, I couldn't get mine in pushchair in spring so sold my all terrain which was super to push, for a normal side by side and its so difficult, good job I don't need one for long distances, only need pushchair for shops. Although they will be starting playschool soon (oh joy).

Easier to stay in to tell you the truth, as I'm sure you'll understand, I have a 10yo ds aswell to manage, I don't know how you manage 3 under 5, you deserve a medal!

Happy pushing!

waterfalls · 02/09/2006 20:36

sleepysooz
I have always used a side by side for dts, but I know what you mean, they are tough to push, and its amazing how many spaces you cant get through, especially considering the modern ones are no wider than a wheelchair.

fussymummy · 02/09/2006 21:37

My youngest is 3.1 and hardly ever goes in hers.
She likes her freedom too much!!!!

Do take it for long journeys or shopping trips (just so i can hang my shopping on it!!!!)

She will go in it if shes tired or if i blackmail her!!!

My other two came out of their puschairs at similar ages.

AngelaChill · 02/09/2006 22:45

My sister went to school in hers aged 5 !

I am forcing my 2.5 year old to stay in hers and the older two would swap places in a heart beat, I guess you don't know what you've got til it's gone.

ediemay · 02/09/2006 23:03

stopped at 2.2

speedymama · 04/09/2006 14:53

I'm like Waterfalls, plan to keep DTS in theirs for as long as possible. I tried walking to the park once without the pram. They both played up, threw tantrums and I had to carry one and haul one back to the house. Now I always take the pram, even if they are walking because I can't carry both of them if they decide to play up. They are 2.5yo.

laneydaye · 04/09/2006 14:59

are there not health related problems with children in pushchairs long term?

thought i read it somewhere...

i dont really like to see bigger kids ie over 3yrs ish in buggies, i think age 2 ish depending on child is long enough.....when i go to meadowhalli regularly see kids age 4 and up still in buggies......

NomDePlume · 04/09/2006 15:06

Dd used hers until she was just over 2. We took it on holiday last July when she was almost 3 (it was her birthday the week after the holiday). Took it on hol with us as we knew we'd be out 'til reasonably late at night (11 ish), so having it with us if she wanted to sleep was a no-brainer.

DD is 4 now, the buggy is in the shed gathering spiders.

NomDePlume · 04/09/2006 15:08

I think how long you use the buggy for depends a lot on your lifestyle. If you don't have a car and/or you do a lot of walking, sometimes it is v tiring for a 2 or 3 year old to walk a longer school run there and back twice a day. Also it depends on you child's mobility - are they a confident walker?

Blu · 04/09/2006 15:18

DS used one on occasions until he was about 4.3. He has a splint and it has taken us ages to help him build up his ability to walk longer distances, and the walk to school is much longer than he could manage twice a day. We also found it really useful on holiday last year - we could go out and eat, with DS asleep in the buggy.

It used to make my blood boil when I could see people having a 'view' on whether a 3 or 4 year-old 'should' be in a buggy or not - another thing to make judgements about? And people would make comments.....what on earth business is it of anyone else's? And yes, 'it#'s different if the child has SN' etc - but if people weren't holding judgemental views about tsomething which doesn't concern them / do any harm etc, then they wouldn't need to make an exception for SN!

Grrrr!

madmarchhare · 04/09/2006 15:22

DS is 2.9 and I use it for shopping, long days out or as a threat when he isnt walking 'nicely'.

alligator · 04/09/2006 15:25

Depend on circumstances tho doesn' it and the child too.
We dont use dd's (2.8) buggy much and she isnt keen but we have no car so if catching a train or bus for a long trip we will bring it and I cant see that changing in the next year or so tbh.
OTH during the summer we tend to cycle everywhere so no buggy needed.
For long walks in the park/supermarket shopping we have a cart (or is that just a cop out?) and since we bought dd a micro scooter the buggy doesnt get a look in not when she could be scootering instead.
But then there is only her so its easier than having to sort out 2 or 3 kids.

magicfarawaytree · 04/09/2006 16:00

am keeping mine for as long as possible. at a push can fit three inside my m&p pliko or 2 + 1 on buggy board. when all tired fantastic I can walk at full pelt to get home rather that that awful wingy dawdle. Also more inmportantly how much of a nightmare is it carrying everything when you cant just shove it in the buggy or under it. Shopping letters, those lovely models the kids make at nursery. It is a wonderful handbag extension!

3andnomore · 04/09/2006 16:55

es was 3 1/2 when we basically gave our Buggy away and there was no other option for him, but to walk, lol!
ms...well...he is not sitting anymore in a pushchair and hasn't since end of last year really, as the Toddlerseat attachemtn with him in it just started to get a bit to hard to push then....but luckily the build of the pushchair allows him to stand on the frame behind the seat!
ys...well...he already loves to walk, but his short legs don't cope with long trips, so, he mainly still uses the pushchair...got to say...it's more convinient for me, as I can fit the shopping in the big baslet, etc...

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