Does anyone have any recommendations for a lightweight pram that you can carry up stairs to a second floor flat?
DD is 4 months old and living in the sling at the moment because of the faff of getting our silver cross up and down the stairs (we leave the frame in the car but the bassinet is so heavy even that up the stairs on my own with DD is getting too much). I'm happy using the sling some of the time but my back is starting to ache and Im craving any time where I could get her in to the flat still asleep when I can sit down without her on me. I do love the sling cuddles but 4 months in I'm in desperate need of a short break in the day - she will only nap in her bed for c.30mins once or twice in the early morning so getting out for a walk is a necessity to help her sleep and it would be really nice to be able to have an alternative to the sling! Any suggestions welcome please :)
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Jinglejanglegiraffe · 25/02/2024 13:14
Wholettherabbitsout · 25/02/2024 13:32
Yoyo is good.
You still need the sling though. You have to put the baby in the sling and then fold the pushchair to carry it upstairs.
InTheRainOnATrain · 25/02/2024 14:24
You don’t need a sling! Of course nothing stopping you using one if that’s your preference but you can just as easily carry the baby up in your arms- that’s what I always did anyway! We lived in a 3rd fl walk up until DD was 2.5 and I’ve never owned, nor felt the need to own a sling.
It’s backpack out from underneath and put on, fold the handlebar down since that requires 2 hands, baby out and hold with 1 arm whilst you use the other hand to finish folding the YoYo, sling it over your shoulder leaving both hands free to hold baby and then hit those stairs. Takes 1 minute max and that was the best shape I’ve ever been in, I gained like 10lbs in the first few months after we moved 🤣
Wholettherabbitsout · 25/02/2024 13:32
Yoyo is good.
You still need the sling though. You have to put the baby in the sling and then fold the pushchair to carry it upstairs.
Wholettherabbitsout · 25/02/2024 14:36
Depends on how squirmy your baby is and how comfortable you are carrying them upstairs with only one arm. For me, the sling was necessary. Also if you have any items in your hands them don’t fit in a backpack (coat you’ve removed, extra shopping bag?) then the sling helps.
EditedInTheRainOnATrain · 25/02/2024 14:24
You don’t need a sling! Of course nothing stopping you using one if that’s your preference but you can just as easily carry the baby up in your arms- that’s what I always did anyway! We lived in a 3rd fl walk up until DD was 2.5 and I’ve never owned, nor felt the need to own a sling.
It’s backpack out from underneath and put on, fold the handlebar down since that requires 2 hands, baby out and hold with 1 arm whilst you use the other hand to finish folding the YoYo, sling it over your shoulder leaving both hands free to hold baby and then hit those stairs. Takes 1 minute max and that was the best shape I’ve ever been in, I gained like 10lbs in the first few months after we moved 🤣
Wholettherabbitsout · 25/02/2024 13:32
Yoyo is good.
You still need the sling though. You have to put the baby in the sling and then fold the pushchair to carry it upstairs.
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