Is it possible to apply for a Major buggy for a child who is physically able to walk, but who likes to be in a buggy sometimes?

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DS3 has just turned 4 and is getting too big for his ordinary buggy. But he does love his buggy and it's very handy for taking him on longer outings where it's unrealistic to expect him to walk all the way, or when we need to get shopping or whatever. We don't have a car.

We have just been awarded DLA for him. Do you think it would be possible to apply for a Major buggy for him? Obviously he can, physically, walk, but if he decides not to, or has a meltdown, he's very very hard to carry now.

Ooh you were lucky then!

Major buggies are great. They are meant to accommodate a child until they are about 11yrs old...however my ds is a big chap and I just hope he becomes more trustworthy as he matures or else Maclaren bring out a Colonel version for older kids!!!!

Major, Colonel, geddit it

sorry for really silly question - and theres been so much info already, thanks! but(my PDD child is only 2, and small for age, so doesnt apply yet)...but what if your child doesnt have an OT? would inclusion/SALTs/other professional be able to refer instead?

Not sure - I guess you could ask them? Or you could approach WC yourself and ask them directly (if they say you need a referral, then use the opportunity to ask them who they accept referrals from!!).

Just to add that anyone who wants a Major buggy but gets turned down for it for any reason, Boots online do sell them for £160 at the moment. We got our Junior Traveller carseat from there last year, when DS1 outgrew his group 1 seat and was clearly nowhere near ready to do without a harnessed seat on a regular basis.

Ouryve we have the Britax Junior Traveller, it's good isn't it? I like the fact she has an integral harness until 25kg.

We have a Britax traveller plus, DS1 was getting to big for his seat but we knew there was no way he could have a booster seat or anything without a 5 point harness.

I looked around and saw the traveller and thought great and then I saw it was £400 and was .

I was in the middle of applying for funding for it from Cerebra, when I decided to ask on Freecycle if anyone had one (thinking I would have absolutely no chance) and low and behold that night a very nice lady whos son also goes to DS1's school, sent me an email saying we could have theirs as they had just got a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

We are so very happy with it, and I still can't believe the generosity of the very nice lady!

That's lovely Graciefer - it warms the heart when you hear lovely stories like that

Luckily for us the Traveller is much cheaper than the Traveller Plus!

It's brilliant, Sidge. I'm sure he'd be safe in a high backed booster 9 times out of 10, but the one time could be at high speed on the A1 and we don't really want to risk that. He just rides in a hi-liner in MIL's car because the novelty is enough to keep him sitting nicely, but he saves his best tantrums for when he's with us doing the routine things he goes to pieces without.

It bugs me that high weight harnessed carseats are pretty standard in the states yet our only harnessed options above 40lb are archaic and not particularly safe or the ones we have, which aren't exactly cheap. DS1 hit 40lb long before his 4th birthday and a lot of NT kids don't have the maturity to sit still for long periods with minimal restraint at that age.

You're so right - I daren't have DD2 in a high back booster with an adult belt, like we did for DD1 at that age. With her low tone she would just slide out, and I couldn't be sure that she would be safe as she just wouldn't have enough lateral support.

Luckily she's quite light, but I know there will come a point when she needs an integral harness and is more than 25kg so we'll need a bigger and so more expensive seat. My friend's DD has CP and her car seat cost over £600