Strollers in Brownstone
so we just had our little baby girl. we live in rowhouse with 5′ high stoop and 4′ deep basement. it means wife needs to pull the stroller up or down the stairs. and she had problems with it. she got crazy stokke stroller just because it alegedly easier to pull up the stairs. but…
so we just had our little baby girl. we live in rowhouse with 5′ high stoop and 4′ deep basement. it means wife needs to pull the stroller up or down the stairs. and she had problems with it. she got crazy stokke stroller just because it alegedly easier to pull up the stairs. but I do not see how.
so the question is: what you do about pulling stroller up the stoop? any particular tips about stokke stroller? she also asked aboul building rails to roll the stroller up the stoop. does it make any sense?
For the first few weeks with a newborn, everything is overwhelming. Give it a few more weeks and you/your wife will be changing a diaper in two minutes on whatever surface is available and you will also know how best to get up and down the stairs. Cut to a few years down the line and you will almost forget to meet the school bus because you were wasting time reading mean comments on a blog. In other words, this too will pass. (Although no one should spend more than a couple hundred on a stroller. Try not to make the same mistake with the highchair, first bed, potty etc)
congrats Bobjohn 😉 i don’t have anything to add but i’m sure this is an exciting time for you
Some people get pallid hypochondriac kids. Some call it the luck of the draw. Some don’t.
Move to a loft.
I wasn’t talking about adult comfort – I’ve never ridden in a stroller. Kids older than babies (toddlers and beyond) ride in strollers. And you can see when their back is supported, and when it isn’t, and how antsy they get when their spines are uncomfortable for a long period of time, and how not antsy they are when supported properly – the difference between an umbrella stroller sling seat, and a more supportive seat in a sturdier stroller (they are heavier, but not necessarily any wider on the street, than cheap umbrella strollers.)
Some people get that spines and necks need to be supported – just like they get what bouncing said spines (child or adult) up and down stairs does to the bones. Storage and portability are important, but you can get those in strollers that support the kids well, too.
And frankly, I think many who complain about strollers on the street complain about all of them anyway, whatever the size. It’s the presence of kids they object to, not really the strollers.
Ah, Noki, it’s no different than my ranting on Vikings and SubZeros. It is what it is.
hey, I was offering practical advice. also the winter kit is awesome. wish i had one for my office chair.
“Strollers that are comfortable and have functionality (i.e., not cheap umbrella strollers with a sling of fabric for the seat) are awkward. That’s a fact, whatever brand they are. Parents (and babysitters) learn to deal with them”
Unless your baby is already vegan he’ll have rolls of tubbyness keeping him comfortable. Imagined comfort from an adult point of view and actual comfort for a baby are different things. As far as funtionality is concerned, that inlcudes storage and portability. In fact, they are probably the two most important additional functions, the rest is badger-spit.
Mopar is the only one who simply got it right. Congratulated this poor new father, looking for advice from a bunch of cranky, projecting, class-anxious wankers, about how to get around Brooklyn by way of stroller. He had NO idea into what morass he was wandering. I did, however, just from reading the lead sentence. And sure enough, Jaguar and others did not fail to deliver in spades. Many of you can be crushingly foul.
Bobjohn? Congratulations! How wonderful. I would recommend using the Stokke when you know you’re not going to be taking a cab or subway and enjoy it. It will probably be impractical in the long run, but perhaps you can list it on Craig’s List and recoup some of your expense. DEFINITELY get the lightest weight Maclaren that makes sense for you. We use the Volo all the time because I can lug bags, the stroller AND the kids down the subway stairs together. Only thing that really works for me. Also, definitely get a front pack for the first 6 months or so. I don’t recommend the Bjorn, as it gets uncomfortable quickly. Try the Ergo Baby Carrier with the infant attachment. I could comfortably carry my youngest up to THREE in it. Also, the Bugaboo truly is a wonder should you have the room and the cash. It is like our mini van, seriously.