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?
Why doesn’t he stay home with the baby and let his wife go back to work? That way he doesn’t have to deal with the stroller/stairs issue?
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.
I wish others would accept that they are awkward on the crowded sidewalks and deal with that, and stop complaining about them.
I wouldn’t call this an SUV stroller – (I like stokke products – their high chair is brilliant) – though its base does appear to be a bit heavier than many strollers.
But that shouldn’t matter – I’m one who doesn’t believe kids should be daily bounced up and down stairs in a home in a stroller. Sometimes, on other stairs, it may be necessary once in a while, when you are out. But every day, multiple times a day? No way. Sure “everybody” may do it – as stated above – but that’s also stated for everybody spanks their kids, emotionally abuses at them, leaves them at home alone for a few minutes, etc. – “everybody” does a lot of things that thinking people wouldn’t do to kids.
CMU, yeah i’ve been to both of those places via the internet and EEEEKS!
*rob*
rob, that’s funny. Recommend you walk the streets of say downtown Nashville or Atlanta sometime if you want to see blockages of flesh.
Well, mopar, that’s a little tricky. OP did not (maybe) buy it, but his wife did and for brownstoner blog purposes, we have to treat them the same. It’s not a counseling service, after all.
quote:
You don’t live in PS or you’re blind. Most of the strollers around here are HUGE. Try walking past them in COmmunity Bookstore or Key Foods where the aisles are narrow.
i guess cuz im in soho all day and it’s a zoo of people non stop that maybe when i get home to park slope i just don’t notice these ginormous strollers that you say are all over the place. and i doubt the strollers are any bigger than most of the asses (yes literal asses) that are always blocking pedestrians and traffic in soho.
*rob*
It’s a fantastic stroller and she will get used to it. I purchased the same when I had a baby shortly after major back surgery (mid-pregnancy). I lived on the second floor of a walkup and would have been unable to lift her up the stairs in a traditional stroller or carseat. My physical therapist told me about the Xplory and said that I would be able to pull it up using my legs and shoulders thus avoiding the bend and lift that would re-injure my lower back. It took some getting used to but once you master the technique it handles like a charm. We were flying up and down to our apartment not to mention subway stairs all over town in no time, and your wife will be too. It’s just a matter of practice (and the mechanisms will loosen up over time).
Congratulations on the new baby and good luck!
Maybe, but the OP isn’t the one who bought it. He’s a new parent and is just asking others to share their tips and knowledge about strollers.
Sorry, did not mean to be mean to anyone (well…) but buying an SUV stroller and complaining about its mobility deserves ridicule.