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?
Is this April 1 or did some moron seriously write to Brownstoner to ask how to lift a stroller up the stoop? If you can’t figure that one out without help, then you really have no business procreating in the first place. Do you need advice on how to throw the nappies out too?
I’m afraid you bought the stroller that is least friendly on stairs. Just think suspension. Strollers with air filled tires tend to be the best when you actually need to do the stairs with them.
I lived in a 2nd floor walkup with infant twins. By far the best option for handling stairs is just as IMBY said. If your carseat is a “snap in” type, spend another $100 (or check the b-boards to buy used) for a Snap-n-Go. It’ll be the best thing you ever did for your wife (besides your contributions towards your baby girl)…..although do not make this the Push Present!
Congrats!
Trade in wife. Try a pair of goddesses on for size.
I had to look it up. A $1200 stroller???
Why didn’t I invent this?
SUV- Supersized Unconscionable Vehicle.
Yes, I do hate large strollers with more wheels than a Mack truck and disc brakes. Gives Park Slope a bad name
Use basement entrance. 1. Open door. 2. Remove baby and place in safe place inside the house. 3. bring in the stroller.
It is going to be a process of trial and error for you to decide what will work with a stroller and a brownstone. There are many ways to do it but it really depends on what you can manage and are comfortable with – those strollers can be really heavy and I’ve seen and experienced the stroller tumbling down the stairs (sans kid). I traded in my bigger, plastic stroller for the smaller sturdier Maclaren once my baby was big enough so that I could maneuver the stairs with or without the kid. I think parking it down below is ideal but there isn’t always space or protection from the elements. Most stroller companies say to never go up/down stairs with the kid in the thing but lots of people do it. It is safer to just make two trips – one with the kid, then with the stroller. The Stokke looks cool. Good luck.
I don’t know how small you mean, but my son was in an umbrella stroller from about 6 months. Before that we carried him or used that cloth sling thing. Some umbrella strollers are more laid-back that others, too.
As an ex-stroller-lugger, I noticed you haven’t mentioned the type of stairs – are the steps at a straight, right angle, or is there a rounded lip at the edge? The latter are harder to bump the stroller up, although if it’s only 5 steps your wife should be able to carry stroller + baby, as long as the stroller is somewhat lightweight. I was able to haul a MacLaren Volo + kid up flights of subway stairs, and I’m not Ironman-mom or anything.
Just from the looks of them, the Stokke seems to be one of the least practical strollers – can you adjust the seat height so your kid can climb in and out once she starts walking? They remind me of dentist chairs…