Double Strollers

[BrycesMomma]

Anyone have a child that refuses the stroller?  My 3 year old does not want to take the stroller to the zoo because he knows he can not see when he is sitting in it.

[ReillysMom]

Reilly has never liked riding in her stroller--as an infant she would scream on walks in her stroller, so I switched to babywearing and never went back.  And given the option between a stroller or walking, she'll choose to walk.  Given the option between a stroller or the Ergo, she'll choose the Ergo.  Which is fine by me because I hate pushing a stroller!

We took Reilly to the Air Show last Saturday with the Ergo and her harness (*gasp*  ) and it worked great!

[nlivingston]

My oldest daughter never had a stroller (starting at age 2). She walked with us or we carried her but the thought of her being strapped in just made her mad. I honestly think it helped her learn how to walk with us and I also think it is a good idea for them to get the exercise. My little one enjoys her stroller, but I tend to switch between the stroller and Snuglie (maybe eventually the Ergo, they are great!) and it works well for us. I will probably hide her stroller when she gets to be 2-ish because it worked out so well with my oldest.

[JB79]

I don't know why I was stressing about this...nothing else to do I suppose.  The last few times we have gone to the zoo, I took the stroller in, but Edyn walked most of the time.  Maybe she's getting to the age where she doesn't want/need to ride so much.  She has always enjoyed it...people watching, I think.
What stinks is, without a stroller, I have to carry my purse, water bottle, etc.  Ugh.

[nlivingston]

JB79... Okay, at the risk of "outing myself" as a bad mom.... here is what you do. You get a little backpack that will hold the water bottle, your wallet, your keys, and the essential stuff. You tell your kiddo that it's her job to carry the backpack! I know, this sounds bad, but I have a diaper bag that is a backpack. When I have my 6month old in the Snugli I strap the backpack onto my big girl. She likes that she has a special job to do and then I am not stuck carrying a baby on the front as well as a diaper bag on my back. When my oldest was younger, we had a small backpack that we could take with us on walks that held the essentials. She always seemed to get a kick out of it. She said it was just like Dora and her backpack.

[Lisa Andrews]

When my boys were little I used the double tandem stroller (never, never, never buy a double wide!).  They are heavy, but very convenient.  I also had two of the foldable $15. strollers for when my husband and I went places with our twins together.  He pushed one, and I pushed one.  I think if you go for walks that are really long, you need something for the toddler too unless you really enjoy the sound of whining!