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My son is eight and he is with me almost always. I need to exercise walk but he cannot go as far as I need to go or as fast. Is he too big to ride in a exercise stroller part of the way on our walks?
It would hurt my back to carry him. I am a 42 year old woman who is not strong enough to carry him on my back.
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I'd say 8 is too old. My daughter will be two this summer and I have no problem having her and my almost 4 year old son in a double jog stroller when I run more than 2 miles. I just ran a half marathon and so I understand the lack of babysitters and the need for long training runs, however at 8 your son should be getting exercise of his own. My son is 3 and I have him ride his trike along while I run. If he's not used to doing it, it'll be a lot harder at first than if he's always gone with you. But 8 is an age when you can reason with him and say, "Mommy needs to get healthy in order to... I want you to be healthy with me."
Our family are big hikers: We follow the "a mile for every year starting at 2" rule: we believe it's reasonable to expect our kids to join us on hikes and that's part of our fun together. Last summer, my son climbed Sentinal Dome in Yosemite with us (daughter in a backpack carrier) and this summer we hope to do another similar hike. When hiking with kids, just remember to keep the terrain in mind - it shouldn't be someplace they could easily fall or where there's a lot of poison oak. Plan 2/3 of their max distance because kids never hike in a straight line - for example, a 3 mile loop for my son might be too much because of all the deer trails he explores along the way and all the running up to look at something ahead and running back to me it would be more like 4 or 5 miles for him. It does take longer to hike with kids, but you have great bonding time to talk and get to really explore the world around you. Make it about the journey, not the destination, my daughter loves to collect pinecones and my son loves to make tracks with sticks in the dirt. Geocaching also allows for discoveries along the way to make it more fun for them.
I'd say 8 is too old. My daughter will be two this summer and I have no problem having her and my almost 4 year old son in a double jog stroller when I run more than 2 miles. I just ran a half marathon and so I understand the lack of babysitters and the need for long training runs, however at 8 your son should be getting exercise of his own. My son is 3 and I have him ride his trike along while I run. If he's not used to doing it, it'll be a lot harder at first than if he's always gone with you. But 8 is an age when you can reason with him and say, "Mommy needs to get healthy in order to... I want you to be healthy with me."
Our family are big hikers: We follow the "a mile for every year starting at 2" rule: we believe it's reasonable to expect our kids to join us on hikes and that's part of our fun together. Last summer, my son climbed Sentinal Dome in Yosemite with us (daughter in a backpack carrier) and this summer we hope to do another similar hike. When hiking with kids, just remember to keep the terrain in mind - it shouldn't be someplace they could easily fall or where there's a lot of poison oak. Plan 2/3 of their max distance because kids never hike in a straight line - for example, a 3 mile loop for my son might be too much because of all the deer trails he explores along the way and all the running up to look at something ahead and running back to me it would be more like 4 or 5 miles for him. It does take longer to hike with kids, but you have great bonding time to talk and get to really explore the world around you. Make it about the journey, not the destination, my daughter loves to collect pinecones and my son loves to make tracks with sticks in the dirt. Geocaching also allows for discoveries along the way to make it more fun for them.
Is ErgoBaby carrier a good choice for International travel with 12 months baby?
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I would be all by myself with DS to travel from India to US by Feb 2013. He's is not used to sit in stroller. Am also in a dilemma about the stroller option since am worried if I have to carry him just in case, then stroller will be an added weight.
thanks!
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Yes.
Honestly I love my Ergo. We have 2 so that my husband can wear one and I can wear one, back when we only had 2 kids my daughter liked riding backpack style on Daddy during hikes, while I carried my son. It goes to 40lbs, front carry, side carry, and backpack carry, so it worked very well. I just had my third, and I'm looking forward to carrying her.
I don't know how old your child is, but with my kids I had considered getting a double-stroller when my second was born because she was just a little over 2 and wouldn't walk far, she always rode in the stroller. Instead I tried the Ergo thinking it would be a bit cheaper just for 6 months or so. Instead I used the Ergo up until the week I found out I was pregnant. After about a year old my son wanted to ride in the stroller, so my daughter would walk and if she got tired I'd put her on my back and she could then ride home. It gave her the freedom to walk, but also be able to ride if she got tired, and she LOVED being able to talk right into my ear rather than me being behind her pushing the stroller which made for great nature walks.
Since the Ergo was lightweight, easy to pack, all fabric so it is compact... we took it EVERYWHERE. The stroller was alright, but the Ergo was simpler and easier to bring. If I had one child, I definitely would skip the stroller and just use an Ergo, especially on trips.
Something else to keep in mind, every time I took a stroller on an airplane it was broken. The Ergo, on the other hand, I packed in our carry-on and had right there as soon as I needed it.
Yes.
Honestly I love my Ergo. We have 2 so that my husband can wear one and I can wear one, back when we only had 2 kids my daughter liked riding backpack style on Daddy during hikes, while I carried my son. It goes to 40lbs, front carry, side carry, and backpack carry, so it worked very well. I just had my third, and I'm looking forward to carrying her.
I don't know how old your child is, but with my kids I had considered getting a double-stroller when my second was born because she was just a little over 2 and wouldn't walk far, she always rode in the stroller. Instead I tried the Ergo thinking it would be a bit cheaper just for 6 months or so. Instead I used the Ergo up until the week I found out I was pregnant. After about a year old my son wanted to ride in the stroller, so my daughter would walk and if she got tired I'd put her on my back and she could then ride home. It gave her the freedom to walk, but also be able to ride if she got tired, and she LOVED being able to talk right into my ear rather than me being behind her pushing the stroller which made for great nature walks.
Since the Ergo was lightweight, easy to pack, all fabric so it is compact... we took it EVERYWHERE. The stroller was alright, but the Ergo was simpler and easier to bring. If I had one child, I definitely would skip the stroller and just use an Ergo, especially on trips.
Something else to keep in mind, every time I took a stroller on an airplane it was broken. The Ergo, on the other hand, I packed in our carry-on and had right there as soon as I needed it.
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