Car-free, love to run and minimalist. Need stroller advice please

[Anonymous]

I'd avoid the frame stroller with the car seat. Babies aren't supposed to sleep in the car seat outside of the car because of the possibility of positional asphyxiation, and they're not supposed to be in the car seat for extended periods of time in general. Instead you should get a stroller that either has a bassinet attachment or reclines flat.

[Anonymous]

Bob joggers are great but we found them a bit short for our tall kids. If you are tall people definitely do some research because you are going to want your kid to ride in a stroller longer than usual. We'd occasionally stick our 4 year old in a stroller if we were in a hurry.

Stroller 1- You want a stroller that is lightweight, yet sturdy, has a one-hand fold, and a reclining seat. For metro and bus you will do a combo of wearing baby and dragging a stroller around.

Stroller 2- some sort of hybrid jogger. We used a Phil & Teds (better for tall kids), but bob is a great brand too.

[Anonymous]

If you want any ideas of good running friendly pelvic floor PTs and core rehab programs, let me know. I feel like I’ve seen everyone in the city in an effort to get back to running and happy to share so you are more prepared than I was in case you do end up with an injury from delivery.

OP here. Definitely, please share! I've actually had to stop running already due to some SI joint dysfunction but after a month of cooling down and working with a great PT who is also a new first-time mom, all my back pain is gone (for now!)

Anyway - thanks all for the helpful advice!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m LOLing because you sound like me as a FTM and we ended up with 3 strollers, also living in the city.

First - Your baby can’t be in a running stroller until they have good head control. I think at least 6 months old, maybe older. So there’s no point in getting that now, you need a more appropriate newborn stroller at first.

Second, a jogging stroller is not going to fit in narrow aisles of stores in the city. My City Mini barely fit. And good luck lugging that thing on metro when the elevators are out and you’re trying to ride the Woodley Park stop with a 45 lb stroller in one hand and a diaper bag and baby in the other while you try not to fall off. It’s awful. Get a jogging stroller later when baby is older and use it just for that - jogging. Don’t make it your stroller for day care, shops, doctor, etc. It is too big and will be a nuisance.

Third - you are going to be healing postpartum. Don’t plan on baby wearing immediately, or plan on extended walking as your transportation in the early postpartum period. You may have a C section incision, bad tears,, organ prolapse, diastasis, etc. You may not find it comfortable right away and likely will need to rest and recover and rehabilitate your core before you are going to want to put a ton of load on your core and pelvic floor. I also know a lot of moms don’t ever get back to running because after kids they have incontinence, prolapse, back pain, diastasis, core weakness, it doesn’t feel good anymore, it is uncomfortable with boobs full of milk, your joints are loose from all the relaxin, etc. That’s a possibility and outcome to just be aware of. A lot depends on your delivery, baby, body, etc. and you can stack the deck in your favor with pelvic floor PT but your body is gonna change, and You’re also gonna be exhausted and your life will be very different than before. You might not even want to run. I had zero drive to run until I weaned my first baby when she was two because all the hormones made me tired.

Finally - There’s a reason most people use a car seat as a stroller that snaps into a base for newborns and that is because your infant won’t be sitting upright or have good head control for quite a while. So if you aren’t getting a car seat, look into a bassinet style that can convert to upright like the Uppababy.

Literally everything that was said here. Echo x100