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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. What kind of stroller has to be carried up the steps?

2. Where do you put the 2 children while you carry the stroller up the stairs?
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What?  ALL strollers need to be carried up steps (or do you own a levitating stroller you'd like to tell us about)?

You either carry the kids inside one at a time, place them somewhere safe (like a crib or playpen) then carry the stroller in if it's a heavy model that requires 2 hands to carry, or you put baby in a carrier, have toddler hold the rails and walk up the stairs behind the toddler while carrying the stroller if it's a model that can be lifted with one hand.

Do they not have strollers where you're from?  Or stairs?[/quote]

Absolutely not!  The stroller gets left outside until you get both children inside and settled for 2 minutes, then you go retrieve the stroller and diaper bag.  Children should NOT be left outside.[/quote]

I will admit that there are probably many houses where it would be a bad idea to leave one child outside. At my current house, the door is glass and is directly at the top of the three stairs. So I feel perfectly safe walking up three stairs, threw a glass door, and 5 feet into the room to put the baby down in the playpen then return for the second baby. Both children are within eyesight  at all times, and carrying two children up the stairs is always a bit of a risk, and neither of them can walk safely up the stairs yet, so this is the safest plan  for my present circumstances.  If I had to go further into the house to find a safe place to stash the first baby, or if the door were opaque then I would probably put one baby in the carrier and carry both of them in for returning for the stroller as you suggest. [/quote]

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