https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:10:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556909 Thu, 26 May 2016 10:27:46 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2556909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've probably been at an average ratio of 50:50 here throughout DD's 12mos, so far. I always take both the Ergo &amp; travel system stroller out, &amp; will choose according to where we are, whether she's awake, etc. I wear her at home several days each week (or more), too, and DH wears her half of the time when we go out for walks or while traveling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556698 Thu, 26 May 2016 01:56:44 +0000 Cherrybee 2556698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wear S for a few hours a day at home but, if we are going out, I tend to use the travel system (car seat that snaps into a pushchair) because we go everywhere in the car and its easier to take her out in the seat than get her out of the seat and into the carrier. I also find the logistics of babywearing out quite difficult - carrying the nappy bag is cumbersome and where do you put the baby while you eat hot food?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556687 Wed, 25 May 2016 22:23:54 +0000 Kemma 2556687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely do more stroller-ing because my daughter's preschool was within walking distance and my son took naps in the stroller but I do love to keep my Ergo in the car for quick trips and errands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556682 Wed, 25 May 2016 22:05:58 +0000 QBbride 2556682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I babywear my daughter 95% of the time (or even more), she's 10.5 months and have only been in the stroller a few times in her life!! It's so much easier to pop her into the carrier to run into the store or go to the park with my toddler. </p> <p>My son is almost 3 and he walks pretty much 100% of the time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556676 Wed, 25 May 2016 21:51:41 +0000 Portboston 2556676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby wear 80% stroller 20%. DS isn't a big fan of the stroller. I've used it a couple times without bringing a carrier and ended up regretting that decision so now I always have a carrier on me. But at 10 months he's getting to be pretty big and is starting to do a number on my back! (He's 23lbs and 30in) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556664 Wed, 25 May 2016 21:35:56 +0000 Finfan 2556664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I babywear for most of our outings probably 75% or more of them. DH prefers the stroller for the baby but he will wear her if someone is around to help get her in the SSC. He's a bit clumsy.<br /> We mostly used a stroller with #1 but sometimes an Ergo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556639 Wed, 25 May 2016 20:26:14 +0000 farawayyama 2556639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 20 months. We probably wear 60-70% of the time, and stroller 30-40. When she was under a year we were probably 95% wearing and 5% stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours/page/2#post-2556596 Wed, 25 May 2016 18:42:03 +0000 californiadreams 2556596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the first few months, I wore the majority. Now it's maybe 60-40 or 70-30 in favour of wearing. When with both kids together, I still wear most of the time. Depends what we are doing and which stroller I have with me. I will never go anywhere without my carrier though just in case it becomes a necessity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556577 Wed, 25 May 2016 18:09:45 +0000 MrsRcCar 2556577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babywear/toddlerwear 95% of the time. It's just easier for me. However for all day outings with both boys (3.5 years old and almost 2.5 years old) like the zoo we use a wagon when we go with grandma and grandpa. My DH also wears and is starting to amass his own collection because we hate sharing. </p> <p>It's all about your preference. Given the space to carry a lot (i.e.: a stroller) I will. If I am carrying then I slim down to just the 100% needed items. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556569 Wed, 25 May 2016 18:01:12 +0000 nana87 2556569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the stroller the vast majority of the time. I live in a city where I walk everywhere, and I found it really cumbersome/heavy to wear her and carry a diaper bag-- I really only wore her if dh was coming with too so he would carry the bag. Whereas w the stroller, I could carry a lot more stuff and feel more mobile. I wore her mostly when she was very little or when traveling--it made flying way easier to wear her on the plane since she could be contained! She did usually nap while I was wearing her so that was a plus, though she's a stellar stroller napper as well (and still is at 2!</p> <p>Eta lo is little-- like 25th percentile weight--but I still found it uncomfortable/heavy to have her and a bag </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556562 Wed, 25 May 2016 17:42:54 +0000 YouGotMe 2556562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before I got pregnant it was 60% babywearing 40% stroller </p> <p>Now it's 60% stroller 40% babywearing. </p> <p>LO1 is very tiny and easy to wear front or back even at 16 months, but with all the muscle aches and cramps lately we've mostly switched to the stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556424 Wed, 25 May 2016 15:03:57 +0000 mauxie 2556424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, babywearing 90% and stroller 10% for DS2. </p> <p>We have a double (side by side) and for long trips, DD and DS1 use that. I will babywear DS2. If he's awake and happy, one of the older kids will walk so DS2 can have a chance to be in the stroller. Also, for meals I try to place DS2 in the stroller so he can look around. I do enjoy babywearing but at the same time, would like DS2 to get acclimated to the stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556417 Wed, 25 May 2016 14:58:17 +0000 Rescuemom10 2556417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a stroller more with DD. With #2 on the way I expect to wear much more this time around. I feel with juggling more than one kid I want to be more mobile and not stuck with a bulky stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556324 Wed, 25 May 2016 13:45:32 +0000 lovehoneybee 2556324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wear DD almost 100% of the time. I don't actually remember the last time I used the stroller. It's just easier because when DS is also with me I need both hands to wrangle him. And even when I have another set of hands to help I prefer to wear her. I just like being close to her, and she likes being close to me. I did use the stroller when she was a newborn and I was recovering from my C-section. D and I would walk around the mall and I would push her. </p> <p>DS HATED being worn, though, so I mostly used the stroller with him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556322 Wed, 25 May 2016 13:44:24 +0000 MrsBrewer 2556322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>babywearing 80% stroller 20% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556307 Wed, 25 May 2016 13:32:42 +0000 sandy 2556307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stroller pretty much 100% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556298 Wed, 25 May 2016 13:26:15 +0000 Torchwood 2556298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I baby wear the majority of the time, DH uses the stroller. He does wear her some but he doesn't feel comfortable getting set up on his own and now that I prefer the Tula it's a pain to adjust the straps. He's a lot bigger than me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556236 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:45:47 +0000 jhd 2556236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>100% stroller. We never really got the hang of baby wearing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556233 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:44:00 +0000 pastemoo 2556233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: 1:99 stroller:babywearing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556230 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:42:42 +0000 Anya 2556230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 child, 1 year old. I've never brought the stroller anywhere that wasn't a park (but I do push LO to the park in it frequently). I use the carrier for any kind of errand or outing, and of course at home. I use the carrier every day, and the stroller a few times per week. I wear more because I'm with LO more but my husband has his own carrier and uses it about 1-2 times a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556225 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:40:36 +0000 sunny 2556225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As an infant my daughter was fine sleeping in the stroller so we mainly used the stroller out and about, baby wearing at home or at someone's house.</p> <p>My daughter wouldn't sleep in the stroller once she was out of the infant seat, so we did a lot more baby wearing when she got a little older so she would nap on the go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556190 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:07:40 +0000 Alba4 2556190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DS was young it was maybe 40% wearing, 60% stroller. He is a big boy, always measuring in the 90% for weight, so I think we used the stroller more often as he got older. Now at 2.5 he is too big to be worn, but we only use the stroller for city trips or major outings.</p> <p>DS2 is due in a few weeks and I imagine I'll wear him a lot more than DS2 mostly out of necessity. I'm not buying a double stroller... For now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556153 Wed, 25 May 2016 11:26:58 +0000 LindsayLou 2556153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We own a stroller, but have used it maybe 10 times. So 99% babywearing, 1% stroller. But currently, 100% babywearing, as we haven't used the stroller at all for about 6 months. Baby is 9 months now. I think we'll probably use the stroller again when we have another baby, so we can wear the little one and have the big kid in the stroller.</p> <p>One or both of us babywears every day. We go for nightly walks and take turns wearing the baby. When she was little, I wore her for most of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556123 Wed, 25 May 2016 11:06:54 +0000 DesertDreams88 2556123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only 1 child, 4mo old:<br /> We always bring the stroller and use that 80% of the time because LO likes his space, sleeps better there, and he's heavy! We babywear about 20% of the time, when he starts getting fussy or when we want cuddles :)</p> <p>DH wears more often. I get lots of baby time &amp; cuddles through nursing, so babywearing is the way that DH gets close contact with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556120 Wed, 25 May 2016 11:05:11 +0000 Charm54 2556120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>100% stroller. I tried using carriers but baby wearing just really isn't for me </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556115 Wed, 25 May 2016 11:03:57 +0000 Mrs. Twine 2556115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never owned a stroller of any kind. So 100% wearing. I really love being able to share a field of view, and I love how they are always so happy and relaxed being close to me. I love the portability, too. I can easily pack a wrap on a hike or long outing, and if we don't end up using it it's not a huge pain to manage or lug around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556104 Wed, 25 May 2016 10:56:05 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2556104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I baby wear maybe once every 3 months. I use the grocery cart seats or stroller almost exclusively. I only babywear when those two things arent an option. I really dont like babywearing once they get too big for the front carry. I HATE not being able to see or interact with my kid while they are on my back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556102 Wed, 25 May 2016 10:54:12 +0000 autumnlove 2556102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stroller almost always. I only wear occasionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556090 Wed, 25 May 2016 10:40:30 +0000 kes18 2556090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly stroller all the time! I did use my carrier when my baby was about 3-9mo but usually I used it in combination with the stroller or on long trips when I knew I could get her to sleep/nurse in the carrier. Like when we went to a festival, I brought both and used my carrier to nurse and let her sleep. I also run with my BOB so it gets lots of use.</p> <p>As she got to be a toddler- no baby wearing! Stroller 100%. I can't imagine how people wear toddlers unless it is a hiking pack and they're up high on your back. And even then, I would only use if I hiked lol. Actually, I would make my husband. No way I'm gonna wear a 3' tall 30 lb 2 year old for fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-to-baby-wearing-ratio-whats-yours#post-2556076 Wed, 25 May 2016 10:25:38 +0000 peachykeen 2556076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We babywear a lot when traveling (rarely bring a stroller) but use our City Mini for our long weekend walks (we walk to the farmers market + Starbucks + park). The stroller is great for storage for those trips - we'd probably need a backpack if we were to babywear. When she was smaller, though, I would usually tuck the Ergo into the stroller basket for use when she decided she was "over" the stroller. </p>