https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:25:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413198 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:10:14 +0000 rachiecakes 413198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: we do - we live in a townhouse, so ground level is our hall &amp; stairs and we live on second and third floors. Not the easiest with a baby but we love living in the city and aren't ready to leave just yet :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413177 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:10:49 +0000 pastemoo 413177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, does anyone live in a walk up? This is part of why we don't use the stroller, too. If we could just snap in and walk out the door I might try the stroller more often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413173 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:54:22 +0000 runsyellowlites 413173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I babywear the majority of the time for sure! I even considered selling our stroller because I didn't use it at all until P was 6mths old. Even when shopping most of the time I'm not by myself so I just wear her &amp; hand her off if I need to try anything on. I pretty much only bring it out if we're going to be somewhere where I'll be sitting for a period of time bc P hates being worn if I'm siting.... I wonder if trying a different kind of carrier would help that though?.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413103 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:52:30 +0000 lemondrop 413103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us it definitely depends on my mood and activity. We use the stroller most of the time, but wearing him is so convenient at times. We weren't able to use the shopping cart well until 8-9 months. </p> <p>We have a couple slings and a framed backpack, but I just ordered an Ergo for Black Friday since you can use it with larger babies. He became too heavy for my back with the Bjorn style carrier early on and the slings are hurting my back now... so maybe I will carry more frequently with the Ergo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413084 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:08:01 +0000 SAHM0811 413084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: @pastemoo: I do think age is a big factor. A lot of moms I know agree that a stroller is good for the first year, but once they become little toddlers, they hate it being restricted and just want to walk everywhere and/or be carried. Then they turn 4-5 years old and love the stroller when they get tired of walking too much. </p> <p>Currently, my 16 month old is in the "hating the stroller" phase (about 75% of the time). I babywear her on my back a lot while my 4 year old happily sits in the stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413060 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:17:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 413060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vary by activity for sure!! I used to babywear for walks but now that he is older I prefer to push the stroller and he does too because he gets a better view. He didn't like the stroller until he was 7mos+. </p> <p>I used to babywear for grocery shopping but now that he can sit up I usually plop him in the cart.</p> <p>I babywear at social and family functions for sure! Also I babywear in the airport, or if he is being a little more clingy :) or when I miss him and want to cuddle ;) or if I will be somewhere where it'd be hard to maneuver a stroller</p> <p>Stroller for walks, shopping, etc. I love both evenly!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-413001 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:40:01 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 413001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a lot of babywearing in the Ergo the first year of LO's life because she seemed to HATE the stroller.. and it was way easier to snap and snap with the Ergo than to bust out a heavy stroller. As she aged though, she seemed to actually enjoy being strolled around... and babywearing started getting straining on me, so now it's stroller all the way. I stopped babywearing completely when she hit 16-months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412984 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:24:29 +0000 brownie 412984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we are getting in and out, we use the stroller. If he is in for a while, we babywear. So Disneyland we stroller, zoo we babywear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412956 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:50:58 +0000 mrsjazz 412956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO and I prefer the carrier. We use the stroller for long walks in the park, but primarily use the carrier, especially for public transportation. DH prefers the stroller (we have a City Mini, which is the stroller of choice in our neighborhood). Our nanny prefers the stroller, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412952 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:46:55 +0000 skibobrown 412952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on what kind of mood I'm in. I think I'm pretty close to 50/50 on walks. When we go out for bigger trips though, I favor the stroller due to the built in storage in the basket underneath. At the grocery store DD loves to sit in the shopping cart now, so I never bring my Ergo anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412935 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:31:32 +0000 rachiecakes 412935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: as a FTM, I fully set out to babywear when preparing for DS. I bought the Ergo, the Bjorn and numerous slings. I received a cheap stroller frame in the event that I had complications where I couldn't comfortably wear something around my waist but didn't think I'd use it at all.<br /> DS HATED being swaddled and anything that resembled a swaddle with a fiery passion and HATED every carrier we had... like screamed bloody murder every time he was in one. And he wasn't a fussy baby at all! Only when he was in a carrier. I ended up using the stroller for the first 4 months exclusively, every once and a while I'd test out the carriers. It wasn't until he was 6/8 months old that he started to tolerate them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412924 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:16:13 +0000 heffalump 412924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only use a stroller. I so wanted to be a baby wearer..... but lo had other ideas. She always preceded the stroller. Well now she prefers walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412922 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:15:08 +0000 autumnlove 412922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was never a big fan of baby wearing so we used our stroller a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412918 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:08:47 +0000 MrsRcCar 412918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I babywear at home and at the store. I like our stroller for going to the mall and going for walks. We have a dog so we find it easier to walk with the stroller. DS only tolerates being in the carrier for short bits of time because his hip joint is formed totally normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412914 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:01:16 +0000 sarac 412914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was all babywearing until she got too big for me. Then I bought a stroller which I love. My husband is vehemently anti stroller and refuses to use it. He uses a constructed carrier or an ergo, in a pinch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412868 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:15:19 +0000 pastemoo 412868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: Ah, yes, the storage container! :)<br /> @sunny: Oh a chair! I used to bring the stroller to restaurants but now I babywear eating out, too.<br /> @Junebugmama: The 5 year old in the stroller gets me thinking--maybe it's the age that makes the difference in which I use.</p> <p>@allison: We read that and just got the travel system and figured we would go from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412867 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:15:10 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 412867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babywearing for the win! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412862 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:06:34 +0000 mrstilly 412862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer to baby wear, though we do a lot less now that DS is mobile and weighing 35 pounds! He will still let me carry him on my back sometimes, but not too often. But I usually only use the stroller for running or if I am shopping for me and need him to be sitting and strapped in. I wore DS grocery shopping, on walks, hiking, at the mall, everywhere really... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412763 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:18:05 +0000 MsMini 412763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I split about 60%/40% in favour of the stroller. I babywear at home, or for short walks, once I give up the infant seat I will probably just sit Sawyer in the cart for grocery shopping. </p> <p>I 100% prefer the stroller for shopping where I don't use a cart (malls, markets etc), and for long walks. We usually do our long walks all together (Me, DH, LO and Dog), but if DH was travelling I would babywear to walk the dog. </p> <p>We like the stroller for diaper and camera bag storage, since we usually have both a sizeable diaper bag and DH's DSLR bag (small backpack sized) plus often a tripod, so wearing all that plus baby between us would be ridiculous. It is far easier to throw the diaper bag on the frame with my diaper bag clips, and then camera bag in the storage basket.</p> <p>We have the britax b-ready, so it is a good all around stroller for what we need it for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412755 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:03:31 +0000 junebugmama 412755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a city mini, but even when we take it I usually baby-wear. Our 5 year old sits in the stroller more than anyone. It's good when we are traveling for him to take a little rest in or have a snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412739 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:42:03 +0000 allison 412739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: same here. BRU has on their "must-haves" checklist a infant stroller system, full-size stroller, AND lightweight stroller. No way I'm spending that much money on all that. We're planning to babywear exclusively until baby is good to sit in a regular (lightweight) front-facing stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412728 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:32:33 +0000 sunny 412728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I typically use the stroller when we are at the mall or if we need a chair for her and baby wear when we are at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412713 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:13:14 +0000 pastemoo 412713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: Choice by necessity. Nice. :P<br /> It's pretty cool. I like how different everyone is. My friends here that have strollers give us advice on being less worried about strollers and we give them advice about being less worried about baby wearing. It's really funny.<br /> I wish I were less paranoid about strollers because we have a pretty nice one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412701 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:59:49 +0000 Minnie_Girl 412701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll be 100% babywearing at first...because we were too cheap to buy a stroller. Haha. Lugging around a stroller kind of drives me nuts anyway, so I don't know how soon we'll get one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412700 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:59:40 +0000 pastemoo 412700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I babywear: at home, going for a walk, grocery shopping (although sometimes I now use the seat in the shopping cart), sightseeing</p> <p>When I push the stroller: when shopping for clothes for me, when he was newborn and fell asleep in the carseat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strollers-vs-carriers#post-412691 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:45:08 +0000 pastemoo 412691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there a split on stroller parents and babywearing parents, or do we alternate based on activity?</p> <p>I strongly prefer babywearing because I have nightmares of pushing the stroller out in traffic before me. My husband prefers babywearing (though he was in the stroller camp before DS was born) because the stroller stresses him out.</p> <p>Only one of my other friends in this area (mildy hilly suburbs) is a baby wearer. </p> <p>Which are you, or do you do both? Why do you prefer that one? </p>