I’ve never loved strollers anyway
Apparently, strollers can be bad for babies. When an infant is in a stroller that faces forward, it can be stressed because it can’t see mama or daddy, but infants facing the parent get more “positive reassurance.” And “stressed babies grow into anxious adults.”
I don’t know if some people won’t think this is hocus pocus science, but it makes sense to me. Babies need more interaction than they can get in a forward facing stroller. What I don’t understand is why the article only talked about strollers instead of mentioning the many other good options, such as front packs and slings.
Why people have babies just to put them in a stroller away from touch and sight is a mystery to me. From the car seat straight to the stroller and then back in the car. No need to touch the baby, right?
What’s convenient isn’t always what’s best, I guess.
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salem is almost always in a sling or my maya tie (my fave carrier ever.) but sometimes we use our stroller. we have only in the last cuppla months put her forward facing…
I wrote about the same study on my blog & I think it makes a lot of sense. Its common sense, human babies are born the most “unfinished” of any mammal, except a panda maybe
and yet we are surprised by just how much they like to be held. Baby carriers are the best for keeping it hands free and meeting baby’s needs.
What I see a lot of in the DC area are strollers completley covered in blankets, I don’t get it at all. When babies are small I do need a visual just to make sure they’re OK.
There’s no way I could do that!
I put my little one in the stroller when he was younger, and he was facing me b/c it was one of those travel car seat and stroller combos. Now I think they even make ridiculously expensive strollers that face toward the back….
I also enjoyed the sling, so it was a little of both. Moderation is always good. He never has had problems “facing out” b/c he’s a very active and social baby, but I can see how it might not be good for some babies, depending on their personalities of course.
I hated the whole stroller time for both of my children. I wanted to see their faces, I wanted them to see me (not a bunch of strangers at crotch level). I was infinitely happier when they could walk beside me; Even if I had to walk slower than normal.
My boyfriend never used a stroller. His son walked everywhere. He’s been athletic all of his life and I wonder if a lack of a stroller is why!
The real problem is inattentive parents who do not engage their child, not the stroller.
Yes, but the stroller encourages it. It’s socially accepted to put a baby in a stroller facing forward all of the time and from a very early age.
I agree, the stroller does encourage it. I also think its a pain to deal with “travel systems” and strollers, baby bucket car seats etc etc, when you can take a 10-20 lb baby and just pop them in a sling. They stay quieter up at our level, are easier to feed, and its good for the limbic system as they are forced to adjust their bodies to our movement.
We can learn a lot from cultures that are less “modern” than ours. We create a million contraptions babies don’t need and then wonder why it all seems so hard and expensive, its nice to go back to basics!
LOL–I wish my baby would want to ride in the stroller sometimes but she does not like them one bit so we carry her everywhere we go (she likes the car seat about as much but that isn’t really an option not to use if I want to leave the house). I do however find the stroller useful at times with my 22 mos old.–like yesterday when I took the 4 mos old to the pediatrician and was able to transfer my sleeping big girl into the stroller where she slept soundly for the 45 minutes we were there thus letting me actually give my full attention to the pediatrician. So, I guess it just depends. I think since I don’t use the stroller all the time it is a novelty for the 22 mos old so can be useful….
I agree with Dewi.
Actually both my kids loved riding in strollers……others have told me their kids HATE strollers. But mine it was like oooh cool! When they wanted out I would hold them of course! I really think it depends on how attentive the parents are and the kids. Obviously mine were getting all the attention they needed
I do put toddlers in strollers too, it can be really fun for them & easy if they are asleep.
I purchased Zooper Zydeco Stroller for my 7 month old baby boy, Zoe. It easily fits in perfectly with added safety features. This Stroller is very stylish. It also features a bright canopy which is easy to clean. The seat can be adjusted to face forward or the rear end and can be completely reclined back. Zoe is very happy with his new Zooper Stroller! I can talk to him and I am not worried as he can see me.