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My nearly 4 year old has flat feet and joint issues, therefore when he gets tired he goes in the sling.
His best friend has hyper mobility so has a special big kid pushchair
I can also see why an older child might still require a dummy, so it's not for us to judgeNSDs 7/20
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neneromanova wrote: »And don't get me started on the fact its in a pushchair at nearly 4 :rotfl:
There's a girl in reception in DD's school whose mother pushes her in a buggy up the lane from the car park in the morning and back down again in the afternoon. And no, there isn't anything wrong with the child, she manages perfectly well when her daddy takes her or collects her.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
peachyprice wrote: »There's a girl in reception in DD's school whose mother pushes her in a buggy up the lane from the car park in the morning and back down again in the afternoon. And no, there isn't anything wrong with the child.
How do you know? I didn't go round shouting my son had a medical condition! Infact it was only his pre school teacher and carers that were aware!0 -
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peachyprice wrote: »There's a girl in reception in DD's school whose mother pushes her in a buggy up the lane from the car park in the morning and back down again in the afternoon. And no, there isn't anything wrong with the child, she manages perfectly well when her daddy takes her or collects her.
Respectfully, why does it matter?
She won't be in a pushchair when she's 15. Every parent does what is right for themNSDs 7/20
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Respectfully, why does it matter?
She won't be in a pushchair when she's 15. Every parent does what is right for them
Couldn't agree more!
Thankfully not everyone runs for the Mummy olympics. I couldn't care less if there were children potty trained, in big beds, no bottles etc etc before mine! I didn't care what others opinions were of me or my parenting, because I followed their lead, made decisions that felt right, and were in their best interests! Now they are all school aged, none of them wear nappies, sleep with me anymore, have a bottle dummy or use a pushchair!0 -
moomoomama27 wrote: »How do you know? I didn't go round shouting my son had a medical condition! Infact it was only his pre school teacher and carers that were aware!
Because has told most of the other mums! She can't be bovvered to get er to wawk cos it takes too long dunnit.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
My nearly 4 year old has flat feet and joint issues, therefore when he gets tired he goes in the sling.
His best friend has hyper mobility so has a special big kid pushchair
That sounds quite gruelling. Has the sling been specially designed and have you had any training in how to carry him?
My DD is disabled, and I often have to lift her and carry her for short distances, though don't use a sling, especially when she has a major seizure and needs to go to A and E as you cannot take the car close to the entrance and she can't walk if she is unconscious. By the time she was about 6 I had completed hammered my back. I've had physio and can keep things pretty much under control at the moment but have caused myself some permanent damage with disc erosion and sclerosis. I didn't notice it happening, it crept up quite slowly until I realised that i couldn't easily get out of bed in the mornings, or walk very long distances, by which point the damage was done.0 -
Torry_Quine wrote: »I don't like dummies in older children, if they're old enough to walk that's too old.
My son was fully walking by 10 months - still very much a baby.
He never had a dummy, but does suck his thumb when tired/going to sleep. He was sucking his thumb during our 23 week scan too. Oddly enough, that's what we evolved to do. He's 18 months old and I'm in no hurry to stop him.Science adjusts its views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation, so that belief can be preserved.
:A Tim Minchin :A
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That sounds quite gruelling. Has the sling been specially designed and have you had any training in how to carry him?
My DD is disabled, and I often have to lift her and carry her for short distances, though don't use a sling, especially when she has a major seizure and needs to go to A and E as you cannot take the car close to the entrance and she can't walk if she is unconscious. By the time she was about 6 I had completed hammered my back. I've had physio and can keep things pretty much under control at the moment but have caused myself some permanent damage with disc erosion and sclerosis. I didn't notice it happening, it crept up quite slowly until I realised that i couldn't easily get out of bed in the mornings, or walk very long distances, by which point the damage was done.
I have worn his brother every day of his life so my muscles have grown use to wearing him. It isn't a specially designed sling, but it is one that fits him (So it has a high back and is wide So that the fabric reaches from knee pit to knee pit.) truly it does not hurt me and is doing me no damage
A correctly designed sling keeps the child close to your centre of gravity so it is just like I am 3 stone heavier. But as I said, I have never used a pushchair with his brother so I have increased my muscle tone gradually so it doesn't feel arduous to me
Carrying a large child in arms can be very damaging to your body, I cannot carry my 2 year old for 10 minutes in arms yet can happily have him in a sling all day xx
ETA - I am a member of a forum with lots of Babywearing mamas, there are ladies on there who wear big children for varying reasons, epileptic children for example and also mamas who have to use crutches and therefore cannot push a pushchair. They do themselves no damage (or they would not do it) and have had it okayed by doctors / physio what have you xx
NSDs 7/20
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