Securing my son's pushchair in a flat?

londonsurrey

Does the flat come with an off-road parking space? If so, then maybe consider buying an old banger for £100, get a SORN for it, and use that as ground floor storage for the buggy?

shegirl

wiggywoo9 wrote: »

. I have heard a child crying next door and suddenly getting worse then quiet, but this was as I was getting stuff moved and although alarming, there's no pushchairs etc anywhere.

A. That's because people keep their possessions in their homes.

B. You sound very shocked and concerned given your detailing of hearing a child cry instead of just saying there are kids there. I take it you're very nervous about being alone and perhaps are a little sheltered/naive?

shegirl

londonsurrey wrote: »

Does the flat come with an off-road parking space? If so, then maybe consider buying an old banger for £100, get a SORN for it, and use that as ground floor storage for the buggy?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

londonsurrey

shegirl wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Too weird? Unfortunately, it's actually the kind of thing I would do!

Ames

I think I'm being a bit thick here - why couldn't you keep the cooker in the flat? Especially since you weren't living there, so even if it meant dumping it in the middle of the living room it wouldn't be in the way?

I think that you maybe need to be a bit more open minded about your neighbours, you haven't had time to get to know them yet but you're already judging them?

I'm not a very tactful person, so please don't take this the wrong way. I live in a council flat, in a very rough area. I was a student when I moved here and it was very tempting to look around at my neighbours and think I was 'better' than them in some way. It took me about four years to realise that actually this is a long term home. Once I got to know my neighbours, and a bit about their personal circumstances, the chip on my shoulder fell off.

Oh, and I had a small cabinet nicked when I left it outside for a few hours while I had a nap when I was moving in - I just saw it as my own fault for leaving it there.

Are you maybe being a bit snobbish about being in a housing association flat (your comment about there not being a landlord was a bit odd)? I know that when I was offered my council flat I was really happy, but as it got closer to moving in I started thinking that it was a step down etc. I imagine you're planning to move when you've finished uni and can move on into work and maybe home ownership?

Sorry if I'm way off the mark, and as I said I'm not good at putting things tactfully.

Corelli

Hi WiggyWoo, been years since I've had to balance babies, shopping. personal gear, baby gear etc. Let alone cope with the commute you are doing atm. Is this a very heavy pushchair?

It might be worth seeing if you could get a lighter one for daily use so Nicky's suggestion of a sling whilst you carry everything down together is workable. I wouldn't want to leave the baby alone, (or your bags of books etc) either at the top or the bottom and sounds like you don't really want to either. Soon he will be walking more strongly and you can do the mum super human every day stuff with toddler hanging onto one arm while you carry everything else. A backpack that can contain your daily stuff and another bag with his stuff you leave with him at the nursery would make the logistics easier, then sling it/them over the puschair handles or underneath.

Do have a check of your tenancy agreement re storing stuff in communal areas, if no-one else does it does rather indicate its not allowed. When I was in a council block some people who had plants and a rug and bits outside had to take it all away, a shame, it made the block much nicer.

Maybe talking about the cooker would be a good way to start a conversation when you bump into your neighbours, apologise for leaving it in the way and watch their reactions. It might well have been reported and taken away as junked rubbish, possibly by someone who now harbours a bit of a grudge. Of course, it might also have been nicked, how can you tell? A shame you lost the money, I know from your previous posts it has been a struggle to get where you are now.

burnoutbabe

We are not allowed any items in the communal areas, as its a fire hazard.

Leaving items in the hall when you don't even live there yet (and I assume don't rent the flat) is very anti social and most people would assume it was a tipper and get the items removed asap.

balletshoes

I also lived up 2 flights of stairs in a HA flat when my little one was a baby. I wouldn't have left my buggy downstairs, I folded it down (it was an umbrella-type stroller) and carried it upstairs, baby in the other arm.

Can your son not walk with you upstairs while you are carrying your buggy?

fluffnutter

lor6126 wrote: »

I dont often post on here, but just wanted to say i dont think it is neccesary to make fun of someone like this. By all means point out that its not a good idea to block stairwells or try to get off on a good foot with new neighbors, but some of these posts are just playground bullying.

Your ego appears too fragile for internet forums.

katiechoc_2

I live in HA association flat, albeit we are leaseholders rather than renters, and we aren't allowed to keep anything in the communal areas - even the door mat we had outside our door was deemed a fire hazard.

We have a car so I leave our buggy in there, take baby down sit him in his car seat while I get the buggy out and stick him in, so I think the old banger idea isn't a bad one? Although a sorn wouldn't work on the type of parking we have here as its communal parking and not classed as being off road.

I would avoid bumping the buggy up and down stairs, whether bubs is in it or not - it'll increase wear and tear on the buggy hugely, damage the stairs and make a huge racket and probably not help with getting to know the neighbours. Leave bubs in his cot while you run down with the buggy, dash up and get him and run down again. I don't see how that can take 30 minutes? You'll have legs of steel after a couple of weeks!