were you able to babywear and wrestle a toddler?

brachysira · August 2014

I have a Moby and a Beco Butterfly 2 that I used with DD. I wore her hands-free, but always had a hand to adjust her. When I take DD to the park, etc. she often needs to be wrangled. She resists, and I can just imagine dumping the newborn or her accidentally punching him. The alternative would be to leave the newborn in the stroller and listen for him while I chase M around and carry her back to the stroller radius if she got too far. What is a good stroller radius?

krazyinsane · August 2014

I baby wear. I adjust as tight as I can when I can

We RARELY use a stroller!! So no suggestions on a radius but practice makes perfect with a Moby

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ashiscute · August 2014

I wore DS in a moby when he was young. He was pretty snug in there. I don't remember it being an issue as far as chasing DD around but then again she's never really been that sort of kid. She usually stays close and listens pretty well. I started putting DS in a stroller at the park when he was older and could sit up and had interest in watching the other kids play.

animalcrckr · August 2014

I wore DS2 in the Moby and a Sakura Bloom sling when DS1 was 20 months. It was crazy at times trying to carry a toddler while wearing a newborn. If the baby was sleeping and we were out at a playground/zoo/children's museum, etc I would keep him in the car seat but have the sling on standby. A combination of baby wearing and stroller worked for us.

laura1 · August 2014

Not a popular choice, but I used a Baby bjorn with #2 when my oldest was a toddler (they are 15 months apart). She was always secure in there. When #3 was born I used a Maya wrap ring sling and an Ergo with infant insert while my other 2 were running around. I always used my double stroller to get where I was going, but then transferred the baby to the carrier. It was so much easier for the baby to be with me while chasing the others! Good luck!

MommyAtty · August 2014

I use a mei tai that I made. I just put one hand on his back when I lean over to deal with my toddler. I prob don't need to do that, but I'm paranoid!

yeladim · August 2014

I didn't babywear at all with DS1 (mostly because I didn't know about good carriers). But when I was expecting DS2, I knew I would need a good carrier because they were 19 months apart, and DS1 only started walking at 16 months, so he was not so independent yet. We live in an apartment up 2 flights of stairs, and DS1 could not walk up the stairs by himself yet. So I wore DS2, and hefted DS1 under my arm and ran up the stairs. Crazy, I know. In terms of playing outside, I did both carrier and stroller. I used to wear DS2 while I pushed DS1 on his tricycle.

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