sorry another pregnancy thread! - baby equipment!

jenzie06

Sorry guys, I've tried reading the other pregnancy threads here but I can't sit in front of the computer for that long.
Just wanted to know which baby equipment is good for people with RA (crappy hands, sore feet etc etc - you know the story!).
Trying to plan for a family and I'm interested in knowing about cots, pushchairs, car seat (a particular pain for me as it has been known for me to be cheered on by the 3yr old in the seat while I try and buckle him in) anything really.

Many thanks!

suzster

jenzie06 wrote:

Sorry guys, I've tried reading the other pregnancy threads here but I can't sit in front of the computer for that long.
Just wanted to know which baby equipment is good for people with RA (crappy hands, sore feet etc etc - you know the story!).
Trying to plan for a family and I'm interested in knowing about cots, pushchairs, car seat (a particular pain for me as it has been known for me to be cheered on by the 3yr old in the seat while I try and buckle him in) anything really.

Many thanks!

hi, well first of try before you buy, sounds obvious but alot of straps on pushchairs are hard to undo when hands are bad, trust me i know! lol the best advice i can give if your hands are as rubbish as mine as far as pushchairs is first, go for prams / pushchairs one handle, the bar style, i found that the sort with 2 curved handles (i hope you understand lol) like umbrella handles i guess are hard to grip and really hurt your hands, also look for good suspension it will save your hands getting jolted at every bump, trust me suspention is a must on prams and pushchairs!!!

cots, well mine daughters cot is akward as the sides don't go down so i have to say that getting her in and out when i feeling rough is a real struggle, but then i'm not sure how easy the cots with sides that lower are to lower, erm does that make sense? so again investigate!!

car seats are a nightmare, i don't drive so i don't use them that often but i know they are all hard to undo and do up, i usually get someone else to do it for me!! trouble is if they were easy i guess the kids would be escaping!

as for the little things, poppers on baby gros etc are really hard to do up and undo, i think out of everything they were the things i found hardest, not sure how you can get round that though as most baby clothes have poppers.
my daughter is now 2 so i've been through this quire recently so please feel free to ask anything, i'll try to help! i made many expensive mistakes!
sue

jenzie06

I've found a good website - www.ricability.org.uk
They've done loads of assessments of baby equipment. Might be helpful?

elnafinn

Hi Jenzie

I have bumped up an old thread for you on prams/pushchairs
Elna x

magenta

Hello Jenzie,
I found having a changing table invaluable. I bought one from the famous Swedish place for about £20-still have it after 5yrs! It meant I was able to stand and change my kids-I found bending over very sore. I also had a baby carrier thingy which was good for the first few months. You can also get a hip seat-bit like a belt that goes around your waist and it's got a wee seat thing at your hip (hence the name ) that lets the seat take most of the weight of your baby, you only support them. As for car seats, can't really help you there-I find them all very awkward. Dunno if this helps but hopefully some others can help you out,
Magenta

page35

Hi
dont thnk there are any easy carseats
i have a cot that the sides go down but that is differcuit to do, you have to move out a bit of plastic on both ends and i often find it easier to pick my daughter up, depends on what hurts more on the day.
my daughter is now 2 and now what i do is put the cot half way down (oh does this) and push cot next to my bed, so when she wakes up she climbs in to my bed then i dont have to lift her
good luck
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tkachev

Hi Jenzie,

I had a lovely pushchair from mothercare.I tried them out in the shop and this one was light and easy to push and under £100.I think it was a gracco!!!!I still see people using the same pushchair and will stop and ask what make it is.I have had 5 children and this was by far the best of all the pushchairs i owned I just wish I had had this model from the start.I was sad to get rid of it.

Cheers,Tkachev.

buffycat

fab thread!

i'm 22 weeks pregnant and a couple of weeks ago, when my hands were incredibily painful, we decided to go and look/try some prams/pushchairs (because my hands were so bad). I found it a very educational and painful experience too!

what we worked out, is that a lot of them seem to want you to push, twist, pull, and lift at the same time - impossible for me.

however, we did have a look at the Maxi-Cosy Streety.....absolutely fab....so easy....the buttons were easy to press in, and when you pressed them in, you didn't have to keep them pressed down! Good price too....c.170 pounds..

the bugaboo wasn't too bad either, but when you think that it is twice as heavy and three times the price, then you have to think practically!