Question?

[lalicopa]

My sister in law informed me that my escape-artist niece has discovered how to let herself out of her 5-point harness in her stroller. They live in Manhattan = not good.

Anyone know some way to either reinforce the harness or keep her in there, short of a padlock?

Thanks!

ETA: She's really big...a carrier is not an option for her.

Comments

from Jen's brother

[(Anonymous)]

On the plus side though, she's begun changing her own diapers.

[schmoomom.livejournal.com]

Duct tape? :-)

How old is she?  

[lalicopa.livejournal.com]

She's almost 2 1/2...

[iuil.livejournal.com]

What type of stroller is it? Can they reverse the harness so the buckle is behind her?

[lalicopa.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a good idea, I'll ask! Thanks!

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Back-fastening reins/harness which can be clipped into the stroller harness? If she undoes the main harness then all she can do is stand up, not get away.

[jenrose]

If I had a stroller, I might take a picture of how one can permanently affix a baby to it using a wrap or mei tai.... :)

[mollyf.livejournal.com]

Get an Ergo baby carrier instead? :)

Helen's daughter Ava was in love with buckles and figured them out at a really precocious age, IMO, at 2. It was really hard going for walks with them because Ava would undo her buckles and slide down in the stroller so that her feet would drag on the ground or she'd actually try to get out of the stroller if Helen wasn't quick enough to notice what was going on. Then they'd argue about it (Ava went through the terrible 2s at 2 years old) and finally Ava would get buckled up again only to go through the whole thing again half a block later. Helen never did anything but talk with Ava, and eventually (about a month of this IIRC) Ava quit escaping. She'd buckle and unbuckle and sit fairly well in the stroller the whole time, up and down curbs and in traffic and all. (Cloverdale is definitely not Manhattan, though.)

Sasha refuses to let me buckle her in her stroller when she uses it. (When we go to the library it's a half hour each way with me pushing the stroller and an hour and a half each way if Sasha's walking and being carried, whining, the last two blocks home.) She stays in. I don't know if she would've at 2 and a half, but I think so.

[lalicopa.livejournal.com]

I should add, she's enormous. She's 2 1/2 months younger than lily and she dwarfs her. She's got a good 5-10 pounds on her. My sister in law has bad feet and my brother has a bad back, so any carrier with this baby isn't going to cut it. I think Layne would be miserable being held too.

I sent my sis in law the info about some sort of strap that can buckle in the back. Most of the time they don't even put her in the stroller, but there are times (I guess supermarket, etc.) where they need to have her confined to be safe.