Beginning to feel very isolated and almost trapped in my home or to at least a 20 minute radius.

Maggie wont sit in her pram for long periods of time, it is making it rather difficult to get out and about when I don't have the car. If I am lucky she will sit for around 20 minutes, but the chances of getting her back in the pram for the return trip are slim. If I catch public transport she then wants out of the pram and I then have to battle to get her back in so we can get off. It is becoming stressful and I am having to limit where I go. She used to be so good in the pram.

Also she is a bolter. So trips to park are best done alone or only with one other parent, where I can chase her is need be and not be left out of the conversation. I find if I meet up with people but cannot talk to them I feel even more left out and isolated. I can't take her to cafe etc as she will only sit for a short while, so I am even more limited with catching up with people. So I really do prefer to meet up with people either at my home or their home.

I have spoken to one other mum about this and she understands as her DD often will fight the pram, but I feel like a failure with other mums when I wont go out. Sometimes I will make excuses and other times I will be honest and say that the park is too far and Maggie wont sit in the pram. I did so this morning and as much as I don't expect people to change their plans, it would have been nice if she had suggested at least a closer park to go to.

It stopping me from getting more involved with the ABA like I want to, some meetings require catching a bus, a tram and some walking. So no way in the world could I manage Maggie when she wants to be carried and a pram. I do have slings, but she is getting quite heavy and my back is suffering. I know it will be better when she can walk longer distances.

Do others feel like this, is there something that I am doing wrong?