As you can imagine, the manual one can be a pain in the butt because you need somebody with you at all times when you need to move around. I had my husband with me and he said the push is not too hard on the person pushing you because the tyres are made specifically for sand. 

Granted, the manual beach wheelchair is better than having your personal wheelchair on the sand. The tyres on most personal wheelchairs don't do really well with sand and they will get sunken and difficult to maneuver.

Whatever the case it, electric or manual, I am just so glad that most major beaches have beach wheelchairs available upon request. Everyone deserves to live a full life and disability shouldn't be a limitation if your desire is to go to the beach. 

Here are some quick to understand tips about beach wheelchairs. 

- Call ahead of time. Most beaches have a call line that you can find easily on google. Call them to inquire if they have handicap beach wheelchairs before you head out. 

- Ask them if it's manual or electric so that you can prepare to have somebody with you if they only have the manual ones available. 

- It's always first come first serve, so the earlier you get to the beach, the better. They will never reserve a wheelchair for you, so don't bother fighting them about this. It's only fair. 

- Some beaches only have a few beach wheelchairs available for disabled people, so they might give you a time frame for use. This is understandable because it won't be fair for one person to use the chair ALL day when others would like to use it too. 

- They will help you keep your personal wheelchair in a safe place while you transfer from it to the beach wheelchair. 

- Upon request, some workers/lifeguards will even help you with transfers if you need their help. 

- Both times I've ever "rented" the beach wheelchairs, I got them for free. Not because I'm special but because renting them is actually "FREE". From my research, most american beaches do not charge for accessible parking or rentals for disabled people. 

In case you're asked to pay, you can bring it up with them politely that this is something that should be standard as per ADA laws. 

If you do HAVE to pay based on the particular beach/office policy, I say go ahead and pay because it would be worth it. 

I hope these are helpful to somebody out there.

Please let me know in the comment section below if you have any questions for me. 

Thanks for visiting, 

Till Later, God Bless. 

 Truthfully, I personally had more of a hard time with weaning her off breastfeeding than she did. I had gotten used to the bonding moments and I enjoyed watching her fall asleep after breastfeeding. That moment when she smiled in her sleep and sighed a sigh of great relief. I thought to myself: I can't possibly let this go EVER?! 
I even started to convince myself that she would never fall asleep on her own and my baby needed direct breastfeeding because that was my job here on earth. (oh, I am laughing as I type this because I was SO WRONG).
Yes she cried initially, but since I transitioned slowly by reducing the amount of times I directly breastfed, we only had the night time feedings to focus on and put a stop to. Since Zuri took well to bottle feeding, this played a huge role in weaning off night time direct breastfeeding.
I basically had to stand my ground whenever she would go towards my breast.
I realized that the more I personally came to terms with THIS being the end, the easier it was on her. It was like she fed off my energy and could sense my resistance in the beginning. Babies are smarter than we sometimes give them credit for, so let me tell you, THEY KNOW when you are just bluffing or not really going to do what you think you want to do. I'm convinced Zuri sensed that I myself wasn't ready to let go of our breastfeeding bonding initially. LOL... But once my resolve grew stronger, Zuri took the note and stopped yearning for the night time breast feedings at 9 months old. She would take a bottle and sleep. Her sleeping times got longer and everyone was happier. 

This brought an end to my breastfeeding journey and Zuri has been taking formula and eating real food ever since.

If you have any direct questions for me regarding this topic and anything else, please leave a comment and I'll be sure to reply.

Additionally, here are some points I want to mention regarding this topic

- Yes, I exclusively breastfed my baby till she was 6 months old. This means she took breastmilk ONLY till around that age. Nothing else, not even water.

- Initially we made her food different from ours (because we had to slowly ease into solids). We cooked with salt and oil only, but now she eats whatever we eat.

- You should slowly ease into solids because you want to be able to identify which food your baby doesn't take well to, especially with regards to food allergies.

- DO NOT feel pressured into weaning your baby off breastmilk/breastfeeding. Consider your lifestyle and make the decision that works best for you.

- Formula is NOT the devil.

- Do what feels right for you and your baby. A well fed and happy baby is the goal at the end of the day.

- Always discuss with a pediatrician.

- Allowing the baby to feed themselves (no matter how messy it gets) really encourages them to eat solids.

- Your baby may not take solids when you are ready. Don't be sad. They will eventually grow up and eat regular food.

- You might have better success with weaning if you do it slowly by cutting down the amount of times you directly breastfeed. 

- While you cut down direct breastfeeding, still make note to have bonding moments with your baby. Play time really helps. I wouldn't advice just "running away" from your baby. 

- Again, do not feel bad if your baby seems "needy" or "just won't let go". Yes the baby is attached to you and wouldn't want to let go at first, but remember, you are the mom and when you're ready, baby will catch up. 

- Your mental health matters, your freedom matters, you are not doing anything wrong by being tired of breastfeeding and wanting to wean your baby off. 

Thanks for visiting,

Till Later, God Bless.