Pram System Options? Struggling to decide - Page 2

Belle25 · Jul 15th, 2011, 05:27 AM

I am getting a pram with a carrycot as we will be using it as a moses basket too. With our windy wet country come november, I think baby will be glad of the shelter in it.
So I would invest in one myself.
xx

MumToBe23Oct · Jul 15th, 2011, 06:02 AM

I just went with a travel system i got my carseat and carrycot with it.. I was advised to get the carry cot because a baby can only stay in the carseat for so long and it meant if i was out i wouldnt have to worry about the baby sleeping to long and hurting its spine. xxx

princess_bump · Jul 15th, 2011, 06:20 AM

Personally if the carrycot is an option, i'd say go for it. we had the bugaboo cameleon with first daughter and she was in there for a good 6.5 months, fab! this time we've gone for the bugaboo bee with the cocoon - so baby can lay flat. it reminds me of a soft carrycot actually

and it's nice and snug for our winter daughter!
the car seat option is handy, but like's been mentioned, not for long periods of time

Jasa1911 · Jul 15th, 2011, 08:52 AM

We have gone with a carrycot option as OH was adamant that it would be far better for baby... He hates the idea of baby being stuck in a car seat and says it's no good for the back! He's very opinionated!

However, I'm rather small and I wanted something that wasn't to heavy as he will be at work whenever I want to go out so we have chosen the oyster which ia so lightweight and comes with everything! Mothercare have litterally only started to stick it in the last week and you can put it on their baby plan. (pay 10% now and then whatever you can in the weeks/months running up to birth) if you just go with the oyster car seat you are looking at £413 for the full system! Xx

KittyKatBabe · Jul 15th, 2011, 08:56 AM

Thanks girls for all the comments, I have been looking again earlier but decided to leave for a bit as I am getting stressed with it lol. I defo think my first choice is the best choice, just to say to everyone in case they think I was going to be leaving her in the car seat all day, that wasn't my plan, I just wanted a system where the car seat can fit on it so that if I nip the bank in town I can just add the car seat to the chassis if that makes sense, but aside from that I would have the carrycot or pushchair for her.

The one I want is on offer, RRP 500.00 and on offer with free car seat for 342.00 until end of July, will need see if my OH will agree, he wants to be involved so I need to just consider him more, I just hope he considers my need to shop a bit more too lol xx

lesleyann · Jul 15th, 2011, 08:57 AM

Id say go for the carrycot hun, we used our untill kyle was sitting by himself so it lasted a while and its much nice for newborns, I dont think i would like having to strap my newborn into an actual pushchair, its also easyer for blankets etc Once this little one is sitting she will then go from the carrycot to the seatunit parent facing

Snuffy · Jul 27th, 2011, 08:50 AM

I am having a similar dilemma. Having had a pram disaster last time, I want to make sure I make the right decision for this baby.

I plan to use a sling in conjunction with a pram and part of me thinks well what is the point of forking out an extra £100-odd for a carrycot that will only get a few months' use. If it was a summer baby I'm not sure I'd bother. However as I am due in January I am thinking a carrycot might be cosier for them.

aima · Jul 27th, 2011, 08:59 AM

I was debating this with my oh the other day. The carrycot on the icandy peach looks so small I don't imagine that a baby would fit in it for very long. I worried that we would spend all that money on it and then never use it as like you we are due in december and if winter is anything at all like lat winter I can't see myself getting out and about with the pram as much. Also, I know that some babies once they become a bit more active will just not lie flat in a pram, they want to be able to see everything that is going on around them. My neice refused to lie flat in a pram from about 2.5months old.

billlumbergh · Jul 27th, 2011, 09:08 AM

i've decided on this bad boy, and, i've manage to strike a deal; it was €669 for the chassis, seat unit, car seat and carry cot. I'm getting it for €585 + 15% off the accesories i need e.g. rain cover, foot muff and change bag

rocketb · Jul 27th, 2011, 09:18 AM

I find this discussion fascinating because "carrycot" or buggy type strollers are pretty much never seen in the US. I don't know anyone who has used one and I'm not even sure I would be able to see one in a store.

I think most people here use systems that strap the car seat into a wheeled frame. We're also probably a bit less pedestrian based though. I plan to split walk time between a Bjorn type carrier and the car seat/stroller, which is basically what my parents used for me and my sisters.

Jul 15th, 2011, 05:27 AM	#11
Belle25 Waiting To Try (WTT) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 2,958	I am getting a pram with a carrycot as we will be using it as a moses basket too. With our windy wet country come november, I think baby will be glad of the shelter in it. So I would invest in one myself. xx

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Jul 15th, 2011, 06:02 AM	#12
MumToBe23Oct Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Belfast UK Posts: 63	I just went with a travel system i got my carseat and carrycot with it.. I was advised to get the carry cot because a baby can only stay in the carseat for so long and it meant if i was out i wouldnt have to worry about the baby sleeping to long and hurting its spine. xxx

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Jul 15th, 2011, 06:20 AM	#13
princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,453	Personally if the carrycot is an option, i'd say go for it. we had the bugaboo cameleon with first daughter and she was in there for a good 6.5 months, fab! this time we've gone for the bugaboo bee with the cocoon - so baby can lay flat. it reminds me of a soft carrycot actually and it's nice and snug for our winter daughter! the car seat option is handy, but like's been mentioned, not for long periods of time

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Jul 15th, 2011, 08:52 AM	#14
Jasa1911 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 828	We have gone with a carrycot option as OH was adamant that it would be far better for baby... He hates the idea of baby being stuck in a car seat and says it's no good for the back! He's very opinionated! However, I'm rather small and I wanted something that wasn't to heavy as he will be at work whenever I want to go out so we have chosen the oyster which ia so lightweight and comes with everything! Mothercare have litterally only started to stick it in the last week and you can put it on their baby plan. (pay 10% now and then whatever you can in the weeks/months running up to birth) if you just go with the oyster car seat you are looking at £413 for the full system! Xx

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Jul 15th, 2011, 08:56 AM	#15
KittyKatBabe Other BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 3,181	Thanks girls for all the comments, I have been looking again earlier but decided to leave for a bit as I am getting stressed with it lol. I defo think my first choice is the best choice, just to say to everyone in case they think I was going to be leaving her in the car seat all day, that wasn't my plan, I just wanted a system where the car seat can fit on it so that if I nip the bank in town I can just add the car seat to the chassis if that makes sense, but aside from that I would have the carrycot or pushchair for her. The one I want is on offer, RRP 500.00 and on offer with free car seat for 342.00 until end of July, will need see if my OH will agree, he wants to be involved so I need to just consider him more, I just hope he considers my need to shop a bit more too lol xx

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Jul 15th, 2011, 08:57 AM	#16
lesleyann Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 8,628	Id say go for the carrycot hun, we used our untill kyle was sitting by himself so it lasted a while and its much nice for newborns, I dont think i would like having to strap my newborn into an actual pushchair, its also easyer for blankets etc Once this little one is sitting she will then go from the carrycot to the seatunit parent facing

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Jul 27th, 2011, 08:50 AM	#17
Snuffy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,599	I am having a similar dilemma. Having had a pram disaster last time, I want to make sure I make the right decision for this baby. I plan to use a sling in conjunction with a pram and part of me thinks well what is the point of forking out an extra £100-odd for a carrycot that will only get a few months' use. If it was a summer baby I'm not sure I'd bother. However as I am due in January I am thinking a carrycot might be cosier for them.

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Jul 27th, 2011, 08:59 AM	#18
aima Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 183	I was debating this with my oh the other day. The carrycot on the icandy peach looks so small I don't imagine that a baby would fit in it for very long. I worried that we would spend all that money on it and then never use it as like you we are due in december and if winter is anything at all like lat winter I can't see myself getting out and about with the pram as much. Also, I know that some babies once they become a bit more active will just not lie flat in a pram, they want to be able to see everything that is going on around them. My neice refused to lie flat in a pram from about 2.5months old.

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Jul 27th, 2011, 09:18 AM	#20
rocketb Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, Texas, USA Posts: 509	I find this discussion fascinating because "carrycot" or buggy type strollers are pretty much never seen in the US. I don't know anyone who has used one and I'm not even sure I would be able to see one in a store. I think most people here use systems that strap the car seat into a wheeled frame. We're also probably a bit less pedestrian based though. I plan to split walk time between a Bjorn type carrier and the car seat/stroller, which is basically what my parents used for me and my sisters.

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