U.S. Mommies To Be

[lisaf]

Lisa I was looking at the Gracos at Target the other day and the whole "travel system" seemed really cheaply made. I know they used to be one of the best companies but I think they built up their name and dropped their quality. Did u look at the Chicco brand? It is supposed to be one of the safer brands and is a little pricier than some of the graco models, but not too bad.

I totally agree that the travel systems felt especially cheap. I do think the seats Graco sells individually are a little nicer. I just don't see myself using the infant seat for long anyway so I don't want to spend too much on it (though obviously it must be safe!).
Graco just seems to get things right when it comes to ease of use/fitting most cars etc.
I would love to consider the Chicco, but if I'm going to get an infant seat, it has to be compatible with my stroller and Chicco isn't (only Graco, Maxi Cosi, and Peg Perego)

 

[Chantibug]

i think if you get a good 7 months out of the infant seat it's money well spent.. especially if you move from that to a convertible, and then to a booster later on...

 

[lisaf]

I just don't know if I'd be lugging my kid around in the seat past a few months.
And some of them are hard to use with the seat strapped into the car... so might as well switch to a convertible, you know?

 

[Chantibug]

I lugged mine in the carseats stil about 7 months, then they got too heavy for me to do that and DH got tired of it haha...
I've never used one that didnt have a base that stayed in the car strapped in, so no experience on actually strapping the infant seat to the car... :/

 

[lisaf]

yeah, I plan on getting the bases myself! One of the reasons I'm not sure I want to buy the heavier weight limit seats is that the seat and the bases are more expensive...
So if I'm going to get tired of lifting the kid at 3 months anyway... it might be a waste to get the better infant seat.

Still though... if I use it for longer, that puts off the time until we have to buy the expensive convertibles I want (Britax) and we can't share those as easily as the infant seat.
I keep wavering!

 

[Chantibug]

good thing you have time to decide!!

One thing I keep in mind, at 3 months your boy won't be able to sit up, for example, while in a grocery store, so you will need something to put him in while you shop (strollers in grocery stores are not practical or convenient, and look silly tbh!), which is why i personally favor the infant seats.. oh, and putting baby in a sling/wearing baby is not easy either - tried it once with DS2 , as oldest was still needing to sit in the cart, and i couldnt bend over to pick up anything on the bottom shelves and forget lifting heavy stuff hahah...

 

[lisaf]

From what I've read... its not technically safe to clip infant seats onto shopping carts...
the higher weight limit graco seats don't even fit the carts anymore... so if you bring the seat, you end up having to put it in the big part of the basket.
I hope to use my wrap/sling for the store anyway... some babies get fussy in their seats then have to be held anyway.

I do have time to decide, but I'll need to have my registry up and running soon!

 

[southerngal2]

I am pretty much done witht he christmas shopping and wrapping.

Does anyone feel as tired as they were in the first trimester? I thought it was supposed to get better.

Yes, I'm still tired. But I know from my last two that it does get better.
Pretty soon I'll be full of energy!

 

[lisaf]

totally tired here too! Maybe the weather contributes a bit? I expected to have more energy in the 2nd tri but have stayed pretty tired!

 

[MissFox]

As far as tired goes I'm beter than 1st tri but nowhere near normal. I don't think it helps with the weather and how much Ive been working but work for me slows down around the end of January so I need to hold out! Then I'll have my hours cut a lot.

 

[Chantibug]

My tiredness only went away for 2 weeks in the middle of 2nd tri... right now i have been up since 12AM (went to bed at 9pm) and it is 930AM. Still have to make it through work all day and bake cookies tonight for christmas.... wasgoing to work on christmas eve but forget that, I'll need to sleep in and get some rest......... this is ridiculous

 

[MissFox]

Chanti- I know how you feel. I worked from 9am to 4pm and then 5pm to 11:30pm. Didn't go to bed until after midnight and when DH came to bed at 3:40 I got pissed because I couldn't go back to sleep. Finally managed for another couple hours this morning but still! I havce another long work day today!

 

[Chantibug]

it sucks... i know the insomnia is just going to get worse from here out too..i remember this part from before .. bah...

 

[MrsWez]

I've been having the worst insomnia since 8 weeks, I take forever to fall asleep then wake up 3-4 times a night. Ugh. I just want 4-6 hours of solid sleep.

 

[southerngal2]

I've been having insomnia too. I am so tired when I go to bed but it takes forever to fall asleep. Then as soon as I do, I have to get up for the bathroom! Then it takes forever to fall back asleep!

 

[CJA]

Hi everyone!

I just want to join the fun. I live in Delaware. We are expecting our daughter Miki in May!

 

[Chantibug]

I've been having insomnia too. I am so tired when I go to bed but it takes forever to fall asleep. Then as soon as I do, I have to get up for the bathroom! Then it takes forever to fall back asleep!

The viscious cycle that doesn't end!

And I am really annoyed with people saying "well you may as well get used to how it will be when the baby is here"........ ok except I wont be pregnant and tired from GROWING A PERSON!!

 

[Chantibug]

Hi everyone!

I just want to join the fun. I live in Delaware. We are expecting our daughter Miki in May!

hi! welcome cja!!

 

[southerngal2]

I've been having insomnia too. I am so tired when I go to bed but it takes forever to fall asleep. Then as soon as I do, I have to get up for the bathroom! Then it takes forever to fall back asleep!

The viscious cycle that doesn't end!

And I am really annoyed with people saying "well you may as well get used to how it will be when the baby is here"........ ok except I wont be pregnant and tired from GROWING A PERSON!!

That is sooo true!

 

[southerngal2]

Hi everyone!

I just want to join the fun. I live in Delaware. We are expecting our daughter Miki in May!

Welcome!