U.S. Mommies To Be

[southerngal2]

Glad to hear he is doing well.
Get out the house! You'll feel great if you do.

Missfox- hope your baby shower is fun! Hope you get lots of things you need!

 

[PugMama22]

Hey ladies! Can I join you? I'm about 10 weeks and would love to talk to some girls from the US! This is our first baby and we are so excited! We've had an ultrasound and the baby was moving his/her arms and heartbeat was 160bpm! We bought our nursery furniture and have to wait about 8 weeks for it to get here... we are getting ready and preparing ourselves for all these changes! I can't wait to find out the sex of the baby! My instincts are all over the place, lol. First I thought boy but now I'm thinking its a girl... either way we'll be thrilled!

I'm starting to think about strollers/car seats... any suggestions? I definitely want the kind of car seat that snaps into a stroller. I keep hearing these ladies from the UK talk about prams and all I want to talk about is a stroller/car seat! lol

 

[AuntBug]

Welcome PugMama! Where in SC are you?

I've been looking at the Chico KeyFit30 travel system, not 100% sure yet, but that's where we're leaning.

 

[DarlingMe]

I've been looking at the Chico KeyFit30 travel system, not 100% sure yet, but that's where we're leaning.

I have been looking at this one too. It has great safety and consumer ratings. It feels pretty nice and sturdy in the store.

 

[lisaf]

Chico is highly rated and very popular.. but I think they only work with Chico strollers.

I opted for a very european style stroller... you can buy a bassinette attachment that makes it more of a 'pram' but I'm just going to get an adaptor so I can clip my carseat in.
Kinda pricey though, lol!!!

 

[DarlingMe]

I was looking at the Chicco strollers too. They have the "travel system" that isnt really too much cheaper at both places but... I think most companies want you to buy both anyhow so dont make it easy to interchange.
I thought the point of using the pram style was so you didnt have use the carrier Lisa? So the baby can lay flat without having to carry the infant seat?

 

[Sweet_Mama]

First, may I join the group here? I am 26w3d with my third little girl (fourth child). I haven't bought much at all yet.

Chico is highly rated and very popular.. but I think they only work with Chico strollers.

I opted for a very european style stroller... you can buy a bassinette attachment that makes it more of a 'pram' but I'm just going to get an adaptor so I can clip my carseat in.
Kinda pricey though, lol!!!

Which one were you looking at? I like the Bugaboo Chameleon... no... I LOVE it, but at $800+ it's a bit out of my range, lol.

 

[lisaf]

DarlingMe - the prams give you the option to lay the baby flat... but the carrycot to attach for the pram-style was $225 and thats a bit much to spend for what will be only a few months use in my book.

Sweet Mama - I got the Mutsy brand stroller. I couldn't look it over in person because its not very popular here, but it had all the features DH and I wanted... large wheels, stable base, parent-facing options, adjustable for very tall people, great canopy coverage, etc!
It is a bit bigger than a graco when folded, but the wheels come off quite easily (but are still securely attached!) which actually makes it smaller than some gracos...
it handles beautifully
No cup-holder, but I tend to drink water out of bottles and can stick that in the pocket on the back of the canopy, don't need a coffee cup holder, you know?
It was about $500 ... still VERY pricey and had to get the carseat separate etc!

 

[Sweet_Mama]

Lisa~The Mutsy stroller does look nice. It's a lot like the Bugaboo Chameleon, but cheaper, which is a definite plus. I just wish I could find somewhere that I could play with it, lol. I like feeling it out first. Did you already get yours? If so, how do you like pushing it, etc? Do you have to take the wheels off to fold it?

 

[lisaf]

I love my Mutsy... there are very few stores that have them. I bought mine without trying it out. I figured I'd return it if it wasn't good.
Mine collapses with the seat attached (many high-end strollers require you to remove the seat to fold... though mine will only fold if the seat is forward-facing).
The wheels can stay on, but if you need to fold it flatter the wheels come off easily (2 of them require you to push a button in the center of the wheel etc... but they'd never come off accidentally).

It steers really really easy too! Pushes super smoothly, turns corners etc... my DH was able to push it down our narrow hallway and even turn it around in the hallway. I've heard some complaints online about the weight, but its only a little heavier than a graco. The back wheels do look like they're set wider-apart than the basic graco strollers.. but it fit through our narrow hallway which is too small for a baby gate to fit
The seat lies flat which I had trouble confirming or finding video for.

I watched a lot of video before I bought and I tried out the others in the store... the Bugaboo Chameleon looked gigantic to me.

 

[southerngal2]

Welcome to the group ladies!

 

[RosieCheeks]

Blessed - congrats!

I registered for the chicco key fit 30. We got to test it out at babiesrus and loved it. I also loved that the car seat locks into the stroller.

 

[luckyme225]

Congrats Blessed!!

 

[heyyady]

Ok, I've been off since wednesday there's no way I can catch up! That and this medication makes me a bit loopy, so I don't even remember what I've posted and where- so if any of this is a repeat, I apologize! (and I am doing a cut and paste in a few threads, so you may see this post again elsewhere...)

I am on bed rest and meds to stop contractions- meds are actually ment to lower ones Blood Pressure, but the side effect it it is a uterine relaxant. All kids of scary for me though, since my BP is already borderline low. So, this makes me a slip/fall hazard whenever I am up. Yeah. Cause the watermelon under my shirt throwing me off balance wasn't doing a good enough job at that! lol Hubby is being wonderful and catering to me- when he's here... He's gone now and I'm stuck in this dang recliner- grrrrr.

My grandmother is in heart failure and it's killing me I cn't be there 24/7 to hold her hand. Also, I've always been the rock in my family and the take charge one- handing all of it over to someone else has been difficult and frustrating. But my girls have to be my #1 priority no matter what!

Here is a picture taken the 19th of this month (which would put me at 25 + 3) of my grandma patting my bump I have just sent this picture off to be blown up and framed for my girls

 

[PugMama22]

Hey ladies and thanks for the advice! I've seen some chicco strollers at babies r us. This is our first baby so this is all new!!

Auntbug- Charleston, what part of NC are you from?

 

[mommyof3girls]

I'm from Maryland. I know I'm early in my pregnancy but can I join you?

 

[heyyady]

welcome, mommyof! maybe we'll have to change your name to mommyofSIXgirls???

 

[mommyof3girls]

welcome, mommyof! maybe we'll have to change your name to mommyofSIXgirls???

With my track record that might be need.

 

[MommyxThree]

Hi! I'd like to join! I'm in PA, about an hour north of Philly. I'm due Sept 2nd, or so I'm told - I'm feeling HUGE already!!!!

 

[Sweet_Mama]

About the Chico stroller... I was looking at it in Target today and it looked great, but the actual seat, where a baby or toddler would sit/lay, is NOT comfy feeling to me. There is a gap and the bar underneath feels as if it would stick a kid in the back. I'm glad some of you like it, but I just couldn't.

I did, however, find the perfect, yet expensive stroller today! It's the upababy vista and I LOVE IT. It has everything I was looking for (well, except for a lower price...).

Welcome to everyone new. This is a large group... does anyone have a list going? How is a girl supposed to keep track of everyone here?