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To bake or not to bake, that is the question...

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largeginandtonic · 14/02/2008 16:25

Her we are ladies!

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NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 16:51

LOL Awww BB Hot water bottle, chocolate and wine on order tonight?!

We need to know more BB!

Points to think about when purchasing a buggy:

Do you need/want a travel system?
Do you do lots of town walking, country walking (off road), or bit's of both?
Do you use any public transport?
Do you have a big boot, or small boot?
Do you want it to last up to 3 years or will you buy a smaller stroller when baby is older?
Are you bothered about the weight of it?
Are you and DP similar heights?
Do you want practical, or cool?!
Do you need a big shopping basket?
Do you want matching footmuffs, changing bags etc.?
Budget?
Would you prefer a bar handle or two single handles? (Never admit to a shop that you plan to put shopping bags on the two handles.....!!)
Would you rather it be in one piece, or are seperates better?
Does it need to stand alone when folded?

I think that is it, but will probably think of more!

DS1 want's to play scrabble.... will be back when my arse goes dead

GeordieJogger · 18/02/2008 16:47

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BeMyLilBaby · 18/02/2008 16:43

i started one of those convos didnt i? i havent a clue about buggies, but i know what i need/want...

i want one where baby faces me to begin with (must protect FB from the world lol) but can lay flat too, if poss, and then swap to face out (when there bored with me lol)

anyone got any suggestions???

also on the note of AF im thoruoghly convinced if i bleed anymore i may die, its like texas chainsaw massacre!!! TMI i know!

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 16:42

We have solid sheesham wood chairs, they are heavey but with enough force behind them (i.e. DS2!) they would tip up. Besides, I wouldn't use it on a wooden chair, the bits that go over the back and that rest on the seat part would bruise the wood.

What's everyone having for dinner? I am hungry, knew I should have had a MD's with the boys....

Playingthewaitinggame · 18/02/2008 16:35

OOO I see what you mean Natalie. I can see that, must be pretty strong though. Depends on you chairs as well. We have heavy old fashioned pine chairs that no dc would be able to rock but if you had a light weight modern chair I spose I can see that. I also know that if I had to pay retail price I might think again but I should be able to get one very cheap.

kayzisbroody · 18/02/2008 16:16

I really want one where the newborn can lay flat and so they can face me. There is another I like but its over £600!!

Playingthewaitinggame · 18/02/2008 16:15

Know what you mean about driving them Natalie, double buggies must be so much work. Think I'd rather go for a sling/baby carrie plus pushchair or maybe a Buggy Board (although not 100% convinced about them, maybe cos I spent so much time explaining to people how to fit them over the phone!).

Jasmine, Scarlett and Liberty are lovely names as is Lily.

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 16:15

Bloody hell, Kay, you could have put a warning up: WARNING: Double pushchair in link!!! LOL

My sister has a P&T's, my mum said just this morning she put the baby in the seat underneath, and she felt like she was putting him in a coffin.... my mum comes out with some crap at times, but I kind of knew what she meant with it. I don't like it personally, but my main thing about it is the missing 4th wheel, I think the only 3 wheeled one I've liked was the Quinney Buzz, but even that has found it's forth wheel now!

Diege · 18/02/2008 16:13

I feel really disorientated looking at that link Kay (like one of those trick pictures), but what a brilliant idea! No mawling of baby by toddler!

Teuch · 18/02/2008 16:12

Kay, do you prefer the tandem style? There seems to be quite a selection...

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 16:12

Playing I didn't mean the handysit would come away from the chair, but that he would knock the whole chair over. DS1 never rocked like DS2 did so he would have been OK, but I wouldn't put DS2 in anything that wasn't a 5 point harness IYKWIM? Different strokes for different folks and all that

kayzisbroody · 18/02/2008 16:11

I'd love a Phil and Teds but with dh's MD I dont think he'd be able to get the baby in or out if he was on his own. I really really love this I just think its gorgeous and so good too.

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 16:08

I am hoping beyound all hope that I won't need a double, I can barely drive his single, would hate to think of the RTA's I'll cause with a double!

On a serious note, I am on and off the bus, our town centre is quite small and lots of shops are tiny, it really is tough going with a single small stroller, I don't think I'd even get in some of the doors with a double.

So I am back to ignoring them and they will go away

Diege · 18/02/2008 16:07

Yes I did laugh at that Playing

Playingthewaitinggame · 18/02/2008 16:06

meant to be 3 1/2 year old not 31-32 year old

Diege · 18/02/2008 16:06

Kay, I hear good things about Phil and Teds, although if I'm honest I find the baby bit really claustrophobic - it's as if they put it on as an afterthought (though friend swears by them). LOL NJ about the microlyte. I was like that too with the Zapp!
Love the names Maya annd Lily - both v.pretty (we had Maya on our list - think it mean 'gold'?). This time is is either Matilda, Tabitha or Saffron (dh hates both, esp second ...yes I know it's a cat name, yawn..)Yes I do unusual! My dds are Jasmine, Scarlett and Liberty

Playingthewaitinggame · 18/02/2008 16:05

No way Handysitt would end up on floor. You can pick the whole chair up by the Handysitt its that secure. My arse it would last till 6 but my colleage has one for here 31/2 year old and he still uses it fine. They are fantastic, lots of restuarants use them now, they are light, easy to store, look good, everyone I have recommended them to loves them. They are the only baby/toddler product I am 100% certain of .

Bugaboo looks like it should fit a BB ok for you ref from a quick glance at the pic. Might have restricted head room when in flat position, but many have that problem.

GeordieJogger · 18/02/2008 16:02

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kayzisbroody · 18/02/2008 16:02

I'd like not to be able to look for one, but I'll have to get one, I really dont want too but ds wont even be 2 by the time new lo gets here

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 15:59

Got a tip Kay, don't look for a double!! I'm not, if I ignore them, they will go away! Easy peasy

kayzisbroody · 18/02/2008 15:58

LOL at Nat. Its so hard to choose a name. Its hard enough finding a bloody double buggy!!

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 15:58

If, by the slimest chance possible, the next one is a girl, she will be Maya something, maybe Maya Leigh (DH is Lee, DS1's middle name is Lee)

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 15:55

DS2 was very nearly a Lily until he grew a willy . Why do all my kids have to do that? .

NatalieJane · 18/02/2008 15:54

LMAO Diege I don't think they know they have two buttocks, let alone that they are made for sitting on!