AIBU to think I can get away without a pram for the first 3 months?

[SenoritaViva]

Last time we had DD we used a very second hand pram which finally died a sad death. We bought a Maclaren for DD which in the end she didn't use much, but it is from 3 months only. Should I get a pram for a newborn or can I get away with a Baby Bjorn for 3 months? We're not balls to the wall broke so could probably fork out if we had to but have to get quite a lot of stuff as we lived abroad until DD was 2.

Am I being overly frugal?

[flamegirl77]

I had an EMCS and a 9lb 11oz podger, I really needed my pram from the beginning! I also live in hope that a GP will offer to take baby out to give me a rest to bond with baby and they would need the pram for that, I think carrying said podger in her sling would be a bit much for them. Congratulations!

[Flanelle]

YANBU. Slings great for first 3 mo or even longer. You may need something to put the baby down in if you go to a group or house or something. Lots of suitable things to choose from.

[splashymcsplash]

Don't use a baby bjorn - they are bad for both mum and baby's back. A moby or similar is great.

You may be able to get away without a pram for 3 months, depends on how strong and good your back is. I found the changing back full of crap more difficult to carry around then a new born baby with a sling.

[skybluepearl]

the bjorn gave me back ache. I loved the wilkinet (cheap off ebay and takes a little getting used to but very comfortable) and the ergo with baby booster insert(great for back when they are older and front whilst small).

[cruelladepoppins]

When DS2 was born, I had him in a sling for the first few weeks because of similar issues with our chosen double buggy (and also because I couldn't get a pram onto the bus). But he was a big fatso and anything more than about 20 minutes on foot (i.e. to the local shop and back) was absolute agony. I went to meet my sister in town once by bus and by the time we had walked up and down the high street I was absolutely crippled. Also there was nowhere to put him when we stopped for lunch.

Ended up cannibalising a headhugger type thing for the double buggy. ooh my aching back!

[sozzledchops]

Loved my big bouncy pram but I mostly walked everywhere with no 1 and it was great for carrying shopping. Really sad when I finally got rid of the last buggy.

[TroublesomeEx]

I barely used my "travel system".

I used a sling for the first few months and then when she was old enough, she just went into a normal buggy. It was a complete waste of money!

Then both mine were small babies so they were very light and it made sense to carry them rather than push a huge thing around with them in.

[fuzzypicklehead]

Definitely a sling as opposed to a baby bjorn for the first several months (until baby can hold her own head upright). My DD2 never really went in the pram until around 6 months. Even now that she's 2 I'll put her in a Mei Tai on my back if I can get away with it, just to avoid dragging the pram out with me.

[NinkyNonker]

If you get a decent sling you can carry into toddlerhood should you want to. I still carry 15 month dd (tall, heavy, circa 26lbs) and am pregnant, it's very doable. It certainly wouldn't be doable (imo) in a mainstream carrier like a bjorn, god knows why they're the only ones most places stock.

[RomanKindle]

I think you would be sensible to give the sling a try as I would begrudge paying out for a pram for 3 months use. My babies have hated their carriers/slings though so it wouldn't have worked for me but plenty of babies love them. I had a carrier like yours for dd and got a kari me wrap style sling for ds and they both cried constantly in them yet loved being carried without a sling. It depends on the baby I think. I would definitely wait and see if you need a pram before buying though.

[toomanyopinions]

If I could do anything again it would be Not to buy a pram initially. I wasted so much money on an expensive pram that was barely used (sling was easier and baby(s) preferred it) By the time they were too heavy to carry the travel system seemed cumbersome and inappropriate and I sold it in perfect condition for peanuts and bought a cheap stroller.