urban mountain buggy carry cots, do i need one?

[hannahpp]

1st baby due in a few months and i have just got hold of a 2nd hand urban mountain buggy but without the carry cot.has anyone used the buggy without a carry cot for their newborns? just interested to know if i have to buy the carry cot as well. its all adding up!!

I would say yes. the buggy without it is a bit 'slingy' if you know what i mean - it's not flat enough. and that's not because i have one for sale! it can double as somewhere for the baby to sleep downstairs in the first few weeks. we used it comnstantly until dd2 was 6 months and she's quite happy in the buggy itself now but i wouldn't have used it for a newborn without the carrycot.
do you want to buy mine? it's in good nick - the zip snapped in half and we replaced it with a keyring but apart from that it's very good.

thanks for the reply, very helpful in these bewildering times! how much do you want for the carrycot? whereabouts is the zip that has snapped?
i'm def. interested!