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The cocoon bit on an e3 explorer a question.
misdee · 07/12/2004 18:05
how easy is it to get the baby into the seat in teh cocoon?
moondog · 07/12/2004 21:02
What do you mean-slotting them in when another kid is in the top bit OR putting them in the cocoon before sliding the whole thing in as opposed to putting them in when the cocoon is in place.
(Hope you know what I'm on about?!)
misdee · 07/12/2004 21:03
slotting them in when using the toddler seat as well.
sorry didnt explain it very well.
can u put them in if the cocoon is already in place?
moondog · 07/12/2004 21:06
I found it easier to put the baby in the coccon, then slot it in. Also helps if the child sitting on top doesn't get in until this is done, as their weight narrows the space available, but could just be my dd-a big tall girl.
I LOVE my E3!!
(Does this answer your question?)
misdee · 07/12/2004 21:08
pretty much. basically am buying one, and was trying to figure it out in my head!!
is there plenty of space for baby in the seat? i have only seen one when the two toddler seats are in use, not the toddler/baby combo.
moondog · 07/12/2004 21:12
Oh it's great, plenty of room and so light and manoeuvreable. I got one on the insistence of my sister who lives in Brighton (the shop 'Tiny Tinkers' talked her through the whole thing.)I know what you mean-the various permutations confused me initially but my sister was adament that it was brilliant and I trust her with my life!
(She also told me they have a high resale value, which certainly seems right judging what some people on MN are asking for their 2hand ones.)
misdee · 07/12/2004 21:16
this is a 2nd hand one from mumsnet lol. i have watched a few on ebay, but dh always said no. i'm allowed this one if i get rid of my other buggies. am keeping the pram for short walks/baby to sleep in as its a freebie anyway and sister wants it back at some point, and the maclaren triumph for shops/putting in my parents tiny car.
so will still have 3 buggies lol. but will get rid of 3. (have old pram in shed that needs to go to tip, dh parents have a graco citisport at theirs which is mine, and a 3 wheeler mothercare one)
moondog · 07/12/2004 21:25
Gosh, spoilt for choice!
With dd (4 yrs) I spent hardly anything-made all her bedclothes, cousin's old cot,moses basket from Help the Aged for a £5 and so on! (No fancy borders and matching mobiles for me-a bit of a minimalist at heart!)
My stroller was a £69 Graco but as she got bigger it was more and more difficult to push and I was walking every day with it and the dog (45 mins min.)
It was only when I tried out my sister's E3 around hilly Brighton that I realised that it didn't have to be so difficult, so that persuaded me (also have a bad shoulder and am convinced that a cheap-o pushchair contributed to it.)
Anyway, this time around insisted on the E3 much to husband's chagrin (notoriously 'careful' with money) but he didn't dare say no as he has been abroad for ages leaving me with 100% of the child rearing duties.) Always thought three wheelers a bit naff and flashy (like 4X4's-sorry if you've got one) but knew we needed a sturdy thing as we like to walk and also now live in a part of Turkey where the pavements are dreadful.)
Anyway... going on a bit now, but to cut a long story short, dh now thinks it is great.
Hope you enjoy yours!
misdee · 07/12/2004 21:29
i'm a buggy addict.
the only one i really still like out the others id the triumph as its so handy and stil lsteers well. the others i can live without really.
i have knackered out load sof buggies as i dont drive so tend to walk most places. dh used to hate 3 wheelers till he actually pushed one and found it so easy. i had a different mothercare one which i sold at a car boot sale as i won a buggy on here, and that was brilliant, very easy to push etc, and the one i won was awful really.
moondog · 07/12/2004 21:34
Rest assured, your dh will love it!
(How great to win a buggy, albeit a crap one!) Hardly see any buggies here-women just walk miles with a cloth carrycot (bit like the E3 cocoon) clutched to their chest. Their biceps must be amazing.
Their eyes will drop out of their heads when they see the E3 (with manufacturers at the moment getting a new seat because the folding mechanism has sort of rubbed through the fabric and after spending a packet, I wasn't having that!)
misdee · 07/12/2004 21:36
i tried a sling with dd2, and had dd1 in the buggy, but bought a tandem as dd2 was heavy and i couldnt do it. (i'm weak!!!). tandem was great for losing weight with lol. but very heavey to push. sold it on ebay for 80quid lol.
moondog · 07/12/2004 21:40
Honestly, I have been pushing a very big dd with ds in the baby bit and could easily do a couple of miles absolutely no sweat. Has to be tried to be believed.
(Better stop gushing-you will think that I am a distributor in disguise!)
OK, off to bed, dd up at 5 this mornig and been on the go since. Let me know how you get on. Has the newest baby arrived yet?
misdee · 07/12/2004 21:46
baby is due early march. but i am getting my maternity grant thro shortly, so decided to spalsh out as have hardly anything else to buy.
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