The dream machine
This is it, eldest daughters choice in pushchair. The Urban Detour Extreme. We bought Jack's pushchair for him, a nifty little cosatto travel system, telescopically folding, handy for going on airplanes, easy to store, and a hundred pounds less than this. The daughters have different needs. Jack's Mummy drives everywhere so small and light were her requirements, eldest daughter walks, into town, over fields, through woods so she wants something hardy and extra comfy for baby. I want to be the perfect Nanny - but at just under £300 I feel I may have to limit my 'Mary Poppins' approach. It's only a year since the last pushchair etc purchases, and I'm worried that next year another one, perhaps two Grandchildren will arrive, a sibling for Jack, tandem pushchair required, and/or Son will begin his foray into parenthood.
Talking parenthood did anyone see that reality programme with Caprice plus baby simulator? Really funny, and true. The aspects they didn't cover was the fact that new Mums are also recovering from the birth itself so do not have the reserves of cosseted celebs, plus, who was doing the washing etc?
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(17.1.05 17:00) I sugget that you talk to your daughters on how it is better to have a 3 year gap between children, it may not be but I think it is so that child 1 is out of the pushchair before 2 nedds it unless you have the huge nanny pram from silver cross (coach built) with little seat on top. |
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(17.1.05 20:11) I seem to remember a Cindico stroller that cost us about 20 quid. However, that WAS 25 years ago. T |
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(17.1.05 20:40) Looks very heavy. Has she looked at what is on offer second hand? Some people buy travel systems and find they don't fit their lifestyles and go out and buy a different one so it is sometimes possible to find nearly new stuff for not too much. |
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(17.1.05 20:51) Brightfield - It was all so simple then, start with a pram, then a Maclaren. Car seat for a newborn???? Our car seats had to be bolted to the frame of the car, and they couldn't go in them until they were a year. Stroppy - It is heavy, but it is a delight to push, and really easy to fold. To be honest I am searching E-Bay, like I did for her sisters, but they recommend not buying second-hand car seats in case they have been in an accident (rather like riding hats)so I'm only bidding on new. They are still expensive. Princess - The 2 year gap thing comes about because the two I had with 2 years between them get/got on really well and there was never any jealousy. The ones with more than that experienced jealousy. |
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(18.1.05 21:47) Urban Detour Extreme.....OH MY GOD! Is there nothing sacred and safe from these kind of soubriquets? Do they have a version called "To the Max" which has go faster stripes and green flashing LEDS on it as well as a "Lite" version which only has two wheels and a roof made of recycled flax? I feel so inadequate when I realise that these things come with a user manual I don't understand. :-) |
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(18.1.05 22:59) Ian - You are but an innocent in the land of the 'trekker', 'explorer', C1, 'lunar', 'solar'; telescopic, book, or umbrella folding; 3,4 or 6 wheels. Havn't found any LED's - yet, but they do have built in thermometers, cup holders (for driver & baby), and wait for it......built in make-up mirrors. |
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(19.1.05 04:04) I didn't bother with a big pram when the pirate came along. I had a sling which did well until he became to big and heavy for it and I had a stroller,light thing that folded and unfolded in 2 secs.Had to prop him up with a couople of rolled up towels to begin with, but was much quicker while shopping, and he didn't mind sleeping squished in among the towls and not laying flat........... |
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(19.1.05 12:31) a) Is there actually room for the infant b) If there is, can you find said child? |
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(19.1.05 15:16) morethanluck - She does need a pushchair, of some description, but I expect she'll borrow her sister's carrier. I used to use the carrier for when I was trying to get on with the housework and babe wouldn't settle Aaronette - It's all to do with image, hence the built in make-up mirror! That's unfair really, this daughter is not half as image conscious as her sister. |