Did you buy a carry cot for your push chair?
December 31, 2010 by
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Question by Mary: Did you buy a carry cot for your push chair?
I am considering whether to buy one or not and can’t make up my mind!. Our baby is due in November, I live in the countryside in the UK so will not be pushing her around town all that much – plus it is going to be winter and cold and probably raining! I am planning to get the Quinny Buzz and have a maxi cosi to click into the chassis when we pop into town, and a moses basket at home. I canm’t work out if I need to get a pram carry cot as well. Did you buy one and did you find it useful?
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Answer by natashalovea
I bought I obaby zezu, The pram converted to a buggy ( all in one piece ) so all I had to buy was the matching carseat.
Most of the time she was in the carseat, by about 4 months, she was in the buggy part.
I bought this for the specific reason so that I didnt have to buy everything seperate.
If I was to do it all again ,I would do the same…buy it all included, you will be surprised how quick they out grow things
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I live in the country side in the UK also, can I recommend that your get the mountain buggy instead?? A friend of mine has the Quinny Buzz and it breaks all the time. I have a mountain buggy and haven’t ever had a problem (except a flat tyre, but that just happens). Look in to them anyway, I will say though that in 2010 they Mountain buggy were taken over, so get the 2009 edition if you can.
I never had a carry cot and I never bothered with the car seat travel system thing, personally I think it is easier to just pick your LO out of a car seat and put them into the pram/pushchair, that little bit of movement is good for them as it works their muscles, and most babies will fall back to sleep as soon as you start pushing them around anyway.
You only need a carry cot if the pushchair isn’t suitable from birth, I think the Quinny is and know the mountain buggy is.
I too live in the countryside and have the Quinny Buzz and I love it. I did buy the carrycot and used it a lot when LO was smaller. He’s now nearly 5 months and I’ve been using the pushchair seat for a while now. The newer Buzz’s are suitable from birth so the carrycot is not strictly necessary but I really wanted a proper pram. We also used the carry cot as a travel cot until just recently when it started to look a bit cramped. My son looked very comfy in it and always slept well. It is extra expense but we plan to use it for more than one baby – the whole system seems quite robust and looks like it will last.
One negative point regarding this pushchair is that the wheels are wide apart making it difficult to get through some spaces.
I’m very happy with the whole system and would recommend it.
Hope this helps.
I had a Jane three in one travel system, which was a frame with pushchair seat, carrycot and car seat. My baby slept in the carrycot up until she was about three months old, but I didn’t have a moses basket. I think if you have a moses basket I wouldn’t bother with the expense of a carrycot too.