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About travel systems and lying flat...
I'm a bit confused about the range of travel systems and pushchairs available, and I'm hoping someone can help me. ? I want something that will be suitable from birth onwards without spending too much money (certainly no more than ??300, preferably less!). The main thing that I'm not sure about is whether I need a system where the baby can lie completely flat at first. Or is it ok to be in the car seat part of the travel system as long as it's not in it for very long? At the moment I like the look and price of the Graco Mosaic One but it doesn't have any type of lie flat carrycot type attachment as far as I can see.
Hope someone can help!
Hope someone can help!
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lots of prams come with a separate carrycot now that just clips onto the chassis and lots are very reasonable in price too xx
we went for the Graco Metrosport Travel System in Metropolitan from babies r us and when we brought it it was ??129.99 now i know this sound cheep, but we are planning on buying a strollor next yeah when lo will be toddling anyway, so wasnt going to spend a fortune,
i did however buy some belt covers that stick round the straps for the buggy bit as they were a bit rough and a support thing to soften the back prt but they were just extras the raincover cost ??15.00 plus car seat included! so for like ??150.00 we got everything we need plus its so light and easy to push !
my oh liked the brown one and some others but they felt so chunky id never of got them on the bus and most didnt fit in the boot of the car !!!!
( just checked the name on the website and ids got another ??10.00 off so its down to ??109.99 now too !!)
this time I have got another travel system and is from new born and comes with a carry cot... i got the trenton from mothercare and was ??269.... if money is tight like it is with me it may help to no that mothercare do a nursery plan where you can put stuff on account and pay for it as often and as much as you can... all they ask is that you have it paid off 10 days before the delivery date of your items..... i brought my cot, matress and travel system this way and paid a little every week when oh got paid... u dont get credit checked or anything like that an dmost stuff can be added.....
Tigerfeet, thanks for that tip about mothercare, was planning on buying from them anyway, that sounds like a really helpful way of doing it.
If you look in the new Mamas and Papas catalogue (or on their website) they do a car seat called the Sleep IP which can lie flat when its being used with the pushchair.
If your budget is higher you could look at the Jane Matrix Cup system where the baby can lie flat in the car AND when it's on the pushchair. This is what I want to get but will have to look a bit more at budget and car space as when it's in lie flat mode it goes accross the back seat of the car taking up two seating spaces. If you make long journeys a lot I would definately go for something like this or if the baby is going to be in the car seat on the pushchair for long periods.