https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 10 May 2026 03:48:14 +0000 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:23:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7200 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139880&title=question-about-strollers#139880 Author: AndysMummy
Subject: 7200
Posted: 03 May 2007 at 8:23pm

We have a stroller with the bassinette attachment thingie. It was really cool to use but we didn't use it much at all as I found that we kept Andy in his wee capsule when we went out or we used the sling which I think is the best baby thing I have bought!]]> Thu, 03 May 2007 20:23:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139880&title=question-about-strollers#139880 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139854&title=question-about-strollers#139854 Author: Maya
Subject: 7200
Posted: 03 May 2007 at 7:43pm

If you're keen to wait for the one to arrive from Oz, I've got a single layback stroller you can borrow when bubs arrives. I've got a twin one for the gremlins but have kept the single one for the odd time I'm out with only one baby so it doesn't get much use.

I never bothered with the bassinette fitting for my girls, we never had basinettes at home either they just went straight into cots. But the basinettes look cool, and we did borrow one for Mercedes when Sienna had her surgery and it was comfier for her than just the normal buggy.]]> Thu, 03 May 2007 19:43:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139854&title=question-about-strollers#139854 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139804&title=question-about-strollers#139804 Author: Faraway
Subject: 7200
Posted: 03 May 2007 at 5:33pm

I have a Baby Jogger pushchair and bought the bassinet attachment - we use it all the time. We use the bassinet out in the lounge for Kaleb to sleep in during the day and it is great for him when we're out so he can sleep flat. I also have an attachment for capsule which i use if I am only going to be a very short time (so he doesn't spend too long crunched up in it) - much prefer him lying flat and can pull foot muff over him and shade/insect cloth - much more snug!
For the model you are looking at you might want to see how long it is - our one seems quite long and I hope we will be using it for some time yet. (My cousin had a Valco one and they used it for about 4 months before shifting their little boy into the seat...)]]> Thu, 03 May 2007 17:33:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139804&title=question-about-strollers#139804 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139367&title=question-about-strollers#139367 Author: Peace
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 8:04pm

Depends on how much use you think you would get out of it. I got a stroller first and did all the checks on it - sturdyness, roomyness etc etc as I knew that with no license that it was the only way to get me and bubbah around. I was right and have worn it out already! Bad choice in pushchair though, I should have gone with a mountain buggy - hydrolics are important!
I think that if you are car worthy and will only need it for shopping and other minimal distance walking, pick yourself up a snap-n-go (It is a baby capsule with push chair attachment) I am sure you could hire one? Or a mountain buggy terrain on trade me with capsule holder attachment (should be around $60) for the first 6 weeks then use your big stroller ]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 20:04:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139367&title=question-about-strollers#139367 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139325&title=question-about-strollers#139325 Author: busymum
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 7:09pm

I think you'd be fine without for the first 6 weeks, especially in the coldest of winter. Will you have a baby front pack or sling in the meantime? Otherwise you'll be carrying but in that first 6 weeks it's a lot easier to go shopping with DH or a friend anyways.

The question about the bassinette fitting is a good one to consider though. If she will only fit it for say, the first three months, then half of it will be "unused".]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 19:09:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139325&title=question-about-strollers#139325 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139322&title=question-about-strollers#139322 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 7:01pm

What about renting a stroller from somewhere like the Baby Factory or Baby on the Move, until yours arrives?]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 19:01:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139322&title=question-about-strollers#139322 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139299&title=question-about-strollers#139299 Author: Mikaela
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 6:18pm

mum2paris wrote: would they bei nterested in buying it through maybe a NZ company like winkalotts.. so it would be delivered straight to you? most buggy makers have distributors in nz.. so a ring around could mean that it gets here sooner.

Unfortunately this particular stroller (Steelcraft Strider 3) isn't available at all in NZ yet. I rang Britax and asked them, and they aren't sure when or if it will be here.

The bassinet thing is a good point, how long do most babies stay in theirs for? ]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 18:18:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139299&title=question-about-strollers#139299 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139298&title=question-about-strollers#139298 Author: Mikaela
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 6:16pm

I should add, the other option is to buy a cheaper stroller ourselves before the baby arrives.]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 18:16:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139298&title=question-about-strollers#139298 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139297&title=question-about-strollers#139297 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 6:15pm

what you also have to think about is how long the baby would actually use the bassinette part.. if baby is larger.. and grows quickly, he could seriously be getting too big for it before, or very soon after you receive it. Are the people who are buying it for you.. would they bei nterested in buying it through maybe a NZ company like winkalotts.. so it would be delivered straight to you? most buggy makers have distributors in nz.. so a ring around could mean that it gets here sooner.]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 18:15:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139297&title=question-about-strollers#139297 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139296&title=question-about-strollers#139296 Author: Mikaela
Subject: 7200
Posted: 02 May 2007 at 6:12pm

I thought I'd invade this room and ask my question to all you already-mums

We've been offered a brand new stroller & bassinet attachment BUT it would have to come over from Australia and wouldn't arrive til about 6 weeks after my EDD (it's a long story). I would really like to get this particular stroller, but we can't afford to buy it ourselves so to be given it like this would be really awesome.

Trouble is, it would mean we're either without a stroller or using a borrowed second-hand one without a bassinet attachment for the first six weeks or so. I've no idea how much new mums use their strollers (in August in Auckland especially) and whether this would be a problem, so I thought I'd check with you guys to see what you thought.]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 18:12:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7200&PID=139296&title=question-about-strollers#139296