Would you buy the same buggy again?
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Topic: Would you buy the same buggy again?
Posted By: Basil_brush
Subject: Would you buy the same buggy again?
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 7:07pm
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Hi all new mums!!
I am 32 weeks pregnant, looking at buying a baby buggy and am so confused about what will work once the little squeaker is out! They all make huge claims to be the best and at the moment I'm just guessing what features will be most valuable. Is it best to buy a capsule/buggy all in one that you can plug into a base in the car? Or does this not work as well as it looks in practice? I was looking at the Milano at baby city today, it looks really good but quite light - do they fall apart? I have been given an older style mountain buggy terrain which is very basic with no extra features but looks good and sturdy. I can see the benefit of having the capsule which clicks into the buggy though and wonder is it worth having both? It's my first baby so hopefully we'll be able to use whatever we buy for future bubbies too! Any tips or advice (with the benefit of hindsight) would be much appreciated. Thanks! |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 7:10pm
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We bought a set of snap n go wheels that we used with Issys capsule, but we also had a pram (as they shouldnt really be in those capsules for an extended period of time) .
The pram we bought was awesome, however we didnt think far enough ahead, and now number two is on the way we had to replace it with another so we could carry both kidlets. We had a Jeep model pram (which we  'd) now we have a P&T Vibe .. which we even more lol
------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 8:13pm
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We have a capsule that snaps into the buggy and i can't say its been very useful at all for me. Main reason is that it made the buggy incredibly heavy to push round and control when they two were in together and after just a few weeks my ds is very happy in the buggy but will not tolerate the capsule unless its in the car.
Only commenting as we paid what I think is a lot for the combination and i'm not sure i'd bother again. Also the buggy we got all be it nice takes up about 95% of the boot space and is difficult to collpase, neither I thought about before buying (dumb I know) so have a play with it, check you can pick it up, fold it down and how much of your car space it will take up and whether or not that is an issue for you.
The capsule also clicks into a base in the car and this feature I really do like, makes clicking in and out very easy. ------------- 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 9:39pm
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I had a capsule but didn't keep Daniel in it if we weren't travelling - there has been some interesting research looking at oxygen saturation levels of babies in capsules. That said, if you get a good insert that keep their head upright, that makes a huge difference to their oxygen sats. I also found the capsule really heavy to lift around, though it was easy to click on/off the base when getting it out of the car.
I have a mountain buggy, 2005 version we got off TM and I it. It won't work so well when we have 2 kids, but my grand plan is that Daniel will be 2 1/2 -3 then, so he will be walking, and if he's tired, we can hook a kiddy board on the back. It is bulky and takes up lots of space in the boot, but I've now got the knack of collapsing it and getting it in/out of the car, so it doesn't bother me.------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Bikkuri
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 9:42pm
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First buggy we bought was a Bertini Shuttle. This was OK, but if we had thought ahead would have bought a Phil & Ted right from the start, as it is great for two children.
Our 2 year old used to hate the bertini pram, but as soon as we got the Phil & Ted Sport was really happy to go in it. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 9:58pm
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The next time I have a baby I will be buying a Phl and Teds as the next 2 babies will be close together but the pram that we have at the mo is a mothercraft four wheeler and it has served us well. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 11:12pm
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Although I love my phil n teds as its perfect for two kids, I'd prefer a mountain buggy. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 11 January 2009 at 5:27am
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I have a Mountain Buggy Urban Elite with the bassinette and absolutely love it.
It is so easy to manouvere, has a drink bottle holder (not important but a feature I love) is sturdy and stylie. The only thing is, the bassinette takes up a bit of boot space on top of the space for the frame, so you have 2 things to take in and out of the boot IYKWIM and it is quite heavy. We have taken the bassinette off this week and are using the pram as normal to get baby used to it as we are taking it to Perth without the bassinette, too bulky for check in. The only thing I found was that the liner it came with did not have a head support for newborn babies, so had to buy one from Baby Factory - an added cost. We have the Milano capsule with the base, makes life so much easier to just click it in and out of the car, so can highly recommend that. Hope this all makes sense! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 11 January 2009 at 9:56am
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I've got a milano with the capsule (possibly the same one you were looking at). I think it is good value for the price - the only downside is that it doesn't fold up very small at all. . . ------------- |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 11 January 2009 at 10:00am
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I've got the Milano capsule/buggy combo, lovely and light, easy to put up and down, the capsule was fantastic as a 1st carseat but I never actually used it clipped into the buggy as you're not meant to leave baby in a capsule for too long and my daughter was much more comfortable stretched out in the buggy with the back laid flat (also worked well as somewhere to take a nap if we were at a friends when she was really little). Now she's graduated to a big carseat, but still loves the buggy when we go out. The only downfall was it does take up most of the boot so I have to limit How much shopping I buy (not really a bad thing....). ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 11 January 2009 at 10:36am
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I have a basic mothercare pram from farmers with 4 wheels and it's honestly so brilliant. Not big and bulky like the 3 wheelers and so easy to fit in a small boot or the back seat or wherever it needs to go! I would have liked the one that the capsule attaches to - but Thomas got used to being put in and out of his into the pram so it wasnt an issue. Oh my one was $99 ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: pikelets
Date Posted: 11 January 2009 at 7:30pm
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I love my Phil and Teds sport. We also bought the double kit for when we have another baby.
It is fantastic for "off-road" walking, like the beach, countryside, gravel etc. It is light which was important for me and once you have the hang of it, it is very easy to manoevre and collapse etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 3 Angels - Dec10 / Mar11 / Dec11
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 12:41pm
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We have the milano capsule / stroller / base its ok if you've got a reasonable si\zed boot. I had a little mirage 2 door hatch and if i took off the wheels it fitted perfectly with a bit of room on top for the shopping. The stroller is a wee bit heavy. like 12kgs. but then im a pip squeak. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: dublin
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 1:12pm
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Hi
I have a phil and teds sport which I only bought beacuse it has a doubles kit and am planing number 2 close behind other wise i would have bought a mountain buggy heaps better features. drinks holder more robust ( I walk up the port hills most days) has suspension the back is covered in so no drafts like the P & T and the sun shade can be left on and has zips down the front to get bubs out . as for the capsule i have also got a p & t be very careful that it fits in the seat belt some arnt long enough ( doesnt have a base system which if I was to buy again thats what id get) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 2:21pm
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I've got a Phil and Teds Sport, but it's only the most recent in a long line of buggies lol!
I started out with a cheap 3 wheeler from the Baby Factory, it was brilliant and I used it to death pretty much - it made about a dozen trips to Oz and back, plus trekked all around London, up and down the underground etc. before it finally fell apart when Maya was nearly 2. Then I bought a Babylove Pioneer 2 which I , but I don't think you can get them anymore.
Then when I had the gremlins I bought another Babylove, the twin version of the Pioneer. It was too big and bulky so I bought a Childcare twin stroller to use when shopping etc. Then I got rid of them both and got the Phil and Teds. The only reason I got it was because it was far smaller and easier to manouevre than the twin buggy and it could take both gremlins. I'm not that in love with it, even less so since I had lil miss. It's a PITA to sit up from newborn position so if she's asleep and wakes up I have to take her out and get someone to hold her so I can sit it up coz the clips at the back won't do up with her weight against them. Plus when the gremlins are in it, the one in the toddler seat often undoes the clips which means the one in the main buggy falls straight down on top of them. And the brake is a PITA, I have to put it on and off with my hand as it's far too stiff. Things I do like about it - it is light, folds small and is easy to fold, doesn't take up much space in shops etc., copes well with both gremlins or one gremlin plus lil miss, it reclines further than a lot of other models and it's pretty hardwearing. I also had the snap and go wheels for the capsule, I hired them from TBF and they were a great investment coz I used them all the time when she was younger. She's still in the capsule now but I don't use the wheels as much coz she's not usually asleep when I get her in and out of the car any more. If I was just buying a buggy for one child, I'd probably go with a Mountain Buggy. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 5:06pm
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We got a Mountain Buggy Urban for Caden and I LOVED it, its nice and light and easy as to fold up and stuff.However now that baby number 2 is on its way we have got a phil and teds cos you can use it for baby/toddler bu attaching a seat to it, its ok, a bit of a pain in the ass to open, but easy as pie to close.
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Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 11:25am
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Hi, we have a double mountain buggy & absolutely love it and every one I know raves about their single Mountain Buggy too. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 2:49pm
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Hi there, well I am buggy mad. I got a Phil & Ted E3V2 when I had my last baby as I had a 1yr old as well. So the baby was in the back and 1yr old in the front seat. I used it as a car we walked my older child to school everyday & walked evereywhere, i was doing about 6k+ a day.
I upgraded to The sports model when it came out as it had a few extras. The main seat was smaller did not really like that. The baby 1ish keep touching the wheels even though it had gards on them, & the 2yr old when mad put his feet down hard where the feet go & it would stop the wheel as it is just meterial not metal there. I got flat tires all the time & DH had to leave work to pick us up sometimes. P&T sent replacemant tyres so I carried 1 with me. I loved this pram when the kids were little & light. I then bought a MB Elite 2008 double, and 3yr old sat in it 2 times. Lovley buggy to push, was like butter, but had to take off the wheels just to get it in the car, & was very heavy. I am looking at getting an Urban or a Swift, but am waiting a bit. Trying for another baby & if that happens soon will get the Urban cause of the extras u can use with it, if no more babbies then the Swift. So will make up my mind when Kiwi baby have there next sale on them. (soon I hope) For anyone looking at getting a pram best thing to do it google it, & find out the pros & cons. If you get a good popular 1 then you can get a good price when selling, check TM. 
Maya, I had the same issues with the P&T. I think buggy company's should ask us what we want, had enough different ones to know, lol. I would design 1 with all the features, but could end up looking like a car. hee hee. 
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Posted By: Siananigan
Date Posted: 22 January 2009 at 7:24pm
| I love my Phil N Ted Sport. It is absolutely awesome. Folds up small, rugged, can have two kids, easy to manouvre and has a lie flat for sleepy bubbas. We had an adventure buggy before the Phil n Ted and found it to be remarkably average. |