Esther: I think Manduca can switch to front-facing and hip-carrying. You can go to the shop to try out.
And Peg Perego you may go to Kaki Bukit Baby Kingdom or Baby Hypermart (dunno which is which, the one with the beautiful 2nd floor showroom) They may allow some bargaining. I bargained for my Inglesina car seat.
For smaller babies to use Bee, I also dun recommend the cocoon, it's just too hot in SG. 6 mths up should be fine. The Bee can recline to almost 180 deg flat. And babies are not recommended to lie complete flat too due to influx condition and can cause bb to vomit milk if just fed. So small babies are recommended to lay at a slight (175deg) angle instead of 180deg flat.
And I think most babies are fascinated by strollers moving. My boy struggles when we harness him in the Bee, but once we get moving, he enjoys the motion and scenery. lol...
My neighbor is using Quinny Zapp, pretty good too. Her MIL is handling it well, so ease of use for elders.
I think it's important to get a stroller that your caregiver is willing to use. Unlike my Stokke Xplory which is a white elephant now because my MIL is intimidated by the sheer size and refuses to use it. Should have bought the Bee in the very beginning.
Elizabeth: I'm getting IKEA baby cot. It seems rather stable for that price.
Angel9: I also have a monster nanny last yr! She is known as Aunty Mary from JB. I sack her on the 8th day which is CNY eve. Let her go home for festive. lol... the whole family is relieved when she left.
She wears ultra short shorts and walk about in the house exposing her 55 yr old legs. She wears many anklets, bracelets and rings which seems unhygienic to me. She blames and complains that my breast pump (Medela freestyle) is difficult to open up to wash. She sleeps more than me and baby. She sleeps everywhere, on the sofa, on her bed and on the staircases even in daytime with baby in her hands.
The first weekend that bb return home rained 4 days consecutively, I ask her to iron dry the cloth diapers, she weep as she did the job, as though I bully or abuse her.
She secretly ask my MIL to buy more huggies diapers as she refuse to use and wash cloth diapers.
She is lazy to go to wet market (which is just downstairs) everyday to get fresh ingredients for my confinement meals. She ask my mil to do the shopping for one whole week and stock up the fridge fully. And the way she prepares food is so unprofessional. When she left, we have to throw away all the food that she orders my MIL to buy as they are no longer fresh.
After she left, I check my bb's bottom, there are traces of poop left in creases. And bb's delicate belly button is also not clean.
Most sian part is she keep telling the whole family that I have no milk and ask me to use formula so that it's easier for her to just make fm and stuff into baby's mouth at night, instead of washing my pump. I'm so glad i sacked her.
For my 2nd baby, no more CL as I can take care of bb and i'll ask my mum to cook for me.
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