Dear Tromso,
yes mine is the 2011 model. was $498 or something, bought at taka fair at $420 (not $300 plus, sorry, just found the receipt to double check). i guess maxi cosi is a good brand too, but the safety standard for this is higher. and for the cheaper brands, they all have the basic safety requirements i think. the difference is the impact where the car seat can withstand. like the basic ones can only withstand up to 40-50km/h kind of impact and the better ones can withstand higher impacts at 70km/h, etc. my limited knowledge after doing some research asking various sales people at various places
$420 is at a slightly higher end but considered cheaper than buying one from 0-6 months and another from 6mths to 4 years. So i got it lo.
Dear faithfully,
i dunno how to ease that. Wld pre-natal massage help?
Dear Baby_me,
Mine is inglesina's Marco Polo:
http://www.inglesina.com/en/collection/car-safety/marco-polo-2011
As for stroller, we decided to buy peg perego as it is made in italy, is more sturdy than most, has even better suspension than quinny and easy to handle (one-step open & close). the seat is also bigger (my baby also on the bigger side) and more comfy than other strollers we saw. it costs us $590 at taka fair, originally $600 plus, can be used from 0 to 4 years. Only problem is it is heavier than most but only xinku when carrying it in and out of car boot which is a matter of seconds lo. most of the time, baby is in stroller & we pushing it around so ease of control and sturdiness are more impt for us.
http://global.pegperego.com/babyproducts-catalog/2012/Pliko+P3+Compact
For strollers, u need to prioritise lo. sturdiness? ease of control? looks? comfort? price? 4-wheel drive? suspension? easy to open & close (with one hand)? costs? made in which country? can face-in & face-out? etc etc. Need to go shop shop look look. Most strollers can use from 0 - 4yrs, just need to put in an extra cushion if baby is infant stage.
my first choice was quinny la, mainly cos of looks la, lol. but after sourcing around, realise that it is not so easy to use, when keeping or setting up, some models become two-piece and takes up a lot of space. the seat is not comfortable also. and if u wanna use maxi cosi car seat to put on the quinny stroller, only the 0-6mth car seats can fit the quinny stroller. so end up will need 2 car seats and 1 stroller, very space-consuming. so i gave up on quinny lo *sobs*
Dear heartbeats,
Ya, i also made stroller and car seat hubby's project to research etc, so he went for practicality instead of looks, there goes my quinny!!!
Dear chris,
great minds think alike!!! what colour did u buy? i bought the jave colour one, with some brown leather parts. didnt know which design to go for until a couple actually strolled by the booth using a pliko p3 in java colour!!! it is a sign!!! lol, so we bought that colour.
