Having either owned, or tried those of friends, most of the big names at various times; I still reckon the Phil & Ted Sport Double was the best. Exceptionally well made steel frame, strong joints & decent tough fabrics. We paid £450 for ours with all the add-ons. Just sold it on Ebay for £220 so didnt lose much. Ours took a fair old hammering for the last 3 1/2 years, but it came up like new & the joints, pivots & mechanisms all worked as new. Ok, its not light, but it folds pretty small. It could be steered & manouvered with a single hand. I'm sure someone will pop up & ridicule the use of the cocoon, but for the few months they fit them they work very well. Dont let the double bit put you off, its a single underneath.
And this having them face you business is all very cuddly & modern, but doesnt really make much difference.
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+4 for a sling.
We used a baby bjorn and best thing ever. Really. Better than bikes even!
We also have a Phil and ted. Great bits of kit but we rarely used it as the baby bjorn was so good and now they are older (1 and 2.5 yrs) they both walk everywhere and it never gets used. If I had my time again I wouldn't get a buggy at all. Having said that mine walked at 10 and 12 months so a bit easier I guess.
But if you do Phil and ted
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And this having them face you business is all very cuddly & modern, but doesnt really make much difference
No? Did you ask your kid?
I think it makes a difference in the early months!
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I think it makes a difference in the early months!
Did you ask your kid?
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Yes, in a manner of speaking
But better to assume that it does make a positive difference with the chance of you wasting your time than assume it doesn't when it actually does and your kid is that little bit less happy...
EDIT: I just asked her. She said 'no' but I think she's a bit tired.
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But better to assume that it does make a positive difference with the chance of you wasting your
timemoney.......See we don't have a lot of cash, so there have to be compromises. If you look at all of the marketing bumpf around babies though, they're more than happy to play on your reasoning
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Yeah I'm not advocating wasting money either. However really sling for the first three or six months then a Zapp or similar is still by far the cheapest way to go and I reckon the best for baby too. Only problems with this approach is if your baby gets big and heavy quickly and one of you is not capable of carrying the load, if you have had a caesarian or something. Having said that, a decent carrier (many are not good) will hold the baby in such a way as not to notice the weight - which is why I like Close Parent.
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