Bassinet strollers are sooo expensive!

amother

Blushpink

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 10:02 am

amother Alyssum wrote:

OK still not sold but at least this answer is relevant

If you don't live in the EU there's no need to follow it. My baby slept in the stroller until 5 months.

amother

Midnight

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:20 pm

amother OP wrote:

Where do you keep the baby during the day? The floor isn't safe because there are other kids around. And how can you leave a newborn in a snap n go all day? It's a carseat, no? Is lay flat safe for a newborn?

You cannot keep a baby in stroller or bassinet all day. Or a car seat.

scintilla

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:23 pm

amother Midnight wrote:

You cannot keep a baby in stroller or bassinet all day. Or a car seat.

It depends on the age, and a bassinet is very different from the other two options. You absolutely can keep a newborn in a bassinet all day, they can even have tummy time in there etc.

tichellady

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:26 pm

scintilla wrote:

It depends on the age, and a bassinet is very different from the other two options. You absolutely can keep a newborn in a bassinet all day, they can even have tummy time in there etc.

why would you keep a newborn in a bassinet all day? newborns need to be held and touched

scintilla

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:30 pm

tichellady wrote:

why would you keep a newborn in a bassinet all day? newborns need to be held and touched

Did you read this whole thread? I don't think this is what OP or anyone means. It's a discussion between the different options, bassinet or not.

To me "all day" in this context means between feeds, when putting baby down, for naps etc. The normal amount of time a newborn spends out of a mother's arms. And yes car seat isn't great, stroller is better but not amazing, and bassinet is best, of those 3 options.

amother

Peony

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:41 pm

I have this one:

https://www.google.com/aclk?sa.....durl=

Baby Jogger City Tour Lux. Comes with bassinet. No, it’s not the best stroller in the world. But it totally works. My baby slept in it during the day. At night he had a separate bassinet. The push is not bad, and it works for all-terrains and folds pretty nicely. All in all, great value for the price.

amother

Cerise

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:42 pm

tichellady wrote:

why would you keep a newborn in a bassinet all day? newborns need to be held and touched

I can hold my baby most of the day and still want a bassinet to put my baby down in when she naps.

amother

Denim

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:47 pm

amother Peony wrote:

Comes with a separate bassinet or the seat folds into a bassinet?

(anon bc haven't announced my pg yet)

amother

Peony

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:49 pm

amother Denim wrote:

Comes with a separate bassinet or the seat folds into a bassinet?

(anon bc haven't announced my pg yet)

Separate bassinet. It doesn’t include the car seat or glider board that are pictured, those have to be bought separately.

Ema of 5

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 1:50 pm

amother OP wrote:

The bassinet stroller is baby's home for the first few months... how do you put a newborn in a standard stroller? Not to mention, it will be the baby's crib (can't afford a separate crib) until the baby outgrows it.

I haven’t read past this yet, so I apologize if someone mentioned this already.
For my baby, I had two places for him to sleep- an on bed cosleeper for in my room, and a bassinet type thing for the living room. One I was gifted and one I bought, but neither was very expensive. The in bed cosleeper is portable, so if I didn’t have the thing in the living room I would have just used that. He used both until approximately 7m.
The stroller I bought has a bassinet with it, but I only used it a hand full of times.

happy7

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 2:40 pm

Mockingbird.
It’s a great stroller. You have to buy it directly from company. That’s why it’s cheaper.

amother

Cerise

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 2:49 pm

happy7 wrote:

Mockingbird.
It’s a great stroller. You have to buy it directly from company. That’s why it’s cheaper.

I looked it up- one stroller review company raves over it and another calls it heavy and hard to fold and recommends a vista instead. I’m confused. How does it really perform?

amother

Alyssum

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 4:40 pm

amother Cerise wrote:

I looked it up- one stroller review company raves over it and another calls it heavy and hard to fold and recommends a vista instead. I’m confused. How does it really perform?

Vista is pretty much as heavy as they come. If you're looking for lightweight, the answer is neither.
Don't know about the fold but you can usually watch review videos to get a sense of how they work.

amother

Cerise

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 4:41 pm

amother Alyssum wrote:

Have a Bee in good condition. Looking for a carriage stroller. I’m not so picky about lightweight.

amother

Mistyrose

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 4:46 pm

amother OP wrote:

I'm looking for a bassinet stroller and I can't find any for under a few hundred dollars. Some strollers are cheaper, but then you have to pay for the bassinet separately.
There are some random ones on Amazon - does anyone know if those are good quality?

I can't afford an expensive stroller, but a stroller is a necessity. I don't know what to do.

If you’re in the lakewood area I’m happy to lend you my uppababy bassinet and bassinet stand for as long as you need. I just finished using it for my baby

amother

Pewter

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 5:46 pm

amother Mistyrose wrote:

If you’re in the lakewood area I’m happy to lend you my uppababy bassinet and bassinet stand for as long as you need. I just finished using it for my baby

This is so kind. I was also lucky enough to have a friend lend me hers, and my baby was very comfortable in it for night and day sleeping, til around three months. Probably a more petite baby can go longer. As far as strollers, I buy mine second hand on offer up or Facebook marketplace. A second hand high end stroller in excellent condition is far superior to a new, cheap stroller.

amother

Cerise

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 6:01 pm

amother Midnight wrote:

You cannot keep a baby in stroller or bassinet all day. Or a car seat.

A bassinet is flat. If it is rated for sleep, she can keep the baby there while the baby is sleeping. Why is this a problem? People do have to do things like make supper and use the restroom and pay attention to other kids.

amother

Aster

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 7:41 pm

amother OP wrote:

Look in offerup for a used one I have a few friends that bought second hand

Story

Tue, Aug 01 2023, 7:55 pm

Agree abt checking offerup. For example:

https://offerup.com/item/detai.....oller

Uppababy Vista with a million accessories for $100.

I got my great quality jogging stroller on offerup for $100. Non Jews have like 1 kid and then sell Smile