Buggy advice!

Bugaboos are brilliant (but pricey, although they go for secondhand not much more than a new Vibe), and the maxi cosi capsule fits on them. You can use the capsule up to 13kg, my daughter used hers until she was a year old! They don't have the option to convert to a double though, did you want that?

I saw the silver cross dazzle on babybites - apparently "the Silvercross Dazzle can be purchased from Bébé Online for $429.95 AU with an extremely reasonable NZ shipping charge of $15." (They have other silvercross strollers too, I guess it'd be the same shipping.)

If you don't use the Snap'n Go wheels for long walks, just around the shops, and have a sling/wrap or frontpack, you'll be fine for the first 3 months.

I like my pram (Steelcraft Strider), but Mika has decided she prefers being carried, so a lot of the time I end up carrying her in the moby (and before I had that, just in my arms) and pushing an empty pram.

Ella wrote: I like my pram (Steelcraft Strider), but Mika has decided she prefers being carried, so a lot of the time I end up carrying her in the moby (and before I had that, just in my arms) and pushing an empty pram.

We found for the first three months Issy HATED any pram (we had a few) and would only be carried .. so quite often I carried her whilst trying to push an empty pram!

So I would say you are definately safe waiting till she is older and just having snap n go wheels.

Just to throw a spanner in, my DD HATED her sling with a passion, I don't know why but she never lasted anymore than about 10 minutes before screaming. Most babies do seem to like them though.

And yep, we have a cameleon, the basinnett that you use for the first few months was absolutely brilliant, we used it as DD's bed for the first 6 weeks.

Hi MistyMolly!! Nice to chat to you again & hope the pregnancy is going well!

My sister got the Silvercross after seeing it at a baby show in the UK but only used it twice... She found it too heavy and bulky, both folded & not (ok, bare in mind the smallness of UK houses & she was driving a small Citron!).

She then bought a Maclaren Techno XT, the 4 wheel, umbrella fold one, which lies all the way flat for a newborn & loved it. She is still using it 2 years & a lot of travelling later & it's held up really well. It does not take a bassinet, but as it lies flat for a newborn you should not need one? (I understand these were supposed to be available from Baby Factory from April?)

If you are undecided why not hire here from Baby on the Move? That way you can try out a buggy before you buy & also hire a bassinet which you won't be using for too long rather than spending the cash on something you are not sure on? Then give them back before you go to the UK & buy something there if you find what you want & you should be able to travel back with it for free on most airlines! If you don't see anything you like, then you have the option to get something locally when you get back!

Having tried to drive buggies around in the UK I would say the biggest you want to be dealing with is the Maclaren, especially if you are on public transport & you'd be much better off with a sling or carrier!

Hope that helps! PM me if you want any ideas on where to look in the Uk for baby goodies!!

One thought....in those first 3 months you may find (especially in July) that you dont want to venture out of the house much anyway.