Is a carseat & snap-n-go enough (at least at first)?

Re: Is a carseat & snap-n-go enough (at least at first)?

• lauti member

  August 2011

  Yes, it would be enough until you decide on what other stroller you might want.

  Plus, you can then take baby to the store to try out the options.
  

  

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• bobbs420 member

  August 2011

  Yes, this is all you will need. Unless you plan on taking the baby off-roading or something I loved my Snuglider!
  

  

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• dixee.deluxe

  August 2011

  Yes.  Try to get a used one if it's something you'll be paying out of pocket for (rather than a shower gift).  You can find them for like $30 and no one uses them very long anyway.

  

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• GirlWithTheMostCake member

  August 2011

  I'm gonna go against the grain and say no. No child should be in their car seat, unless in the car, for extended periods of time for health reasons. So if you plan on going out and about for hours at a time then a snap n go won't cut it.  If this is for like 30 minutes here and there until you choose a stroller then that's a different story.
  

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• Happily Overwhelmed member

  August 2011

  I'm not really any help since I'm not due until December. However, we're going with the snap-n-go too. I think it's an awesome option. Not only because I hated the travel systems too but because I don't want to have to wake up baby to take him in the store. Especially since it will be winter when he gets here.

  I'm scoping out baby consignment stores, craigslist, etc for a used one. I'm not a big fan of used baby equipment but figure it's not like the LO actually touches the snap-n-go so it should be okay. And I'm sure there's a ton out there that haven't gotten a lot of use.

  We're registering for a lightweight stroller for when he gets a bit bigger.

  As for the PP that says that no baby should be in a car seat for long periods of time. I do agree with this. I think it's a matter of how much you plan to use any type of stroller. But really....you can controll this yourself by monitoring how much time LO is laying in the same position. Car seat, stroller, crib, etc...LO needs positions changed no matter what. It's not like the snap and go is the killer! I'm even considering the "boppy noggin nest" as an extra measure against flat head, etc.

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• SunDrop11 member

  August 2011

  We have a Snap-n-Go and love it. It is  so easy to go out with DD. We pop her car seat out of the base, stick it in the stroller and we're on our way! Just to give you a timeline, DD is just over 5 months and we still use it. We are going to move her to a convertible car seat soon, but we have used the SNG a lot in these first few months.
  

   

   

  Also, to the PP who doesn't like used baby equipment, you know you can clean things you buy at consignment stores, right? We have a few things that we bought used. I refused to pay $40 for a new Bumbo when I could get one for $10 at a consignment store. I wiped it down with Clorox wipes and it was good to go. Everything we have bought used has been in excellent condition.
  

  
  
  
  

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• slwprincess member

  August 2011

  I have LOVED my SNG this time.  Didn't have it with #1, but it has made life with 2 kids so much easier.  I am dreading her outgrowing the infant seat!  I bought the SNG used from a fellow nestie so be sure to check out CL.  I am passing mine on to my SIL who is pg with her 2nd as well.  I told her its a matter of survival :-)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

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• JillBean78

  August 2011

  Yep!  That is what I did and I am glad I did it.  Because the stroller I thought I wanted ended up not really being the one I needed.

  Booze, it's what's for dinner Birth - 7 lbs. 7 oz., 20 inches 1 Month - 9 lbs., 5 oz, 21 inches 2 Months - 11 lbs., 4.5 oz, 23 inches 4 Months - 14 lbs, 1 oz, 26.5 inches 6 months - 16 lbs, 1 oz, 28.75 inches 9 months - 18 lbs, 6 oz, 29.25 inches 1 Year - 21 lbs, 6 oz, 31 inches 2 Years - 28 lbs., 37 inches

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• darmca member

  August 2011

  GirlWithTheMostCake:

  I'm gonna go against the grain and say no. No child should be in their car seat, unless in the car, for extended periods of time for health reasons. So if you plan on going out and about for hours at a time then a snap n go won't cut it.  If this is for like 30 minutes here and there until you choose a stroller then that's a different story.
  

  Huh? All travel systems have the baby sitting in the carseat until he/she has good enough neck control to be in the big stroller. Most other strollers have carseat adapters because they are more safe the putting a newborn in the stroller, even fully reclined. Most recommend 6 months before using a stroller without a car-seat adapter.
  

  

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• Fulbri05

  August 2011

  darmca:

  GirlWithTheMostCake:

  I'm gonna go against the grain and say no. No child should be in their car seat, unless in the car, for extended periods of time for health reasons. So if you plan on going out and about for hours at a time then a snap n go won't cut it.  If this is for like 30 minutes here and there until you choose a stroller then that's a different story.
  

  Huh? All travel systems have the baby sitting in the carseat until he/she has good enough neck control to be in the big stroller. Most other strollers have carseat adapters because they are more safe the putting a newborn in the stroller, even fully reclined. Most recommend 6 months before using a stroller without a car-seat adapter.
  

  Yeah, I agree with this. The solution to not having a baby lay down in a carseat all the time would be to wear him. Either way if you're out and about for a longer time, a carseat or a stroller that he could lay flat in would be doing the same "damage" as far as getting a flat head.

  And yes, a snap n go is all you need. This is what we did and later got a Chicco Liteway when he was old enough to sit up in it.  

  

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• jani7 member

  August 2011

  dixee.deluxe:

  Yes.  Try to get a used one if it's something you'll be paying out of pocket for (rather than a shower gift).  You can find them for like $30 and no one uses them very long anyway.

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• GirlWithTheMostCake member

  August 2011

  Fulbri05:

  darmca:

  GirlWithTheMostCake:

  I'm gonna go against the grain and say no. No child should be in their car seat, unless in the car, for extended periods of time for health reasons. So if you plan on going out and about for hours at a time then a snap n go won't cut it.  If this is for like 30 minutes here and there until you choose a stroller then that's a different story.
  

  Huh? All travel systems have the baby sitting in the carseat until he/she has good enough neck control to be in the big stroller. Most other strollers have carseat adapters because they are more safe the putting a newborn in the stroller, even fully reclined. Most recommend 6 months before using a stroller without a car-seat adapter.
  

  Yeah, I agree with this. The solution to not having a baby lay down in a carseat all the time would be to wear him. Either way if you're out and about for a longer time, a carseat or a stroller that he could lay flat in would be doing the same "damage" as far as getting a flat head.

  And yes, a snap n go is all you need. This is what we did and later got a Chicco Liteway when he was old enough to sit up in it.  

   

  It's not flat head. It's air flow. Any child in the car seat, which is a 45 degree angle is not getting enough oxygen to the brain to be considered optimal. It's obviously the best angle for the car safety, but not for life outside the car. Just because companies make these things in no way makes them healthy for regular usage. The best option for an infant in a stroller is a bassinet. Think of the logic - you can't put a child in a stroller seat because it doesn't lie fully flat until 6 months...but you can keep a child sitting with their chin in their chest instead?   
  

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• water-fairy

  August 2011

  Yes, at least until your LO grows out of the infant seat (DS did at 6 months).

  

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• MereB member

  August 2011

  Yes.  I did this with my son until he turned 6 months.  Although he was fine on weight, he is very tall so we moved him up to a convertible car seat, then bought an Uppababy G-Luxe (nice umbrella stroller).  2 years ago they didn't have all the awesome stroller options there are now.  Now I just bought a double stroller off craigslist.  I refuse to be one of the moms that owns 8 strollers- I think 3 is a lot, LOL.

  I agree with PP for buying the snap n go used.  It's very easy to clean off, probably one the easiest to clean gear things you could buy for baby- save your money for a stroller you'll use for a long period of time.

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• OscarQ member

  August 2011

  While I ditto the PP suggestion to buy a used Snap N Go, the need for a real stroller depends on where you are going.  I found that the sidewalks around my house are too uneven for a SNG and I really need to use the big stroller to get around well.

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• Feb3

  August 2011

  Fulbri05:

  darmca:

  GirlWithTheMostCake:

  I'm gonna go against the grain and say no. No child should be in their car seat, unless in the car, for extended periods of time for health reasons. So if you plan on going out and about for hours at a time then a snap n go won't cut it.  If this is for like 30 minutes here and there until you choose a stroller then that's a different story.
  

  Huh? All travel systems have the baby sitting in the carseat until he/she has good enough neck control to be in the big stroller. Most other strollers have carseat adapters because they are more safe the putting a newborn in the stroller, even fully reclined. Most recommend 6 months before using a stroller without a car-seat adapter.
  

  Yeah, I agree with this. The solution to not having a baby lay down in a carseat all the time would be to wear him. Either way if you're out and about for a longer time, a carseat or a stroller that he could lay flat in would be doing the same "damage" as far as getting a flat head.

  And yes, a snap n go is all you need. This is what we did and later got a Chicco Liteway when he was old enough to sit up in it.  

  Agreed.  We'll get a snap'n'go for short trips with just the baby.  If we're out with both kids DD can be in the stroller and we'll wear the baby.  Baby shouldn't be in the regular stroller at the beginning anyway.

  We registered for a Maclaren when I was pregnant with DD and it sat in the closet unused until she was 5-6 months old.
  

  

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• tenfour member

  August 2011

  GirlWithTheMostCake:

  I'm gonna go against the grain and say no. No child should be in their car seat, unless in the car, for extended periods of time for health reasons. So if you plan on going out and about for hours at a time then a snap n go won't cut it.  If this is for like 30 minutes here and there until you choose a stroller then that's a different story.
  

   

  I keep hearing this, but my question is, how do you take the baby out for extended periods of time if they're too little for anything but a car seat? 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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