Several gear questions

snookums2013 · April 2013

I have lots of questions about gear as a FTM. Here are a few of them. Thanks for your help!

1) How did you choose your car seat and stroller? If you get the lightest one (e.g. Graco SnugRide), are you sacrificing safety? Which is the best for weight and safety combined? Are the Graco click strollers sturdy enough? Any thoughts on Peg Perego? I've been offered a used Peg Perego set but might just use that for my mom to have a set.

2) Convertible cribs - yay or no? Is there anything dangerous about them?

3) Where did you get your bedding set? A lot of the ones I've seen are really stiff from the patterns on them. Does the baby care? Have you found any that are cute and soft? I'm having a girl and would like to have some purple in the pattern.

4) What items are you buying yourself vs. registering for them?

5) Does Babies R Us offer any incentives to set up a registry? Target sent me an offer for a $20 gift card and I was just wondering if BRU does anything similar.

orangecurls · April 2013

1 If you are looking for a stroller system, I would look at the britax b agile and b safe combo. Britax is a well known name and the b agile stroller is awesome. I have a chicco keyfit and love it.

2 Convertible cribs yay. They are pe

1026pumpkin · April 2013

1. I chose my car seat (Chicco KeyFit) and strollers (snap n go and BOB) based on reviews and our needs- something quick and easy for shopping trips and something good for trail walks. The Graco SnugRide is very well-rated, and would have been my

ShellBear+ · April 2013

1) I got the britax b-safe and b-agile system. I liked the lightweight stroller and maneuverability. All carseats have to adhere to the same safety standards so you don't have to worry about that whether it is the cheap one or expensi

FmrAFBrat · April 2013

1. We chose our car seat & stroller based on reviews and trying stuff out. I looked on sites like www.carseatblog.com & Consumer Reports, as well as what our possible needs were. We went with the on

orangecurls · April 2013

Also look at the chicco keyfit and chicco liteway plus for another stroller system option. People on here love the regular liteway.

tdmd09 · April 2013

1. We chose the Graco SnugRide seat and the Graco FastAction fold stroller. It's a travel system but it's lightweight. The stroller has a one-hand fold which is convenient and I am able to take both in/out of my car without a lot of trouble. As someone

pb_bride · April 2013

1) We have Graco Snugride 30. It has one of the highest safety testing, so no, I am not sacrificing safety. I chose the 30 over Snugride 22 because the 22 has not been side-impact tested. We also have the Graco snap-n-go. I love

JilllyBean · April 2013

Check out the baby bargains book, it has all the ratings and helped me make decisions.

olga1311 · April 2013

Just wanted to comment on Graco's click connect travel system - I am a FTM so don't have first hand experience yet but we tested the 3 in 1 modes Graco Click Connect travel system and found it to be the best - super easy to navigate, 1 hand fold, you can