Should I splurge on a bassinet for the stroller?

kdiala · August 2014

With a December baby I'm not sure how much we will be getting out, but I found a great deal on a bassinet for my stroller and I've always wanted one.... We have cool winters but nothing too severe- totally impractical or worth it?

JCM285 · August 2014

I had the same question! lol Here's the thread in case you want to browse: https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12421180/are-you-getting-a-bassinet-attachment-for-your-stroller#latest

hellopartyof5 · August 2014

I think it depends on how good a deal we're talking about here...

kdiala · August 2014

I found a britax deal for $75- which is about half off the normal price, and significantly cheaper than another one I had been looking at for $200. I bought a baby jogger city versa on clearance for $200 so I've already saved a lot on the stroller, so feel good about that, but would hate to waste money if we won't have that many opportunities to use it.

AllTheTeaInChina · August 2014

You can use the Britax bassinet with the Versa but also need the Britax car seat adapters. Those are another $20 or so. Personally, I would buy a good body snuzzler and put baby directly in the stroller seat (fully reclined).

kdiala · August 2014

Yeah I was planning on the britax bassinet on the baby jogger frame with the attachments... Since the britax infant seat is cheaper than the chicco, and the britax attachment ($20) is cheaper than the chicco one ($50) I figured the bassinet was almost paid for - lol in a way that justifies me buying it... I'll probably think on it longer I guess, prob a fun to have vs actually useful

drpayne · August 2014

I cant think of a time I would have needed one and this will be my third... I guess I don't see the point. A baby can sleep in a reclined seat. Before he/she is old enough to do that, just get an adapter bar that your car seat clicks into. Otherwise you'd have to wake a sleeping baby in order to transfer to a bassinet, at which point, what if he/she doesn't want to lay flat?. Even if you did use it, it would be for such a short period of time.

lionyloo32 · August 2014

I'm buying a stroller that comes with a bassinet simply because I plan on having LO sleep in it for the first few weeks. I also think it would be nice to have for walks outside with LO and the dogs.

pregnantinstyle · August 2014

Honestly when I got my Uppababy Vista it came with the bassinet and I hardly ever used it. I mostly used the car seat and just got the adaptor to hook it into the stroller. It was perfect because if baby was sleeping I just hooked it in an that was it.

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