This time last year, I was looking for the perfect pushchair and everything else that was a must have. But as my partner and I was forced to move again, (just before the baby was popping out early December,) and we were really looking forward to a normal flat with space where we did not have to live with our belongs packed in boxes.
I wanted a Bugaboo. I had to have a BUGABOO. But bran new one cost a fortune. I was not really fuzzy that the pushchair needed to be bran new. I rather have the cot I wanted which was a white Brio and a nice mattress.
After loads of disappointing biddings on eBay and losing drove me mad. I switched over to Gumtree.com and found this 007 special edition blue denim Bugaboo. It came with everything including, car sit, rain covers both for pushchair and car sit, and the lambskin mattress (which I never did receive). All for £350, I added another 50 as the owner was going to sell it to someone else.
BUT I was desperate, what kind of a new mum to be did not have everything ready by now??
I had no cot, baby room, baby clothes, and etc etc… anything for a baby I did not have. This time last year I only had two and half month left. I had nothing for a baby.
Of course I wanted to buy things, but I was working like a crazy and that shity flat we lived in before this lovely home, drove me insane. I did anything to be away from it.
I was and still am very happy with the Bugaboo. I love it. I rewashed and dyed the denim fabric and as the baby came around Christmas it looked so “heavenly” after my mum put in my old baby foot muff.
I have to admit I was always concerned about the car seat. Was it an older model? It looked so used.
It was a maxicosi. A USED MAXICOSI. What do you know about baby car seat before the baby even arrives? Seriously??? If you answer I know everything, I really would like to punch you. I don’t believe that.
As my baby is growing, almost whole 9 months, I am still learning. I’m so happy I have signed up to be a member at Crouch Ends library. All those books to dive in. When time allows me. I have and I am reading JO Frost’s Confident Baby Care. She is not UK most trusted nanny. I think she is the worlds trusted nanny who tells you everything you need to know in the first year of your baby’s life. I got the book on Monday and its Wednesday today and already I have dived so deep and ménage to get to page 121.
So far I think the book is ok, haven’t found something wow jet but, (but I do have problem putting the book away) however page 56 under the paragraph CAR SEAT
NO USED SEATS. And when I handed over the money to women who sold me the Bugaboo and things came with her partner and baby boy I did not even once asked uis the car seat safe? Has it been in any accidents? I do not ask anything part from, how does buggy work?
I bet super-nanny is huffing and puff at me. In her book, page 56, its written:
In the beginning I did not found second hand wrong. But I would advice to be more careful when purchasing things. I would say it's better to go yourself and view the item rather for the seller to come to you and you feel you have to pay them for things that in the reality looks more shabby then on the photographs you saw on the internet.
Babyworld.co.uk however says a big NO, NO, NO
If I had read this article on Babyworld last year, I don't think I would have bought the car seat.
Hopeful I have helped you out. So ask questions when wanting to buy.
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