Maxi-Cosi - Lila Comfort

Do you walk & hike trails a lot right now? Next time you’re out, find a baby and ask the parents what they’re using (might take a few hikes to eventually find a baby of course but keep an eye out.) For any hikes on “rough” terrain we’ve only ever put our babies in the wearing carrier. Strollers just don’t cut it I find. Too annoying to fight big pieces of gravel. For any trails that are smoother and not as rough, our maxi cosi Lila stroller performed perfectly fine!

It really does depend how much money you want to spend! I will be using my pushchair that I had with my girls. I bought a mix cosi one for them. All the attachments as in car seat, main seat and bassinet. Folds up pretty small and was a joy to push. Was considering buying a new one but I have washed everything and it still looks brand new. I just couldn't justify the cost of the higher brand ones and apart from the name I don't really see what extra you get. My husband drives but I do not. I will be using my pushchair daily and it will be kept in the house. I pushed my friends silver cross the other week and I actually hated the feeling of it and found it felt too light! I am like you though and I will be buying most things secondhand. It's worth just having a look at second hand ones still. A lot of people get obsessed with pushchairs so you can find ones that have hardly been used. The warranty isn't really important as unless it breaks from a bit on wind the manufacturer will probably say it was user error!

I'm going to buck the system and recommend against the infant seat. Just get a stroller with a bassinet or baby wear because you can only use those infant seats for 6-8 months and they cost the same or more as a convertible, and they're not supposed to be in them for more than 2 hours. Then they end up in a landfill. I'm about to be 3 kids in and we've never used one. My friend has 3 kids and never used one. Get a good infant carrier and a stroller that allows a complete recline. I love the Cybex Gazelle S that I bought when we found out we were surprise expecting baby 3, but before that I bought a used Maxi Cosi who's seat converts from bassinet to a toddler seat and I love it. 

We live in a rural area, so we checked facebook market place for the three biggest cities closest to us. Found high end brands for dirt cheap barely used. I can’t remember off the top of my head but I think we got an open box maxi cosi carseat stroller combo for $100. It was some set that would be $500+ normally brand new. I guess they received several of them at their baby shower so they sold the extra. We got lucky! :)