I am not to sure about the capsule with the Phil & Ted, I am going to buy the rail first and then take it to the baby shop and try some different capsules- if I have to get the peg one though I probably will for convenience. I have read some reviews on line saying that even though you are not supposed to use the toddler seat with the capsule on they have without drama.
You can buy attachments for the Peg Perego capsule to fit on the bugaboo pram. I went the cheaper option and bought the safe and sound unity capsule thinking I wouldn't want to attach the capsule to the pram very often so it wasn't worth extra money - how wrong was I! I so wish I'd paid the extra couple of hundred so that I could. If I didn't think DS would grow out of his capsule in the next few months I would be buying a peg perego and putting my s and s on ebay now
why not look into hiring a capsule, depending on where you live there is a company called hire for baby that hire the babylove snap'n'go & unity capsule which both come with a stroller/pram and you can sometimes hire them for a fraction of the cost o buying the whole set, of course you could always buy the stroller & hire the capsule, especially since you will generally only use the capsule part for approx 6-8 months
I hired the old style safe n sound capsule through the Ambulance for 6 months (he's actually just come out of it at just past 4 1/2 months cos he's too long now) and one day I thought I'll just see if I can sit it in the pram. Well, it fitted into the pram. It doesn't click in but it won't fall out because it sits actually INTO the pram. I have a Peg Perego Pliko 3 which is a few years old now but they do still make the same model. I had the back laid down and it fits perfectly in behind the front bar really nice and snug. So, IMO you don't need to buy the specific ones where you might end up with the capsule or pram which you don't really want but have to get to suit the other if you know what I mean. Also, the capsule is I think about $70 to hire for 6 months.
My GF spent a fortune on the capsule base, the capsule and pram.
I was soooo jealous, but she hates it now, and he is only 8 months.
He is way to heavy to carry in the capsule, and doesn't really fit in it already. He looks squished too. So because he cant stay in too long, she has to take him out of the capsule and put him in the pram without it, so defeats the whole purpose of having it.
But it still looks good.....
I would go into a shop and play with the set up. Cart it around a little, pretend to put it and out of the car and so forth..... Her car is a little higher than a sedan, and she hates trying to put in and out.. even when little it was heavy to pull up an down from that height...
BabyJogger City Elite is FAB! Yep expensive, as everything is an optional extra....I bought it coz I moved to Singapore and was walking all the time. I have seen people here with the car transferable capsules in it, though haven't used it myself! Hope I get to soon!!!
I actually hadnt thought of hiring - I thought you could only hire the older style capsules, not the system ones.
Will certainly have a look! Charlotte was a long baby and would not have fitted in a capsule by about 4 months anyway, so would hate to spend so much money and get very little use out of it!!
I say deffinetly look at hireing then...it's could save you heaps of $$..also forgot to mention that a lot of those place will let you see the products first so you can also have a play with them..
with the unity, they would have to be realy long my 14 month old is in it she is 72cm long now and still has room, her legs hang over the ends but it goes by shoulder hight, once the straps are inline or below shoulders they are to long, not when legs overhang it. I actualy rang and asked safe n sound.
If she is awake when i get to the shops or something i put her in the pram, thouhg if she is asleep i transfer in the capsule. I can still carry it for short distances she is now 8.5 kilos
Ditto what sweat pea said - my capsule only goes up to 9kg, but bub is only just technically outgrowing it now (she's 8.5ish) and she's 72cm it's a bit squishy though even if shoulder strap height wasn't an issue - but she hates facing backwards in prams or cars now anyway - too much of a stick beak so only have used it for short trips the last month. Hope you find something fab!
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