second car seat

[AlligatorsMum]

thanks madb

[JLeigh29]

How old will bub be when you go back to work? We just bought a Babylove for my mum, who watches DS one day a week, but it's only suitable from 12 months. It has the exact same safety ratings as the Meridian, but was a couple hundred $ cheaper. I'd be leaving it to as close to the time when you need it as possible. That way you can look out for specials or seats that suit older babies (the Babylove goes from 12mth-7yo!)

[AlligatorsMum]

bub will be about 5-6mnths depending when he decides to arrive :-)

[Cranky Kitten]

Some daycare centres have a storage area where you can leave the seat for your OH to collect at pick up time. My ex and I did this with DD's seat, and once you got the hang of taking it in and out it's actually quite easy - would only take a minute extra. Could be worth asking once you've got bub booked in if this is a possibility.

[Miss E]

you could also try ebay for a second hand one.

[Lana]

We knew we were planning on having a 2nd child relatively soon after DS and knew we would need a 2nd seat for that baby and so just bought 2 at the same time and had one in each car until DD arrived and then both went in the same car.

Depends on how tight the finances are as to whether you can stretch that far and if you are planning on more kids.

[AwesomeFoursome]

Target has car seats on sale at atm. We got one $350 down to $250. There was a mothers choice 0 to 4 yrs $150 down from $250.