Sunday, September 26, 2010

Stokke Xplory

This was the pushchair which we loved years ago when we first saw it at the airport security queue. When I got pregnant, we checked up on the price but it was just too expensive, therefore we look at others. However we cannot decide on any.

Recently we realised that the Stokke Xplory can also be a high chair and there's a price reduction. We found House of Baby price online and decide to visit the showroom in Bedford and physically test the product before buying it.

The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable and we can test the pushchair outside the showroom, road testing on the tarmac, grass and uneven surfaces. We also tried how it fold into our car and how the car seat fit into our car.

In the end, we decided to buy it, costing us £743. For this price we get :-

- Stokke Xplory, Dark Navy in colour
- Stokke Carry cot (from birth to approx 6 months old), dark navy in colour
- Maxi Cosi Cabrofix car seat (A must for transporting the baby in car), light blue in colour
- Stokke adaptor for car seat
- Stokke carry bag (free for purchasing the Stokke Xplory in store), dark navy in colour



The product is guarantee for 2 years and can be extended to 3 years by registering online. This is the most expensive thing we bought for the baby so far. Think it's worth it as we can use it for a few years and there's a second hand value on ebay.

PS : Based on the colour chosen, have you guess the gender of the baby?

Sunday, September 19, 2010

The pregnancy effect

It's a life changing experience to get pregnant. Changes are :-

1. I used to sleep on my stomach but need to sleep on my sides now as bump is sticking out. Also can't sleep on my back as baby will press on my blood vessels and I can feel faint (Happened to me when I was lying on my back during one of the scan and I was feeling faint, so scary).

2. Leg cramps. Got three leg cramps one after the other last Saturday night, worst cramp so far. Eventually I have to wake Sam up to relieve my leg cramp.

3. So tired...... Feel so tired, especially every Sat after going out shopping, I must go to sleep at mid-afternoon to rest.

4. Out of breath. I feel out of breath easily after a flight of stairs. Got to walk slowly and minimise the things I carry around.