Did you find your travel system useful?
I was reading blogs yesterday and came across one that was about things that you won’t need with a baby. The list had things like wipe warmers and other things that I understand are a little much… But also, it said that a travel system wasn’t necessary. I found this a bit odd and already have my travel system but I just want to get other opinions from moms who have already had their children. Do you use your travel system or would you rather just carry your child everywhere? That’s what the blog said that they just carry their child everywhere and have an umbrella stroller for when they are older. What do you think of this? Accurate or not?
I have horrible back problems and there’s no way that I could carry my infant everywhere I go… Just btw.
We use it everyday for walks.. and my son is barely 4 wks old. I think it’s safe to say that a travel system is useful.
I couldn’t imagine unbuckling my kid everytime I wanted to take him out of the car. Especially since he still seems so fragile.
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