18th weeks

Baby is the size of artichoke!

Similar symptoms as of the 17th week:

- acnes on neck 

- motion sickness 

- backache when in the same position for too long
I guess the biggest scare was that i had cramps for the whole of sunday
that i forced myself to be on bed rest for the day.
lucky the cramps didnt lasts till the next day
and there was no other signs, phew...
Maybe is just that i have been moving things around the home
to make space for baby
and sort of overworked myself.

Over the weekend,
we went down to some baby shops
to try out some strollers.
I missed the convenience in Singapore,
where it is so easy to find baby shops..
Oh well, at least husband managed to find a few.
Although the shop did not carry a lot of brands for strollers,
it was a good experience to physically try out a few..

It was hard to decide the type of stroller that we want because:
- I will buy an ergocarrier as the metro is really not stroller friendly.
That i foresee myself using the carrier unless is around home or w husband.
And the carrier is not cheap, im not sure we want spend more for stroller
that we lmay not use often.
- We dont drive and mainly depends on metro to go around+small home 
If the stroller is too heavy and big, we will have problem in metros and strorage.
- Car seat is required at times.
We dont drive, so car seats will only be needed when we are with family / friends.
There are many strollers that sells car seats separately 
or requires us to choose car seat attachment before leaving home. 
- expected due date in april:
Not so cold like winter but may need winter accessories

Our fav stroller will probably be Strokke scoot.
Its super heavy (12.5kg) and super expensive (600+eur)
without car seat or winter accessories.
but it looks great and smooth to push
maybe if there is a 50% sales, we will buy it

My next interest was Chicco Trio urban plus (300eur)

and the most interesting part is the seat is changable into a bassinet.

Having a bassinet will be helpful when we visit in-laws 

for baby to have a nap and a place.

And the price also includes the car seat!

However, husband read alot of bad review about the wheels

and i read about the bassinet issues.

Some websites recommend a duo strollers (with car seat)

instead of trio stroller (with car seat and bassinet)

because most bassinet can be used only till 6 months baby.

and car seats can actually serve the same function.

So, with that in mind,

i got interested in Chicco activ 3

because reviews were great

and there was a time limited super discount

including car seat was only 388 eur (U.P. 600eurs)

Problem, its a jogger stroller..

means stable and good wheels

but huge and heavy.

Since we wont buy it now,

we wont be able to benefit from the discount.

I guess the most likely choice will be

Graco mirage plus + car seat (200Eurs)

because its simple, light and not expensive.

We still have plenty of time to choose

and hope winter sales will give us some good deals...