Rosey55 D:

I am not sure where you bought it but most places will take items back for 90 days.

Courage:

Travel Systems are not necessary. Really. Studies released last year (and done before then as well) have said that a baby must be sleeping on a flat surface (crib, bassinet, flat baby carriage) not an incline (car seat, baby carriage leaning up, etc.) The car seat is the safest place for baby to be in the car, but out of the car there’s negatives, their oxygen level going down. Car seats must not be used on shopping carts, as a place to sleep, or anything like that. And if you want to use a baby carriage, then finding one that lays flat is better than using a baby-seat in it that keeps them at that crunched position sitting up slightly. (That crunched position also causes acid reflux and tends to make colicky symptoms worse for a baby. They can’t relax like that and that’s not excellent for digestion.)

So go with a excellent baby carriage, one that lays flat if you want to use it in the first 3 months. The Graco Quatro Tour Deluxe isn’t that expensive and lays flat. The Chicco brand has always laid flat, so if you go on Craigslist you can usually find one there for not too much. I like the Baby Trend joggers. I don’t use them for jogging, but the baby/toddler has cup holders, the wheels are huge and rubber so they give a smooth and silent ride, and it’s not very wide so it fits in most supplies without taking much room. (For the record, the baby trend doesn’t lay flat, but at a low recline for 2-3 months up.)

Right now I’m using a Baby Trend jogger for my toddler and transportation my 2 month ancient son in a chest carrier (an Ergo), bypassing the baby carriage altogether for him for now.