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Help with prams
Hey girlies,
Just wondering if anyone has decided which pram they're going for or any of you 2nd time plus mums have any advice? I thought it would be as easy as shopping for anything else but jeez, i'm realising its a whole mine of information & I haven't got a clue where to start!!
Any advice/information would be greatly appreciated
L xx
Just wondering if anyone has decided which pram they're going for or any of you 2nd time plus mums have any advice? I thought it would be as easy as shopping for anything else but jeez, i'm realising its a whole mine of information & I haven't got a clue where to start!!
Any advice/information would be greatly appreciated
L xx
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We then bought a second hand mamas and papas Luna and again it had the same benefits as the Pliko and in addition you could push it one handed. We've bought a carry cot so that we can use it for this one as well when dd is at nursery (we still need to get a double). The disadvantage with it is the "freedom harness" as my dd worked out how to escape from the pushchair at about 15 months. We usually use our lightweight stroller now, but occasionally use the Luna.
My advice would be:
1. Think about what is a must for you and what you can compromise on.
2. Think about your lifestyle - do you walk, drive or catch public transport?
3. Make sure it fits in your boot and hallway / porch and you can get it up and down the stairs if you live in a flat.
4. Don't feel that you need to spend loads and loads - second hand is just as good. And many people spend excessive amounts on an all singing all dancing pushchair only to then swap it for a lightweight stroller after 6 months. (this applies to pretty much every piece of baby equipment, I know so many people who spent hundreds on a highchair only to buy the ??15 Ikea one a couple of months later, myself included)
5. Don't feel like you're going to do some sort of dreadful harm to your baby if you can't get one that has rear and forward facing options - some people will tell you that it will affect their speech development, but my dd has pretty much always been forward facing and has a bigger vocab than a lot her age, is always pointing out dog! bird! bus! etc when we're walking and twists round if she's in a shopping trolley. I think it only really matters if they're going to be in it all day everyday.
6. Have a look at which "from birth" models people with toddlers are still using. You'll probably notice that lots use lightweight strollers, but some will still be using their original pushchairs and that probably means they're a good investment.
Also, another bonus was when he was sitting but not moving; I was able to flip it to carrycot mode and put toys in there when having coffee with friends kept him entertained and safe (obviously until he was able to pull himself up).
We do have a lightweight stroller too for when we went on holiday (Silver cross pop) but I still prefer the Zezu hands down. They can be forward or rear facing and also the height of the handle is good for me as I found a lot of the other handles were really low.
Robust 3 wheeler with good ground clearance on pneumatic tyres, we have horses and dogs and my pram was destined to go through all sorts of terrain (and as it turned out two foot of mud on occasion and the same with snow!). we also were adamant that we wanted a travel system compatible pram and the car seat had to have isofix and fit in a BMW 330CI. So it rapidly narrowed down our choices in fact in 2008 to just two different prams.
Edit: Wow that was a huge post, but hope its helpful, my message is more about thinking carefull about your lifestyle needs than recommending a particular pram!
I was very pleased with what we chose and it wasnt extortionate, i still look longingly at the Phil & teds but its more about style that practicality as didn't meet all our criteria and was three times the price.
Unlike some I have only ever had the one pram and will be using it all again this time round.
My one top tip is even if you think you have a huge boot, check that your pram fits for sure! We have a huge boot, and got pram in boxed no problem, only to have huge hormonal mummy crying in a puddle on the driveway cos "IT WONT FIT!!" until oh so practical daddy came along and immediatey turned pram upside down and it fits, but only just!
We bought the carry cot with it too, we didn't use that for that long, but it's suitable for overnight sleeping so in the first few months it meant we didn't have to cart the moses basket to my parents every time we went to stay which was great. The seat unit is suitable from birth though and you can put a car seat on the chassis too. Oh, and it has a good sized basket.
It looks great too, although ours is a purply colour which might be a bit girly if this one is a boy. It comes in loads more colours now.