What pram so you have? Would you recommend it?

[Kmx]

I'm not even 12 weeks yet but I like to be organised and love nothing more than looking at prams.

Last time I picked the Teutonia pram, it wasn't popular but I picked it after weeks and weeks of window shopping. Now looking back I can't understand why I picked that one as I don't really like the look of it but at the time I was really happy.

I didn't keep my previous pram and have been searching already. So far I like the Stokke Xplory. I also like iCandy and Bugaboo but I'm not in love with them - maybe because they're so popular? Everyone I know seems to have an iCandy.

So anyway what pram do you have? Do you love it? Would you recommend it?

Thanks xxx

 

[lau86]

I have a bugaboo Cameleon. I know they're very popular but I think that's probably because they're so nice! They push so easily which is great if you have other children you need to hold hands with. The basket is not very practical especially in carry cot mode but the pram does look so cosy. I had a mamas and papas sola before that and had no end of problems with it. The wheels fell off, the back rest kept falling down and it felt really heavy.

 

[Becky1987]

I'm using my icandy strawberry from when I had my son in 2012. It was well worth the money for me. It is so easy to push, fold down and I love how it looks. I bought a new flavour pack when I had my daughter so it really looks like brand new still and still would have done if I had of kept the same liner etc that I used with my son. I would defiantly recommend icandy from my perspective. There's lots to choose from too depending on what you want and what you have to spend. I love prams!

 

[Button#]

I have a baby jogger city mini that I used for DS. I tend to baby wear mostly as DD only likes to go in the pushchair if we go at a normal walking pace and my DS only has little legs so doesn't walk very fast. I loved it with DS though and used it until he was 3.

 

[.Shopaholic.]

Hiya I have a Stokke Xplory from my first (still use it now comfortably and she's 2 in April) and will be using it again for our second. It is absolutely fantastic and has come everywhere with us (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Centerparcs lol). We will maybe change the textiles if we find out we're having a boy (not a necessity as we have a neutral colour) but it looks fabulous after being in the machine.

I would 100% recommend it, with car seat, carrycot and travel bag if you wanted to go away with it x

 

[Jbree]

I second the bugaboo i love it but please dont by the change bag.. I hate it sooo much!!!

 

[LittleLala]

I have an iCandy peach 3. I do really love it. It is so smooth, is narrow enough for getting around stores, it looks great, has a decent under basket, and what I love most is that it turns on the spot - no need to make awkward u-turns to turn around.

The downside is that I find it really heavy getting it into the car... But it wouldn't feel so smooth and sturdy unless it had the weight to it I guess.

Congrats on getting to 12 weeks!

 

[button05]

We have an uppababy vista and I love it! I did piles of research beforehand and so glad we went with the vista.

 

[Calitwins]

We have the Baby Jogger City Select and LOVE it! It fits the car seats and has 'big kid' seats. We interchange them.

 

[lewood88]

I have 2 1/2 prams lol I have the bugaboo bee plus, oyster max as a tandem and my half pram is the doona car seat, I recommend the bugaboo as it folds down nice and flat, the oyster Max as its a fab tandem and canbe a single too

But the doona if amazing it's my fave by far it's a car seat and stroller in one I use it for shopping school runs I get a hell of a lot of compliments about it
But the only down fall for me is there is a time limit that you are Ment to have your child in a car seat for so u wish there was an option to lie it flat like the matrix car seat I think if it had that option a lot more people would go for it as its so praticle for day to day life

 

[His Princess]

I was dead set on an iCandy or Bugaboo but after going in to a pram shop, I completely changed my mind. For me, the seat unit for the iCandy was quite small, which obviously isn't ideal if you want to use it up until the baby is 2-3. I liked the Bugaboo but my husband didn't so we looked at quite a few others.

I ended up going for a Joolz Day Earth and I'd definitely recommend it. I think it looks nice and I like the fact that you don't see them around very often, whereas everyone seems to have an iCandy or Bugaboo.

 

[Rainbow82]

I have the sola2mtx and an old bugaboo cameleon, I find the sola heavy, squeaky, and a pain. Also one of the front wheels often doesn't touch the ground and spins incessantly. The mtx version is billed as being great for off road dog walks etc but due to complete lack of suspension on front wheels is useless and imho not fit for purpose. Also the customer service is not great. I took it back to the shop about the wheel not touching the ground and they told me it's because my tyres weren't even (they were both blown right up), complained about the chassis squeaking and they sent it away to oil the wheels for me. I know other people have also had issues with the seat falling down and the wheels coming off. My friend has the zoom which is the cheaper version and loved it though.
The bugaboo cameleon I love except sometimes I find it difficult to take off the seat unit and I find it a bit hard to fold down sometimes but these are both things they have made much easier in the new version which my friend has. I love how easy it is to push though and the front suspension doesn't compare to any other pram I've tried. We mostly use a baby carrier or woven wrap but If we used the pram enough to make it worth it I would buy a bugaboo cameleon3

 

[Willow82]

I have the icandy peach 2 which I got with my DS. I love it, it's really smooth, I can steer it one handed and it looks great. I also used it with DS until he was 2 and a half and he's a big boy. Unfortunately, I'm not getting to use it with DD as I'm baby wearing her due to her reflux issues.

 

[Misskitty10]

Quinny buzz extra! I've only used it with the car seat so far as my Lo is only a few weeks old but I love it! So light and easy to glide around!!

 

[BethK]

I had the bugaboo chameleon first time round. It totally got on my nerves!
What I didn't like about it was -
Had to take it apart to fold it down. Not great in the poring rain.
The rain cover is too tight on it it's so hard to put on.
The shopping bag is rubbish.
It doesn't lie baby flat, the whole chair tips in a seating position.

To be honest at 9 months I got a 360 nipper and a Macarena techno XT.
This time I put baby straight in the nipper

 

[lau86]

I had the bugaboo chameleon first time round. It totally got on my nerves!
What I didn't like about it was -
Had to take it apart to fold it down. Not great in the poring rain.
The rain cover is too tight on it it's so hard to put on.
The shopping bag is rubbish.
It doesn't lie baby flat, the whole chair tips in a seating position.

To be honest at 9 months I got a 360 nipper and a Macarena techno XT.
This time I put baby straight in the nipper

Agree with all these, especially the one about not lying flat. That is a big design flaw. It's still a great pram though

 

[3chords]

I have a Bugaboo Cameleon and a Bugaboo Bee.

Nothing pushes like a Bugaboo, which is why I like them. I agree that the fold on the Cameleon as well as the shopping bag are fairly awful. But still, a one handed push with a Bugaboo is a dream. I do like the UB Vista, but it is nearly 5 lbs heavier than the Bugaboo and feels a lot bulkier.

I like the Bee as a bit more of a solid umbrella stroller, we use it for travel. I am considering getting a Mountain Buggy Nano as an ultra compact umbrella stroller.

 

[highhopes19]

I have a bugaboo cam3 can't reccomend it enough! So lovely to push.

If I was being picky I would say the shopping basket can be hard to access with the carrycot on

 

[felix555]

I had a bugaboo bee. I didn't want it initially because we were living in London at the time and everyone and their dog had it but then realised it was popular for a reason and went with it. In my friends circle I was the only one that had the same pram from birth until I eventually got rid of it when my son was 2 and wanted to walk everywhere.

I never regretted buying it. Only one tiny issue was the straps were short in the crotch area ... That was for the bugaboo bee plus not sure if its been improved since.

 

[bumblebeexo]

I have the sola2. It's great. Folds up small, car seat can clip onto the frame.. I don't have any issues with it. I had the babystyle oyster before it and I really didn't like it because it didn't feel very sturdy.