Suitable for: Birth to 22kg Pushchair weight: 6. Incredibly lightweight at just 6. The Babyzen YOYO2 is a dream to steer and push, with its compact size and nimble wheels making it a breeze to fit through tight places.
However, the wheels are simply too small to handle rougher terrains and uneven ground. Suitable for : Birth to 25kg Pushchair weight: The robust, puncture-proof tyres guarantee a smooth ride for your baby, especially when they are tucked up in the comfy carrycot. Where the Lime Lifestyle really impresses is with the incredible number of handy features and extras included in the bundle.
Pros: Carrycot can be used for overnight sleeping, integrated buggy board, compact fold Cons: Tight fitting rain cover, not ideal on very rough terrain.
Available from: iCandy , John Lewis and Amazon. Suitable for: Birth to 22kg approx 5 yrs Pushchair Weight : 9. At just under 10kg, the Bugaboo Fox 2 is one of the lightest-weighing standard pushchairs though not as lightweight as a stroller.
With its deep suspension and large wheels, the Bugaboo Fox 2 can take on all manner of terrains with ease, making it suitable for anyone who loves to spend equal amounts of time in urban and country areas. The Fox 2 also folds with the seat and even the carrycot on as well as off — giving you an easier-to-store one-piece fold. Pros: Lighter-weight frame, easy to push, suitable for multiple terrains Cons: Quite high when folded, expensive.
Suitable for: Birth to 25kg Pushchair weight: Suitable for overnight sleeping, the carrycot is spacious and everything from the breathable and antibacterial, soft bamboo lining to the quilted apron feels premium. The basket is large and deep enough for shopping bags, and the hood extends well to provide shade and encourage naps.
Pros: Carrycot suitable for overnight seeping, easy handling, puncture-proof tyres, good suspension, luxurious finishing Cons: Not compact fold, not free-standing when folded. Available from: Amazon , Silver Cross and Pramworld. Suitable for: Birth to 22kg approx yrs Pushchair weight: A versatile and stylish single pushchair that can convert to a double, the Vista V2 offers seamless all-terrain steering with excellent stability and storage.
Our reviewer and home testers praise how easy the V2 is steer and manoeuvre, even when used as a double. The V2 is an upgraded version of the popular Vista, and improvements include a bigger toddler seat, a new sun canopy with extra zip-out fabric, improved wheels and better suspension. With its Pros: Multiple configurations, easy to manoeuvre, huge basket Cons: Not the most compact fold long in length. Prams that have extra padding, such as a head hugger, will help to keep your baby supported and snug in their new pushchair.
Swivel front wheels rotate to move in any direction with very little pushing and pulling and they make it easy to manoeuvre on normal ground, but they can make it harder to navigate across rougher ground or gravel. For the best of both worlds, choose a pushchair with swivel wheels that can lock, so you can turn this feature on and off depending on where you are going. Probably not the first thing you'd think of when choosing a pram, but check you're able to walk with the pushchair using your normal stride.
Also make sure you don't scrape your shin on a rear axle, brake bar, shopping basket or any other accessories. The angle of the recline on the backrest of your pushchair is important because newborns can't support their own weight and need to be in a lie-flat position.
The best pushchairs for newborn babies are those with a recline of degrees or more on the lowest setting. Some recline mechanisms are smoother than others and the best ones can be operated with one hand and are easy to use, even with the weight of a child in the seat. Recline options include a lever, buttons, a back bar and a strap or drawstrings. The latter two are usually the hardest to use. An easy-to-use folding mechanism is essential.
You'll be folding the pushchair day in and day out, so try this out before you buy and avoid pushchairs where you need to remove accessories before it can be folded.
Many pushchairs come with claims of having a one-handed fold, but our tests prove that reality can be very different. The best have large pedals that are clearly labelled, easy to apply and effective. Watch out for brake pedals that stick out as these can catch on stairs and a bar connecting the brakes as that can obstruct your feet when walking.
Look for flip-flop friendly brakes that you can press on and off to avoid scraped toes or shoes. Bulky and heavy pushchairs can be hard to push, lift and generally manoeuvre. A good pushchair can be big without being difficult to use. Smaller children who can't reach the foot rest often end up with their lower legs hanging off the end of the pushchair seat in mid-air.
An adjustable leg rest provides good calf support, and usually have between two and six positions to help keep your toddler's legs comfortable.
All the benefits of a pushchair, with the option of using a car seat on it. Learn more: how to choose the best travel system. Not all pushchairs are suitable for a newborn baby. Before you set your heart on a Bugaboo or an iCandy, check whether the seat is suitable from birth or if it can only be used by babies over six months old.
Newborn babies can't support their own weight when they're so small, so they have different needs from older babies and toddlers. You just need to work out what brands you like the look of, what your budget is and then pick one suitable for the age of your child or children in question, right? You can trust our independent reviews. We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections, which are formed from real-world testing and expert advice.
This revenue helps us to fund journalism across The Independent. I was originally under the impression that pram, pushchair and buggy are essentially just different terms for the same thing.
Buggies are generally cheaper but less likely to be your everyday option I tend to think of buggies as being the sort you see whizzing around the baggage reclaim carousel at the airport. Newborn babies should lie flat in a pram as this protects their backs, assists with breathing and is considered much healthier for their overall development than being scrunched up at any kind of angle. This tends to mean that a chassis with a carrycot a bit like the pram version of a Moses basket is where babies start, though there are a range of seat reclining pushchairs now that enable degree-lie-flat seat positions.
As a general rule, a maximum recline-angle of anything less than this is not suitable until the baby is between three and six months old. Many brands now offer pram and pushchair combinations where you will get both a carrycot and a seat unit plus the necessary adapters, which can then be interchanged on the same chassis. In terms of the nitty gritty of the pushchair specification, it definitely pays to test drive or test push a few different models if you can.
How easy is it to manoeuvre? How robust does it look? Are you looking for a reversible seat unit so your baby can be either rear or forward facing? The straps should be easy to adjust and the buckles easy to use for you, but not your child. It's good to have the option of choosing which way your baby faces in the pram — although the brakes may only be on one set of wheels, making it harder to put them on if you're at the wrong end.
Check in the store how easy it is to reverse the handle. Some have an upright backrest that can also move to at least one semi-reclined position; some can be fully reclined best for sleeping.
A three-position adjustment makes the stroller more versatile. A footrest reduces the chance of injury from your child's feet touching the ground or getting caught in the front wheel. A detachable bar your child can hold onto. They're usually not secure, so it's not safe to use them to lift the stroller. Some strollers or prams are compatible with car seat capsules: simply clip them into the stroller frame using the correct adaptors so you don't have to wake bub up when shifting between pram, car and back.
Not all are suitable for newborns, so check before you buy. It's also not advisable to leave a baby asleep for long in a car seat, as they aren't designed for this purpose.
A strollers needs to be simple for the carer to fold and unfold with mechanisms that are inaccessible to a baby. At the same time, the unlock mechanism used to fold it can't be too easy to operate. You don't want it to collapse with baby still inside or potentially crush fingers.
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