Buggy help please! Looking at Nuna Mixx Next but stuck!

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I am 28 wks pregnant and we have had an initial trip out to look at prams. It seems a minefield. Does anyone have experience with the Nuna Mixx Travel system and would they recommend? We are open to any suggestions for alternatives too. I plan on doing some walking - pavements & parks and will be using a car a bit, occasional train (but wondering whether to get a second hand stroller for this later on). I don't want anything too bulky ideally! Have heard some negatives on the Nuna Mixx Next front wheels getting clogged (John Lewis reviews, although it had glowing reviews on Which?) any advice so appreciated! Thank you!

I don’t know about Next but I had Nuna Mixx but they do look quite similar. And I didn’t like that much to be honest and I wish I had chosen something else. It felt very cheap and flimsy. The only good thing was the big storage basket and the way it looked in general.

We also have a Nuna Mixx (think Next is the newer version), and it's been a really good system for us.

It handles well over pavement, grass, and dirt paths and is nimble enough to move around shops easily (and one-handed), although it's not what I'd choose if you're going to be walking up muddy farm tracks every day. I find the front wheels do clog occasionally with wet leaves in autumn – I just use a stick to push the blockage out, and for us, it really has been only occasional.

It's fine on our local trains and buses, but I wouldn't want it (or any big travel system) on a crowded bus if I could avoid it. I generally use a carrier when we go into a larger city, and will use a small pushchair once DD2 is older. We rarely take it in the car (we rarely use the car), although it does fit in our small car, and I think the new version folds more compactly anyhow. It's also not the system I'd choose if you need to store it folded at home – it's not freestanding when folded (well, our version isn't) and the carrycot is really pretty big. The flip side of that is that it's a good system for long babies, and ours were unexpectedly 98th centile for length, so I shouldn't complain too much about the size of the carrycot!

The big basket is great if you run a lot of errands on foot, and ours has withstood a lot of abuse over the last three years and two children. The hoods on car seat, carrycot, and seat are also very good, and the magnetic sleep shade things are really convenient. My nosy children have both appreciated the mesh windows in the sides of the hood so they can still watch the world go by with the hood down.

I've also got a Nuna Mixx. Got it in 2019 (so older model), and it's now on its second child.

I love it.

Especially the huge basket which has been used for fairly large shops and the occasional stroppy toddler. The mesh bits and the pull down shade have been invaluable in the recent weather. DS has been shaded, but still has air flow. Plus it's see through enough that he can see some of the world. Everything is washable (and has been). Plus magnets don't break, so everything is securely fastened. I wil admit that the front wheels do occasionally get clogged with wet leaves in the autumn, but easy enough to declog either by forcing the wheels to turn or poking a twig in there.

The one real downside, to the model I have anyway, is the size. Even when folded. When we had a small car, it literally took up the entire boot. And we had to take the back wheels off. We have a bigger car now, but with the carrycot it still takes up a fair amount of space. I've been fortunate, and never had any problems on buses, but I wouldn't want to have to fold it up on public transport. I certainly wouldn't want to ever get on a train with it (especially with the carrycot) again.

In summary: Great if you walk everywhere, or go on a bus with buggy spaces. Less great if you need to put it on a car or train.

I'm afraid I have no other suggestions other than the Mamas & Papas Ocarro. It was our second choice when we were testing prams. It's pretty similar to the Mixx though.

We also have the older version, which was great when our son was under 1 during lockdown as he could have a great sleep on a long walk as it's reasonably comfy.
The front wheels do clog but it's not a massive issue on the general roads and pavements.
The main issue is the size when folded as mentioned above, you have the wheels bit which just fold down but doesn't get any narrower and the wheels are massive. And then the top part kind of fits inside. Also it weighs a ton.
Once ours was 1, we got a folding MacLaren one which feels cheap in comparison and has a N aff brake but it basically folds into a lightweight stick and can be stored and transported easily.
Good luck with the new baby!

Also a Nuna Mixx fan here! Haven't had any issues, though I have nothing to compare it to. It is super easy to use and fold down etc. I live in the countryside so find the larger wheels helpful but if you are based in a city, you may not need such a big pram. I used the car seat adapters alot in the first few months to nip in and out of places.

Just to say I don't recommend the Ocarro. We've had one, it's now on DC2 and the basket is a complete nightmare because the seat is so low down to it that you can barely use it. The front wheels also get clogged in mud or leaves even though it's sold as an all terrain pushchair. It does fold quite well but it's still quite heavy so unless you really need something for serious dog walking in muddy paths/grass etc then I'd avoid the Ocarro.

Before you buy a pushchair/travel system take a big rucksack and see if you can easily get it in and out when the seat is reclined/carrycot is on. If you can't, avoid it!! We didn't realise this until too late and after spending nearly £1k on the travel system we felt we had to keep it and use it but I constantly peruse other options online. Now we have two DCs and twice as much stuff to take out with us, the basket issue is even more annoying and we can't hang a bag on the handles as our toddler is there using a buggy board.

I do recommend second hand pushchairs if you can find one in good condition. Our Ocarro is so bashed up! I wouldn't buy new again based on how quickly it got scratched and it's not like we throw the thing around 🤣 but in reality they only look lovely until you use them so a second hand one is more cost effective. Get a new car seat though and invest in that with some good research about rear facing to save yourself some money down the line too.

We had a 2019 model too and loved it!