Nightmare trying to find the right pram!

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Hello,

I have been reading the threads on mumsnet, and already feel so much better informed.

But despite reading almost all the pram threads, I still can't seem to find a pram that will tick all the right boxes.

My parents have offered to buy us a pram for our new arrival (not due until November, so admittedly there's no massive rush!) They have the only stipulation that it must be rear-facing.

We want something that has 3 pneumatic wheels (as we'll be taking it off-road frequently) and is suitable from birth - we don't mind if that means we have to buy an optional carrycot.

Is this list of requirements so hard to fulfill? I can't find a single pram that has 3 pneumatic wheels and rear-facing, suitable from birth.

After those considerations would be something that's reasonably compact, and has a brake lever on the handles, but I think that's too much to hope for!!

Any help or advice from you much more knowledgeable folks would be much appreciated...

erm, mine is quite big folded as you have to take the seat off it,but i think it might be an older model? i've just bought it and i havent used it much yet as we are still in the middle of moving,i just bought it for keeping at home for walking the dog lol,
(i do love buggies!)
i like having one at home i can get messy and not have to worry about keeping it clean for putting in the car lol

sarah xx

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Woohoo! I've found the perfect pram!
It's a Teutonia Spirit S3
It has 3 wheels, not pneumatic tyres, but puncture-proof air filled chambers, and a good suspension, can face forward or back, and it even has a handbrake on the handle and it fits in my little car.
Thanks so much to everyone for your help with this.

ah cool,glad you found one
sarahxx

Hi, dont know if you have already got a pushchair, but if not check out the teutonia spirit s3 they have their own webb site www.teutonia.co.uk they are a german make the spirit s3 ticks all of your boxes parent facing 3 wheeler, air chamber wheels so no puncture, fab suspention, great off raoder, carry cot option although not needed as seat is almost flat, big hood, fabric are uv50 protected, i am picking mine up this week, they have very good reveiws, cost £399.99,

I would see it in the flesh before you pay for it though. Only reason I say that is that I've seen similar tyres and they are not quite up to pneumatic ones...... For bumpy tracks and for when your baby becomes a toddler (weight wise) pneumatic tyres make it easy as pie to push.... I have a mountain buggy and they really are the best thing ever (it was given to me by a friend), they do have a carry cot option for upto 4-5 months. BTW just as a thing from a professioanl perspective the so called "research" about language development and forward facing pushchairs really is load of hocum.....

I ordered my Teutonia Spirit S3 a few weeks ago. Tried it out in a large (not-so-local) independent and it's great!
It also fits in the boot of my Smart ForTwo, much to the surprise of the shop owner.

Teutonia !! Really easy to change between rear and forward facing! It's great.

I wouldn't recommend Bugaboo Chameleon. We have a bugaboo bee that we use for putting in the car etc as it folds small and is rear facing.

Jogging wise - you need to have 16 inch wheels and fixed front wheel. We have a baby jogger performance. It's good but huge, only to be used for jogging. We balanced the cost of £250 against gym membership and force ourselves out 3 x a week..

Just read through the rest of the posts and realised you'd already gone for teutonia, good choice!

Hi
We are borrowing a Spirit S3 (wheels/pushchair) from a friend, and we have a MaxiCosi newborn carseat. I think we just need to buy the carset adaptors..? Does anybody know if anything else is required to allow the MaxiCosi to be used with the Spirit wheels?
Thanks!!

We are very rural too -- would say sling is best option for walks, although running could be a bit bumpy! Sooo boring having to get buggy over stiles, through gates, mud, etc etc...
Otherwise:

• Second hand land rover buggy -- best in the world, sadly no longer made, lie flat carrycot for babies, seat for over 6 months, so light you can practically lift it over stiles with one hand!
• Mountain buggy - like land rover but heavier.
• Baby jogger City (ignore the schtoopid name - these are serious off road buggies). Not the mini, the one with pneumatic tyres. Not the Jogger with its enormous wheels either, unless you have trails where you don't have to lift the buggy and you have an enormous boot on your car. The easiest buggy in the world to fold - good for country and town and takes up less room in your car than mountain buggy. Also has such a good big hood that you almost don't need a rain cover (unless tipping it down).

Whatever you get, if you are getting pneumatic tyres get some of that jelly stuff from bike shop to stop punctures.

Don't know why message had crossing outs?

Oh sorry, v tired. Didn't realise how old the original post was. Scuse me.

I know it is no quite what you asked but I would realy consider a sling or carrier for walks with a new born. Then you have no worries about bumpy ground narrow gates stiles etc.