Can you recommend me a pram?

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I’m due my first baby (a girl!) this May and am starting to look into prams/pushchairs.

I live in London, drive a fair bit (small car) and take the train, bus and Tube regularly as well. So I guess I’ll want something easy to fold down.

I’m hoping to buy a model that will last from newborn stage to the point where they’re walking and don’t need it anymore (if such a thing exists!)

I’d be interested to hear recommendations at a range of prices really, as I’m not sure how much I’ll have to spend at this point.

Thanks!

Baby Zen yo-yo. I live in London and commute with a buggy and it's the only buggy that only take up one fold down seat space on the tube 🙌

It lasts from birth and my 3yr old niece can still fit in hers. Something like £500 with the newborn pack as well

Bugaboo Bee here - it's great for us. Goes on public transport no problem, is really light and yet feels sturdy enough to last. I can wheel a sleeping DS over cobblestones without waking him. We are going to get a Baby Zen when DS is 6 months though to take on holiday with us - the guy in John Lewis said they weren't as good with newborns but I don't know if that's actually true.

Ive had the baby zen from my birth with my baby and it's brilliant!

Great, thanks both!

Love my BabyJogger City Tour Lux. It's light enough that I've been carrying it up five flights of stairs no problem, it folds with both carrycot and seat attachments still on and fits in a tiny car boot. It's sturdy enough for cobbled streets and everyday use.

Thanks Pretend! There’s just so much choice out there, it’s overwhelming!

We live in Greater London and have just bought a Babyzen Yoyo, including the car seat and adaptors. It also takes up not even half of our tiny Smart ForFour boot!

Thanks everyone! Does anyone have an Icandy Peach? There’s £300 off on this model at John Lewis at the moment:

www.johnlewis.com/icandy-peach-satin-pushchair-and-carrycot-indigo/p3527751

I have Icandy Peach, the issue is that it won't fold on public transport. You need to take the seat off (and the baby before that), fold the base, and then find somewhere to put the seat and the base as you're holding the baby. I only use buses (quite a lot) with no issues, and never fold, on some occasions I had to get off when a wheelchair user got on.

I’d consider the height of the pushchair seat. Some manufacturers have started having the seat/carrycot further off the ground to bring it away from car exhaust level.

I can’t make any specific recommendations as I’m a bit out of date on what’s available now.

Thanks Mona. Has anyone tried the iCandy Raspberry (I believe that is foldable)?

I tried the icandy raspberry in John Lewis; I was originally planning to go with it because it's a little bit lighter than the Bee but I really didn't like it when I tried it. It felt very cheap and not sturdy at all. I also spent a lot of my pregnancy examining people's prams on the tube and 90% of them were Bugaboo Bees. I didn't see a single icandy anywhere and I figured if they were any good, I'd see more of them. I've no idea how fair that is though!

Interesting, thanks Calypso!

I love the icandy peach we’ve bought but I wouldn’t recommend it in your situation and wouldn’t buy it myself (even though I love it for our lifestyle) if I was using it in those ways you describe if that makes sense.

Thanks Jen - that’s good to know. I’ve crossed it off the list!

We have a tiny car and this was our shortlist:

Joie Chrome DLX
Mutsy Evo (We got this one, second hand and I'm happy with it)
Cybex Balios S (My favourite and I am a bit wistful about it!) - also look at Eezy S Twist.
Maxi Cosi Adorra/Stella (and they have brought more out now that I also like the look of).

One of my bugbears is pushchair seats that don't hinge to recline, they just tilt. My babies end up napping in their pushchair a lot and I don't think the moulded, tilted seats look comfortable with their legs in the air, I like them to be flat.

I had both a cybex eezy-s twist and now have an ergo baby metro and would recommend both. Currently love my metro and does my toddler he particularly loves the foot rest

I'd recommend any that can stay parent facing. It's miserable pushing around a child who is trying to chat to you and all you can say is "what was that? Can you speak up?" Before giving up and you both being in silence. I had the bugaboo cam which was fab but I'm sure other models so the same

Cybex Mios. Small and the handle folds inward so on bus and tube it takes up less space. I liked the babyzen but it's not rear facing when you move into the next stage after newborn. I also don't like how the back adjusts and I don't find it quite as supportive for an every day pram.

I have both as we travel on planes a reasonable amount and the babyzen is hand luggage for DD - it's a lovely pushchair but a bit too 'no frills' for me. See plenty of them about though!

I’d recommend the Bugaboo bee. We live in London and use it on public transport. It fits comfortably in the buggy space even with a wheelchair so you’re unlikely to have to fold down for that reason.

We had the carrycot when she was a newborn or the seat lies flat and you can use the newborn snug instead. It’s easy to fold down but you do need two hands. I see lots of 2/3 year olds still using theirs.

We also considered the yoyo but it just didn’t feel sturdy enough and we thought it was too low. Most people I know have bought them purely to go on holiday with.