Travel system for petite woman?

[Missycat100]

Hi, I hope someone can give me some advice!

I'm expecting my first child and looking for a pram/pushchair combo that is suitable from birth. I want something that can be parent or away facing and manage more than just pavements (though I won't be doing big country treks).

Being 5 foot tall and having shoulder problems, weight and ease of folding is very important. I have a Honda Jazz which has a reasonably decent boot and I need it to fit in that, preferably without taking wheels off.

I like the Bugaboo Cameleon but the folding mechanism I found quite hard on the 1st generation one I tried - you kind of have to jerk it from high above to collapse it which seems to me easier for a taller / strong person. I don't know if the 2nd generation one makes it easier?

My husband is 5 foot 6 so would need to be ok for him to push too.

I'm looking to buy second hand to save a few pounds.

Any suggestions would be very welcome, thanking you in anticipation!

I use a Bugaboo Frog which I got second hand (they aren't in shops anymore) which I find easy to use. I'm 5"1, my partner is 6"4 and we can both push it without problems. I find it easy to fold down now but I did have a problem at the beginning just because I wasn't used to it; after using it for a couple of times and getting the hang of it, I can fold it down one-handed with my baby in my other arm.

You are me Missycat! I'm 5"3, very petite size 6/8 and have a Jazz. I have a Bugaboo Cameleon and loves it. We love walking in the countryside and have pushed it over lots of gravel paths with no problem. (LO sleeps in it even when it looks really bumpy to us). Ours was new from last year so no idea how first generation ones are different. One thing with the Cameleon, and I hear with other travel system too, is that the folding mechanism takes some getting use to. Once you've learned the trick it's very easy to operate. For my Cameleon, the trick is to push your foot downwards, not forwards to get the two bars to 'unstick'. I've tried both an iCandy Apple and the Cameleon before deciding for the Bugaboo because the chasis is lighter on the Cameleon.

Thank you both for your very helpful replies :) you give me confidence that it's just a technique issue.

OneLittleBabyTerror- how funny we have same car and similar height and maybe same pushchair!

FondleWithCare - interesting about the Frog - is it considerably lighter than the cameleon do you know? Is the frame the same to operate as 1st gen cameleon?

Any other suggestions for pushchairs/prams I've overlooked - please let me know ! Thank you all.

I'm 5' 2" and have decided on an iCandy Peach - just bought a second hand one from eBay, so can't actually comment on it in reality! But in the shop, it seemed v easy to fold and since there is a strap to pick it up with, it was easy to manhandle. It folds v flat and although it is a touch heavier than some, due to the shape of it the chassis felt easy to move.

Don't go for the Uppababy Vista - it was too high to push comfortably, even on it's lowest setting!