Hi,
Sorry about the annoying shouty title of this post, but I really am getting a bit desperate at this point. My son is very big for his age and very long, at ten months old he wears three year olds coats and trousers and the waist/legs fit him in terms of length and size (both me and DH are tall people as are both grandpas)
For this reason we seem to be finding it very, VERY difficult to find pram/stroller's that he's comfortable in, he often looks squashed and cries because he's uncomfortable. I don't know why a lot of strollers/prams these days are so small- they're supposed to go up to age 3-5 a lot of the time, yet if they can't fit a big ten months old it seems ridiculous and certainly will NOT go up to those ages surely?!??!! I tried out a Quinny Moodd recently and that was a total joke! The seat was TINY and sat bolt upright or totally flat- no in-between- and his bum barely fit on the seat. He totally hated it.
I posted on here about finding a pram with a nice, big, wide and deep seat so he would be comfy and happy- I got great responses but almost all of the response posts from other mumsnetters were about prams that face outwards, and don't have the option of parent facing. DS has travelled in a parent facing pram, our beloved Quinny Zapp Xtra (it seems to be the only pram with a seat big enough to fit him!) for much of his life aside from when he was a tiny newborn. He is used to seeing mummy or daddy pushing him, likes to chat away to us, and can only fall asleep if he sees us in front of him.
On the advice of many mumsnetters after my last post I got a Out N' About Nipper- which is only forward facing and doesn't have the option of facing the parent. It was AMAZING! Wheels were massive so didn't feel any bumps on the road, had loads of storage space,and best of all the seat was perfect- big and deep, and DS was very comfortable and happy in it. We took a trip out and he was fine going along in the pram, however, when it came to his second nap of the day in the afternoon, he started screaming and crying and going mental with frustration- we realised he couldn't sleep without seeing us! We tried the pram out three more times and the same thing. Then we took our old faithful Quinny Zapp Xtra out with him in it as usual and he fell right off to sleep. So obviously he needs a parent facing pram to feel secure enough that we're there to drop off, also it must have been a shock to be parent-facing his whole little life then suddenly looking out at strangers faces going past.
PLEASE- I am in desperate need of a new pram as I am sick of the Quinny Zapp Xtra, it's great, light, has a big seat- but it has crap storage, the wheels are a bit crappy too, and we want something new and better.
I get sent a lot of free prams because I work in media, to test out, and so it money isn't an issue and I can even get more than one pram too- so advice on different models that fit the bill would be a life saver and I will deffo get the best two recommendations sent to me.
PLEASE, send me your advice on prams/strollers with parent facing options that have big, deep and wide seats. Will make my son and I so happy and grateful as for now I am totally lost, and as we don't drive the pram is like his car, it's the only way we get out the house and without one that works for us we're royally screwed!
xx