Is a carry cot a must? If not, which lightweight pram/stroller do you recommend?

[Hope54321]

Hi guys,

In a bit of a dilemma here. Is it extremely important to use a carry cot for a newborn, or is a fully reclining pram sufficient? If a fully reclining pram is sufficient, which one would you recommend? I live in London and am a very small person lol, so would prefer something lightweight.

Also, how long are babies able to use the carry cot for? It seems most babies outgrow the carry cot by a few months.

Thanks for your help.

Carrycot isn’t necessary, as long as the pushchair seat reclines flat. Depends on the type of pushchair as the bucket style seats won’t be able to fit a newborn as well as something with a fully lie-flat seat. Some babies don’t like the carrycot anyway!

Carrycots are overrated. 2 kids, never bad one, never missed one. We had a bugaboo bee with the cocoon, and ut worked well.

Do you have a budget? As you’re in London BabyZen YoYo would be great, but it does have a carrycot to parent face for the first few months. The Bugaboo ant is slightly cheaper I believe (than buying the newborn for Yoyo) and can parent face and lie flat for newborns

For London I wouldn’t bother with a carrycot. They’re kind of a pain if you take public transport or need it to fit in a small car because the carrycot has to come off before you can fold the frame. I’d look for something lightweight with a suitable from birth newborn cocoon instead. I have the Babyzen YoYo which is great but the Bugaboo Bee is another good option to consider.

Icandy Raspberry
Bugaboo Bee
Bugaboo Ant
Babyzen Yoyo (very flimsy though)

I have a cyber eezy s twist if you want parent facing longer term but I’ve heard the handles are a bit longer if you’re shorter than average (I’m 5ft 6 and it’s fine). I bought a foot rest for it from eBay.