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Desperately need help with choosing pram as have disability in wrists
Me30 · 06/01/2010 18:17
Hi, I have a disability in my wrists that also affects my upper back. I would really appreciate some advice as the shops aren't that helpful and you can't try the prams out on rougher ground. I have been looking around for a pushchair that has the following qualities:
1 - good suspension so the handlebar does't vibrate and shake over bumps as this hurts my wrists and ability to grip without pain.
2 - good manoverability, I really really need it to be easy to push as I have trouble with weight (some I have tried roll easily on their own as opposed to needing shoving! Maybe air tyres is good??).
3 - a handlebar that goes all the way across (not two handles you hold in different hands), so I can use my body to push it up hill.
4 - I can lift it into the car boot as a short lift is ok (as long as it is not SUPER heavy) it's more sustained pushing of weight etc. and vibration that is a problem, but reasonably easy to collapse would be good.
I would like one where the child can face me if at all possible as I want to use it from newborn.
I know it is a lot but please help with any advice you can, suspension is most important I think... Thank you so much.
Me
lisad123wantsherquoteinDM · 06/01/2010 18:23
I would suggest you look at the Mountain buggy swift or urban. These are light weight one handles and easy to push. You can also get carrycot for facing you when baby first born. HTH
SleighGirl · 06/01/2010 20:44
I have a bad upper back and am prone to RSI in my wrists etc I found the bugaboo Frog the best, actually easier than the cameleon model which has a longer wheel base and larger seat unit which made it more difficult to move.
mistlethrush · 06/01/2010 21:06
I had a MB urban which was wonderfully light to push (1 finger) - I actually managed it through 6" mud, foot high, thick grass, ds, when he was 2 liked going down flights of stairs without the handle keeping just the back wheels on the steps. In fact, I used to have to push ds on the verge when he was tiny as the pavement was just too flat and he thought we had stopped so woke up. I used it from 3wks to 2yrs 4mo. Its not rear facing, but based on the amount tat ds talks, I don't think that its done too much to adversely affect his conversational skills.
thisisyesterday · 06/01/2010 21:16
the mountain buggy is good, very light and very easy to push, but doesn't fit your criteria of rear-facing. well, you can have a carrycot, but they don't last that long.
if you think that suspension will be the most important thing, then what about a more traditional type pram? with bigger wheels and good suspension? something like this?
where will you be pushing it mostly? pavements/shopping centres etc?
or will you be going over rougher ground?
Me30 · 06/01/2010 22:21
Thank you so much for your responses...
Do the more traditional type prams have the same easy manouverability as the swivel wheel types?
I will be pushing it on pavements (and I live on a hill unfortunately) and there is a path through the wood to the playground which I would like to use a lot - compacted mud and stones. On the weekend my husband can push it in the rougher parts of the park/heath.
Thank you ... all advice is very welcome
mistlethrush · 06/01/2010 23:20
MB urban sounds ideal for that sort of mix.
Not the lightest to put in a car - and not the smallest folded down unless you take the wheels off, but a dream to push over that sort of terrain. You'd need the urban by the sound of it - swivel wheel, can be fixed if your dh wants to take it over something more arduous, but swivel would do well over what you've described.
snowedinwithJjandtheBean · 06/01/2010 23:21
hiya,
cant really help with a recommendation because all of mine have been hefty lumps.
But if its not to far id highly recommend a trip to kiddicare they have a area of all different terrains, steps, hill, bumps, grass and so on for you to try buggys on and the staff there are the most helpful ive come across!
hettie · 07/01/2010 10:45
You defo need air filled tyres as these are by far the easiest to push. The lighter 3 wheeler are very good manoverability. As already suggested a mountain buggy (I have one) is brill. Not parent facing though.... You can get a carryot for it when baby is lie glat (till about 5 months). Another good option maybe the baby jogger city (classic or elite) they too are not parent faing but can take a carrycot. Plus they have the advantage of a quick fold system that folds it in half (the maerica website shows a vidoe of this) and makes it easy to lift in boot. They're a bit cheaper then a mountain buggy too.
If you are set on parent facing then there are only two types of three wheeled/pneumatic tyred pushchairs to choose from, tuetonia do one and then there is the bebe confort high trek (only available on order from europe). The bebe confort is lighter and therefore possibly a better bet, but hard to get hold of.
thisisyesterday · 07/01/2010 12:03
i came back to suggest the bebe confort high trek too.
i've had several bebe confort pushchairs and been really, really happy with all of them
Me30 · 07/01/2010 23:05
Thank you for your suggestions this is so helpful. Does anyone have any ideas as to where I might try out the bebe confort? The kiddicare recommendation sounds great for other brands... Thank you everyone...
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