PUSHCHAIR WITH SMALL NARROW STAIRS!

[dollybird1000]

Hi Everyone,

I am in pushchair confusion, I am expecting in May, Live in London with no Car so will be using Public transport alot. Plus the entrance to our Basement flat is via stairs which are very narrow ( 66cm across)

I have been looking at the following and have queries about all!

Bugaboo Chameleon: Great for New born with carrycot, Easy to push/steer. Light. BUT seems hard to fold and feels like it would be too big to carry the cot with baby in up and down the stairs to get into the flat. Would I have to take the baby out anyway though??

Bugaboo Bee: Amazingly light and easy, would be perfect for London living. BUT worried as has no Carry Cot and so would have to take the baby out everytime I was going in and out the house etc..Also I was going to wait to buy a cot and use a carry cot for the baby to sleep in.. is that a good idea??

M&P's Sola : Like the BB Chameloeon but lighter and so easy to fold. However the wheels seemed to stick a bit.Not as good resale value.

M&P's Urbo : Only out this week.. really light with Carrycot. But have seen no reviews as so new and again not sure about resale. Needs 8 weeks to order!

I am SO confused. Does anyone else have any knowledge of what to do... I keep getting recommended the Bee but am worried about the no carrycot thing.

Also worried about getting the buggy in and out of the flat with the narrow stairs and not much space inside to store...

Any advice PLEEEASE!

Kate

Bee is probably best

You don't need a carrycot

bee.

I don't think it's recommended that baby sleeps in a carrycot unless you have a proper mattress (something to do with the air circulating)

also (sorry, always hit post and then think of something else).. a carrycot is brilliant to have in winter, when you need the extra warmth, but in summer baby will be fine in the Bee.

brilliant thank you !

actually sorry to go on.. but is the Bee truly ok for the baby from birth as not 100% flat?

My concern with the bee would be the wheels not being up to bumping up and down the stairs. Would be more inclined to go for something with air filled back tyres. Sorry - that doesn't help much.

Maybe a micralite? Or as you're going on public transport a lot a maclaren with carrycot. Not air tyres but more robust than bee wheels.

the point about having a light weight carrycot in your situation is that you can carry it down the stairs seperatley without having to bump down the stairs... The Maclaren XLR has a detachable carrycot which is light (but the buggy is not parent facing if that matters. The 2 cybex bugggies are very similar ( Jane do the reverse which you can get a carrycot with (but not sure how heavy the carrycot is).
The urbo looks like a very good bet as it is light, parent facing and you can get a seperate carrycot (which it says you can use for overnight thus saving on a moses basket). Why don't you find out where you can go and see one in the flesh?

thank you so much everyone x

or how about a mountain buggy swift, which now has a carrycot (previously it was only the monster urban that had a carrycot)? it's a compact three-wheeler, air-filled tyres, a dream to steer, easy to fold (though not one-handed) and great to bump up and down stairs. i go on london buses/tube with it all the time and it's fine

ps 66cm stairs??!! hmmm mb would be a tight squeeze i guess ...

The Bee would be rubbish on stairs due to the front wheel suspension. The wheels are on springs and pretty much collapse under any stair based activity.

When I first saw this thread I had to laugh as it almost sounded like a pushchair that came with it's own stairs ....a pushchair with small narrow stairs