Help! Pushchair advice desperately needed!!

[MissTea]

Hello there,

I am having real trouble finding a pushchair that ticks all the boxes, and would really appreciate any advice. I am pregnant with my first (due in May) and new to this!

My requirements are as follows:

• Must be super light (I live in a flat and have a bad back, so need to be able to carry it upstairs)
• Must be suitable from birth (or have a light carrycot option)
• Must be parent-facing (for both baby and toddler)

Ideally, would also have height-adjustable handles (as my DH is 6 foot)

Would also be good to have a travel system that I can attach a car seat and carry cot to (is this generally a good idea, do you think?)

Any suggestions, or am I being too difficult?

So far, I?ve the following travel systems seem the closest match, but each has drawbacks:

icandy cherry ? non-adjustable handles, and sounds like it might be prone to faults - lots of negative reviews saying wheels fall off and bad customer service etc.

Bebe Confort Streety ? non-adjustable handles and doesn?t fold with seat in rearward facing position

Bugaboo Bee ? not sure it?s suitable from birth, and doesn?t seem big enough for toddlers either, also very pricey! The cameleon is an alternative but even pricier and looks quite heavy

Does anyone in a similar situation have any of these, or any other models that would work?

Thanks very much for your help!!

we have a cherry!!! is fantastic! got it 2nd hand on ebay for about £200 but in fantastic condition - love it in every respect! one downside is that carry cot is smaller than some but we used it until 4 1/2 maybe 5 months (by which time she hated being being laid flat and wanted to see) she was totally fine in the seat unit by then anyway - she is now 9 months and we still use the car seat on it when she is asleep - so so light to carry and push, great on the bus and train, never had any problems with it at all, as we got it 2nd hand didnt have the instructions so called them and they sent some out to us! never had a problem removing the seat etc and dd sleeps so so well in it! We had all the same requirements as you and still love our cherry!!

if it helps i know of 3 people who have now sold their bees, one just didnt like it and the other 2 felt the seat was just too small and little one squashed!

good luck
xx

I have had a Cherry too and loved it - a bit sad that I sold it really, as it was great!

DH wasnt too keen as the small front wheels kept getting stuck when he was in shops or going down kerbs, but I didnt find that too much of a problem, and I did most of the pushing!

The two section for folding is a pit of a pain, but the chassis and seat unit are so light you can do it with one hand!

I didnt use the carrycot too muchm as I was on school run, so was putting Maxi Cosi car seat on the frame and off we went.

I moved DS into the seat unit at 5 months as he was squashed in the carrycot, and he was fine!

Have you looked into the Britax Vigour?

I've just sold my bug cam and truly is the best pushchair I have ever had (have had MANY!!) and it is so light to push and generally fabulous and worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY. I would still get a second pushchair though for holidays etc.

I thought the bee would be that perfect to leave in the car, holidays etc pushchair, yet I hated it. My dd was 18 months and IS very tall and her head was almost hitting the top of the canopy.