One mumsnetter - one vote. Which pushchair would you get for a newborn and why?

[ScummyMummy]

I'm completely confused and want to be told what to do! Tell me. Imagine you had a newborn suddenly delivered tomorrow and no buggy in the house. Which one would you buy? Why?

Hi again SM Would you consider buying second hand?

The Bebeconfort Air Trophy 6 looks fab! It folds flat incase you need public transport, faces both ways, is not to heavy, lays flat and has air filled tyres so will be a smooth walk!

They discontinued them a few years back but a friend of mine has one and it is now on it's 4th child! You can also update or customize it with the Loola seat unit and accessories!

I would have this if I had another.

That looks good, mamadiva. Very jealous of how clean the seller's kitchen is too! I will definitely be looking at ebay and 2nd hand, not least as that will ease my fears about going too far down the sentimental route and getting something expensive that will be discarded as impractical in 3 months.

I am quite tempted by a Loola up too. Do many of those get discarded for lighter maclarens later on, I wonder?

Loola up is not really good for walking a lot because the back wheels wear down FAST and they are quite heavy but IMO a heav pushchair is a good one when it comes to walking!

My DS is 3 at the end of the month and we are on our 5th pushchair

I don't drive and found that I always needed 2 in the younger days.

I had an Emmaljunga Cerox from birth which I loved but no swivel wheels and very heavy, a Jane energy stroller just hated that expensive and soo flimsy, then a M&P 03 Sport 3 wheeler again great but too big for shopping and a Maclaren XT which I just did'nt like.

The XT was good but I just did'nt see the big fuss about it! Was'nt as stirdy as I would've liked and DS looked uncomfy in it all the time but ours was from Ebay and a 2nd hand model so could've been due to that.

Now we have a baby jogger city mini which is fantastic as a stroller would definately recommend that for days where you need to use public transport or nipping out in a friends car wish I'd had it from the start.

So actually if I could go back and do it all aagain would have the Bebe confort Air trophy and city mini.

City mini looks very cool and zippy. Wish it faced forward! That's the nub, isn't it? None of these buggies do everything. Thanks for loola and walking advice. Can see that bigger wheels would be better for our trips out and about.

Depends how long you want LO to face you. Personally my DS wanted to face away at 9 months so he could look at cars

The city mini can be used as a travel system with a car seat but not really the same and not great for baby although a lot people do it.

What are the streets like where you are some places quite narrow and if you would be using the tube/buses alot then something smaller would be good but bigger wheels are better air tyres make a big difference but not the be all and end all as long as it's not teeny tiny maclaren wheels should be okay unless it is quite rough terrain.

Definitely not rough terrain. Pavements are a bit bumpy and badly maintained in places plus local green spaces have some mud and gravel to contend with but nothing major. Some of our local buses are those little hopper ones so can see smaller buggy might be a better fit for them, though I have never seen anyone asked to fold one up. i have bought a sling already and will probably use that quite a bit for tube and bus in the early days. I have no idea about how long babies like to face their parent, tbh. With my older children (twins now 10) we had hardly any choices at all in the buggy area and certainly forward facing was not an option- we ended up with a 2nd hand lie flat graco with wheels that kept falling off! Keep reminding myself that we all survived in an effort to stop obssessing about the right pushchair for this one!

Scummy - hello! We have stuff we no longer need. Cot, stairgates, wooden playpen (controversial but useful short-term...), travel cot - let me know if you need/want any of it.

Oh, and hope you're well. Will be in touch.

Hi tinks. Yes, I'm very well, thank you. Hope you are too. That's v kind re stuff. Am starting to have think about what we'll need- mostly the need is to thoroughly tidy our house before the 6th of August. My dad had the cheek to inform me today that he thought social services would not let us bring a baby home if they saw the place! This from someone who never cleans his bath and rarely seems to notice his surroundings so I am really concerned! I will email soon- sorry to have been lax on that front.

I've been lax as well, it's a fight to get on here nowadays due to fb competition. Hey, dirt is good for the baby's immune system. You knew that

True, true. I had forgotten that immune systems must be considered... [brightens] Nonetheless, I must reluctantly concede that we do have shedloads of shite to discard and lots of sorting/cleaning to do- wah! Just never thought it would be my father of all people to point this out- it is truly shameful to be given such advice by him. Anyway, love to you and yours.

And you. Will be in touch properly

I love my Mutsy 4rider light. It takes a carrycot / seat unit and the maxi cosi car seat. It has adjustable handle height. Very easy to steer and looks fab. I love it.

Whatever I got it would be secondhand from ebay (or MN). In the meantime I'd use a wraparound baby carrier (Scummymummy hope your sling is not a baby-bjorn type!)

I loved my Phil & Ted's so would probably go for the Mountain buggy for a single baby. It looks the business.

City person, or SPD/back problems: Stokke Xplory

Country person (no back issues unless fairly short) Mountain buggy terrain

• plus an umbrella fold that lays right back, say the Silver Cross Pop, for buses/holidays abroad.

Bugaboo Chameleon - no complaints here, and so handy when they are tiny to use with the Maxi Cosi carseat.

Bugaboo Gecko. Has carrycot for the first 6 months then seat for the rest, all using the same chassis, just different bits of material. Pushes like an absolute dream, looks great and (once you get the hang of it) light and easy to get in and out of car. If these had been around when dd1 (now 8) was born, I'd never have bothered buying the other ... 5 pushchairs I did buy in a vain attempt to find the "perfect" one!

Should add - my son loves his mb in the countryside, but won't stay in it in town. He loves the Xplory, though - sits in it happily around the house while I get on with stuff, because the height means he can chat to me. It's scary, I think, for him to be front facing and at leg height in a crowd. Xplory, and he's facing me, high enough up that he can see what's going on, so he's very confident and contented in it.

My mother got the mb for him, as she does serious walking, and while it's great at all terrain, and very sturdy, I'm not really a fan.

If you have any thoughts whatsoever about having more than one child , and clearly when all you've got is the newborn and it's keeping you up all night and you can remember is being in labour far too vividly this will be far from your mind, if you are thinking of having more, go for a Phil and Ted's and then you won't have to buy another one in the next two or three years. Also if you change your mind about having more they still have a good re sale price.

Maclaren Techno

Suitable from birth to 4/5 years
Easy to push/steer
Umbrella fold
Not too expensive
Narrow (very important around here where everyone parks on the pavement )
More padding/comfort than a regular umbrella fold (which is nice for a little one, you feel that they're snuggled in)

What Robahdinio said.
My P&T sits there unused because I still love my Macalaren Techno XLR. I do, however, use the P&T carrier thingy on my Macalren- allows baby to be rear-facing, so best of both worlds! I got the travel system with the Macalren as well, so car seat clips on.

I would have said Bugaboo Chameleon as I loved mine but having being forced into Phil and Teds due to baby No 2 arriving I think I'd be inclined to go for a P&T straight off (a Sport or dash NOT a Vibe).