Hi all, does anyone have any pushchair or car seat recommendations?
We just tried the Mamas & Papas Vardo range and really liked it but how do you know what to go for without trying everything?
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On my second and HATED the joie car seats and prams, I had a small baby (not prem or anything) but she stayed small for so long and the straps on the joie travel system we had was awful and then when she got bigger, we got a new joie car seat to RF and again, the straps r awful for my small almost 2 y/o
We have now swapped to Puggle brand for our second and itās SO nice.
We have the Memphis, itās a double for a toddler and newborn (whole travel system, got it from the nursery store for Ā£500 off!) but just the whole puggle brand has been SO much better than joie imo, I find the new pram so much more spacious, sits nicer and smoother

Havenāt tried any other brands but just now absolutely hate joie lol x
Brother in law & his gf also have a puggle brand travel system for their twins and have no complaints

okay, avoid Joie, thanks! š

I thought I wanted a big fancy pram with all the bells and whistles for my first. HATED IT. A huge i candy.
I wish i had known how important it is to have something light that all just folds down as one.
If I was able to get a new pram this time Iād get something from newborn to toddler age. No need for a fancy bassinet part. Something that lies flat for newborn but can transition to toddler too.

Loved my cybex car seat that lies flat, so if the baby is sleeping no need to move them. Because they can only be in a car seat for a limited time at the start due to the body position. But if your car seat can lie flat then it resolves this and they can stay in for up to 2 hrs!

fab, we looked at this one at Mamas & Papas and really liked it for that reason too!
Thanks!

Iāve done a lot of research and have seen loads of people recommend the bugaboo fox 5! Iāll be looking into this as I think youāre also able to use it for overnight sleep too which is handy. It also folds well and great for uneven pavements etc easy to move around and has breathable hood too. Iām yet to test it out but itās what Iāve seen a lot of mums recommend x

Used to work as a nanny - Bugaboo all the way! Mamas and papas, I candy and Joolz are so heavy and bulky!
Nuna is so hard to manoeuvre

Cybex or the new maxi cosi for car seats until age 4-5, then britax x

We had a Joie for my son and it wasn't amazing. Friends of ours had a nuna though and it seemed really great and they loved it and used it for way longer than we used ours!

fab, Iāll have a look into this one! Thanks!

That was the downfall of the Mamas and Papas one, even though it was their lightest model, it was still pretty hefty!

yep! Avoid Mima too - very fancy but so bulky š

No experience here but weāre looking at the bugaboo fox 5 based on recommendations and like the sound of the cybex car seat based on comments here xx

I love our Nuna Triv Next! We have a small flat and this one folds away super easy and small. We also got the pippa urban car seat and the bassinet ā„ļø would highly recommend having a look at the Nuna range!

will do! Thanks!

this is really helpful! Thank you!

which one? Dragonfly or fox 5?