After much research, but no practical experience yet, we bought a safe n sound meridian for DH's car and I am hiring a Safe n Sound capsule from the council for my car for 6 months.
Re: prams - there's a lot to take into account
How tall are you and DH? - an adjustable handle is a must, unless it fits you both perfectly
How long is your stride - so many prams we saw we kept kicking as we walked because we both have long strides
Is the seat or handle reversible - I wanted to be able to have bub face me to start with, then be able to turn them out to see the world when they'e older. Check out the Mothercare spin - very funky, though it's a big pram
Ease of fold/ compactness - you don't want to be there for hours trying to get the thing down. Will you need to take it on public transport?
How high is the bassinet/kid seat - will you break your back bending over all day? eg the bugaboo cameleon is great, but it's too low for both DH & I. The Stokke explory has bub up high, but we didn't like the handle/stride or the storage bag (or the price)
Budget - I loved the Emmalunga but it was $2000. It was a bit easier to use than the pram we got, but twice the price
How "solid" do you want the pram? DH's favorite was a solid tank of a pram - we ended up with the Silvercross Sleepover Classic. It's a solid pram with big wheels - we found we ended up kicking the smaller wheeled prams
How maneuverable to you want it? Many prams can spin on a dime and will be easy to use in shopping centre aisle etc. The Sleepover classic wont, but will be great for footpaths etc
What terrain will you push it over? Shopping centres, beaches, footpaths?
What size is the boot of your car. Turns out the Sleepover doesn't fit in the back of my car, so we also got an ex-display Silvercross Halo to go in that. Doesn't have a lot of the features I wanted, but will do for short shopping trips when I'm not baby wearing.
Gl - we spent ages looking and researching. Also note many more are coming out in Jun/July.
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