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We need to buy a new pram for our 2 year old DS and 1 month old DD. I'm not sure if we're after a double/twin pram or just a pram with a toddler seat attachment. There's just so much out there I was hoping you lovely BB ladies could give me some recommendations as a starting point!
TIA :).
Strider plus! It so totally rocks my world! Best thing about it is that Bella can go in the top or the bottom and vice versa with Hamish...
We got the 2011 model with the toddler seat that attaches underneath...
I'm sooo in love with it! I wish I had it sooner!
Look at the you tube vids too..:)
I'm a Phil and Ted's girl - its so versatile with the three kids.....Two being similar ages to yours.....(JIC you have another one ;))!
I could never go with a side by side pram - imagine trying to get into smaller sized shops - most aisles aren't big enough to fit those pushers anymore!
we have a baby jogger city select and i love it! the girls can face me, out, one in one out, each other.....and huuuge basket that is easy to get to.
Phil and Ted dash here I love it so easy and good.
Baby jogger city select!! Its the best! Steers easier than the strider and is not as wide!! The seats also face any way so many combinations!! Easy to fold up and fits compactly in most boots!
We cant fault it.
I have a Phil and Ted's when they are both in a pram... Love it so much, I want to marry it. :D
I have a baby jogger city mini double. I like the side by side option, and both kids love it. The seats fully recline and there is great sun protection. It fits through every doorway and aisle so far, and gets on and off trams easily. It has changed my world, especially since DS is very heavy.
I got mine cheap off ebay. I wanted a BJ city select, but didn't have the cash.
I thought a P&T, but two friends with them (a sport and a dash) discouraged me...
I have a Phil & Teds Explorer. It's super cool! I like the pedal brake- I think the other brake systems on the P&Ts would have annoyed me. My 17kg 3 year old often likes to hop in the back seat and it doesn't tip over or have any troubles.
BJ City Select. I wanted DD2 facing me and DD1 facing out and not underneath her and this is the only pram that could do it :) They can also face each other which I'm sure they'll love when DD2's a bit bigger.
The strides plus I have DS facing me and DD in the bottom facing out so it can do it to.
Oh really, they told me it couldn't do that. But that one wouldn't fit in my car anyway.
Thanks for all the suggestions...
Off to start researching :).
Yeah the lady told me it would be able to but be squashy but it's not really! I usually have DS in the bottom laying down as he is looking straight at me and DD in the top with the extenders in.
Lime - my DH said it's lucky we can't marry things or he thinks that I would marry my strider! That's how much I love it too! :)
I have a P&T vibe that I absolutely love and it is brilliant for shopping and busy places as it is so compact but I am also about to buy a Mountain Buggy Double for when we go for walks so the girls can both be seeing everything.
I have the Strider Plus aswell and I love it. I actually put baby in the bottom where you can lay it flat and keeps her away from unwanted sticky beaks! Now that the girls are bigger they swap and change top to bottom but when baby arrives she will go down below again :)
I have a P&T vibe. The brake on the vibe is very easy compared to the other models. We got ours online ubercheap (>$700 including the double kit)
I like it because it really is super easy to fold up - WITH the 2nd seat still attached.
Whilst i thought it would be weird having one child slung down underneath, it is fine. And they have so much more room than some of the toddler seat ones. My older child prefers being in the small underneath seat, because that way he can chat more easily to me - his choice, and someone did once tell me i had them around the wrong way!
Woohoo for tax time! We are finally going to buy a pram! :D
This weekend DH and I are going into our local shop that sells prams - will check out some different prams and see what suits us.
Baby Jogger is looking the most appealing at the moment though :).
Okay, it seems we couldn't wait, lol.
Have bought a BJ City Select off ebay - should be here next week hopefully!!! I'm so excited :dance:.
Thanks for all your recommendations, it really helped!
Yay :happydance:
Oooh, so exciting!!! I'm getting one too!! Can't wait to hear what you think of it with two kids riding in it - be sure to update us!
Did you buy it from Aus or the US?
Through Aus, but shipping through the US I think.
I'll definitely update :).
We got the pram a week ago, and I am very impressed! I am loving how easy it is to change the seats around. I first tried DD facing me closest to me, with DS in the front seat facing out. Now I'm trying out having DD in the front seat facing me and DS closest to me but facing out (so the kids face each other). I'm really loving this arrangement as DS gets to sit up higher and look around, and I can still see DD.
The weather hasn't been great here, so I've only been out for two walks so far - but it's been great! It steers really well and is even really good on bumpier footpaths.
It's a super easy pram to use. The seats are easy to swap around, it folds really well (and really flat!) and it seems like everything is adjustable!
It is a bit heavy lifting in and out of the car boot - but that could just be because I was used to a really light stroller before.
Overall I can't fault it and I'm really looking forward to the weather improving so I can go out for lots of walks with the kids!
I'll post a link to a photo soon when I'm not on my phone :).
Here's a pic:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p...3&id=618639660
That looks awesome!
Glad you like it!! I'm loving it too!! So easy. A bit heavy yeah, but I thought all of them were heavy and I am pretty weak, LOL.
I'm taking my DH pram shopping (browsing) today to decide between the bjc select and the bjc mini double :) I'm a pram whore so loving the "need" for a new one!
I just bought our City Select package last night!! I ended up getting everything from the States as I desperately wanted the amethyst (deep purple) one and it's not available in Aus until December. I'm so excited!!!
So gorgeous!!!
More proof the P&T was the right choice for us though. My bubba would be kicked in the head like that :lol:
You may or may not know this but the Select seats can be configured 16 (I think) different ways so you can avoid any head kicking, lol! :D:
Yeah, I know. But we'd have to use it p&t style anyway. Cute pram. I saw a review comparing them and it suggested bj for closer age gaps and p&t for bigger age gaps. Depends on your needs :)
We bought a strider initially and after a few problems we decided to get the bj city select. Thankfully we borrowed a friends first to try it and it didn't work at all for us. We found the seat configurations only really worked if bolt upright and ds2 was too little to be sitting like that at that stage. Ds2 wanted to be directly infront of me which left ds1 directly over the front wheels which made it impossible to go up curbs as I was trying to lift 15 odd kilos up and the pram would pull to one side if the ground wasn't level. I think it would be great for two babies or light children but as I give birth to giants it didn't work for us. We stuck with the strider and we now reckon it's the best pram out there for our needs and the best value for money.
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So I went pram looking with my DH and now I'm just more conflicted :wall: I didn't like the city select, its seating just won't do what I "need" it too (both recline facing forwards or back to back) so it's out. DH didnt like the city ini double cos no travel system (thats avail in Aus and the US one is pretty crap IMO) so we may be moving onto the Stider Plus 4? I have a capsule and bassinet (from my cruiser) that will fit and it so much cheaper...looks like the one we'll end up with!
Amaunet- not sure if you know??? but the bassinette doesnt work on the strider with the toddler seat
main reason i bought my BJ select was for the bassinette and toddler seat
on the strider the bassinette sits too far back leaving no real room for the toddler even with the extenders but im pretty sure the travel system fits with the toddler seat
i was told when i brought my strider you cant use the bassinette with toddler seat cause it comes to far back and no room for toddlers head but you can use the capsule on it we ended up selling ours pretty much after ds4 grew out of the capsule and ended up with a city mini double