Why need this
To Take Your Baby Places
When you got pregnant, you probably started dreaming about things that you wanted to do with your little baby. How did you imagine your life with a baby? In the first couple of weeks, most mums like to stay in their baby cocoons, but soon enough they will find themselves wanting to leave the house and do things. One of the most important things to buy for your baby is a great pram. One that will help you take bubs everywhere you want to go.
A pram is most likely the most used item of all the things you will buy for your baby. You will use it to take bub for a walk, bring it with you for shopping and outings, take it on a holiday (overseas as well) and you might even let bubs sleep in it while in and around your home. Prams are used up to 3 years of age and considering that you might use it every day you will want it to be a great, lasting one.
Our Mum’s Tips
7 Tips For Buying A Travel Pram or Stroller
Travel prams are not as sturdy as regular prams, but offer great flexibility when traveling. They fold small and are easy to take with you on trips. Our mums love these prams for traveling and some use them all the time, especially with older kids. Strollers are a great option when bubs does not have to be in the pram all the time anymore and you do not want to take a large regular pram anymore but still want to have the option to push bubs around when they get tired or when that is more convenient.
Our mums shared their experiences with travel prams and strollers and what they love about the ones they have. Things that our mums believe you need to consider when buying a travel pram or stroller:
- Small fold – because it is for traveling our mums want a travel pram to be a small fold, so it can easily be stored between the other luggage or even taken on a plane
- Plane friendly – the smallest of travel prams fit the overhead compartments of an airplane and you are allowed to take them with you as carry on luggage. Easy cruising at the airports!
- Lightweight – for traveling you want something easy to take with you, so a lightweight pram is the go to. Easy to pick up and store above your head or easy to carry when needed.
- Sturdiness – a lightweight, small fold travel pram unfortunately is not as sturdy as your regular pram. Our mums prefer a travel pram that is as sturdy as can be.
- Steering – a travel pram is all about flexibility which can compromise steering quality. Our mums tried several travel prams to see which one still comfortable steers anywhere.
- Basket size – you will find that going out with a baby will mean carrying lots of stuff and when pushing a pram, you will use both hands, so a big basket that will hold all your items and shopping bags, is a great feature of any pram
- Shade – the Australian sun is burning strong and the last thing you want is that sensitive baby skin to get sunburnt. Consider the amount of shade your pram offers and what option you will have to add additional shades or covers to keep bubs out the sun.
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The Travel Prams and Strollers Our Mums Really Love
Travel prams:
- The Baby Jogger City Tour 2™ is so small that it comes with a backpack and fits overhead storage in airplanes. It is easy to carry this pram as it is superlight. The pram is still easy to push and ok on rough terrain.
- The Redsbaby SKIP² Stroller is popular with our mums as it fully reclines and there are options to buy extra sunshade. The pram is easy to push, runs smooth and folds away easily to fit overhead storage. The pram is ultralight, so easy to store away or carry when needed.
- The Phil & Teds Go™ is another great travel pram. Our mums recommend to buy a bag for it when you take it on the plane.
- The Edwards and Co Otto is perfect according to our mums. It fits the overhead storage in airplanes.
- The Quinny Yezz is a light, small and compact travel pram with great wheels.
- The Silvercross Jet is allowed as hand luggage and fits overhead storage in airplanes. It has a big canopy for sunshade. Our mums believe this is the most compact best fold travel pram. With it 7 kg and travel bag included, you can take it anywhere.
- The Babyzen Yoyo² is a sturdy travel pram that is easy to clean and provides good sun, rain and mozzy cover. The seats recline. The pram fits under seats at stadiums and restaurants and you will have no issue taking it on airlines. These prams are a bit more expensive but they have great resale value, according to our mums.
- The Mountain Buggy Nano™ is a great second pram that will save a lot of space in the car. Our mums have been able to take these prams to the gate at airports. The pram is lightweight, easy to use and fits overhead storage. It is still a sturdy pram to get around.
- The Joie Pact™ Flex Signature is a light, easy to use pram for travel. It folds down one handed and can be lifted one handed too. It comes with a travel bag. Our mums thought it was not as sturdy on bumpy terrain.
- Other travel prams our mums love: Cybex Eezy S Twist, Steelcraft Zapo™ or a Ebay Travel Pram (similar to the more expensive brands).
Strollers:
- The Childcare Knox Stroller can hold kids up to 20 kg and comes with a big hood for sunshade and a great basket.
- The Redsbaby SKIP² Stroller is popular as a travel pram, but also as a stroller amongst our mums. It easily fits small cars. It stands up and leaves enough room for other items. The pram includes great storage and a nice canopy and you can buy an extra sunshade for it. The seat can easily recline for rest.
- Baby Jogger
- The Baby Jogger – City Mini® GT2 can lay flat and some of our mums find this the best pram they have ever used.
- The Baby Jogger – City Elite® 2 allows up to 30 kg and includes a large seat.
- The Mountain Buggy Nano™ is a great stroller for up to 20 kg.
- Steelcraft is popular with our mums for strollers:
- The Steelcraft Agile Elite™ is a good, sturdy stroller with a large seat. It is easy to put up and fold down. When required it can recline.
- The Steelcraft Holiday II Layback Stroller reclines and is a super compact stroller.
- The Maclaren Quest reclines too and includes a basket for your items.
- The Trip Stroller is so much smaller than a regular pram and it is sold for a great price.
- The Kmart Upright Stroller is great for quick trips to the shops.
- The Dymples Easy Stroller is a cheap option with a large seat that has not caused any issues for our mums.
- Other strollers our mums loved: Mother’s Choice Ella Umbrella Stroller.
