Kit: Prams

tandem buggies are good for newborns and toddlers, but can also be heavy- three wheeler versions are sometimes lighter and easier to steer- usually it depends on what price range you are looking at- you can get an all singing all dancing one but they can be quite costly. I had a tandem pushchair when my eldest was nearly two and second was born- but tried a side by side when second was 21months and third was born, it was a three wheeler and not too wide, very easy to steer and much lighter, it came with everything too- rain-cover foot muffs the lot and i loved it! this time though my third is almost three and hates being in a pushchair so we have bought a travel system as we got rid of car seat and everything thinking we weren't having anymore! would recommend Graco or Britax as they are great value and have all the safety features, both makes i have used before and customer service for Britax is excellent!

Anyone have a vintage pram..? ( Navy blue Silvercross hardbody prams )
I know they are not practial, but I have always wanted one and love them. I was thinking of getting one off ebay.

i know that it's not in the top 10 but i'd like to recomend my pram to everyone - it's a silvercross and i think it's amazing! at £300 it's a little pricey as it doesn't include a car seat (this can be purchased seperately if wanted but i didn't as it wouldn't fit in my car properly) but i think that its other features makes up for this - it's compact, lightweight, folds up and down like a dream, converts to a buggy once child reaches a certain weight (potentially you will get years of usage out of it) and finally the price includes a rain cover, cosytoe and changebag. i'd also recomend it to parents with small cars as it will fit perfectly into a small 3 door car (i spent 2 hours in mothercare trying to fit other prams/ travel systems into the boot of my nissan micra to no avail before i found the silvercross!). i'd also recomend mothercare as the best place to buy a pram/ carseat from as they let you take the said item out of the store (with supervision!) to see if it fits into you car ok with staff offering great advice.

I bought the i2i travel system for my baby girl and its great!!! I like how the pram can be faced towards you or away from you (hence the name i2i) I face the pram towards me at the minute so that my daughter and I can look at each other.
It was very reasonably priced as well - about £380 all in (car seat included) cant complain..

hi i bought a Luna mix the other day and i am sending it back. i made sure that i used just around the house on carpeted areas as i didn't want to ruin the wheels so i could send it bk if i didn't like it. its awful. the footrest is supposed to stay up with just one push which it doesn't, i had to push the clips up underneath. i laid down the back rest and as the straps aren't connected up the top my child was still sat up. the new bumper bar is far too low down so my child can still lean right forward. it is huge much more like a buggy than a pushchair and when pushing it into my hallway it scraped paint of my wall as the bolts in middle of wheels protrude out of the wheels. the rain cover is also horrible as it has Velcro straps at bottom but just slide up the metal bars so it doesn't cover child's feet. for the price i think it is totally not worth it. it is really heavy and the fabric lies on the floor once folded so would get wet if it was raining and u had to put it down. i would not recommend this to anyone. also the whole back of the seat is only supported by straps so when my child did lie down he tried turning round and was moving all over the place. a bad buy and regret it. thankfully i can send it back!

hi i bought a Luna mix the other day and i am sending it back. i made sure that i used just around the house on carpeted areas as i didn't want to ruin the wheels so i could send it bk if i didn't like it. its awful. the footrest is supposed to stay up with just one push which it doesn't, i had to push the clips up underneath. i laid down the back rest and as the straps aren't connected up the top my child was still sat up. the new bumper bar is far too low down so my child can still lean right forward. it is huge much more like a buggy than a pushchair and when pushing it into my hallway it scraped paint of my wall as the bolts in middle of wheels protrude out of the wheels. the rain cover is also horrible as it has Velcro straps at bottom but just slide up the metal bars so it doesn't cover child's feet. for the price i think it is totally not worth it. it is really heavy and the fabric lies on the floor once folded so would get wet if it was raining and u had to put it down. i would not recommend this to anyone. also the whole back of the seat is only supported by straps so when my child did lie down he tried turning round and was moving all over the place. a bad buy and regret it. thankfully i can send it back!

Hi we are about to buy a 3 wheeler Mamas and Papas Luna Mix. While the 4 wheeler has had bad reviews anyone got the new 3 wheeler? Its one of the light travel systems and seems to be medium value. The thing I like about the system is the changeable tops and covers though it is a little gimickie. The design in 3 wheel version looks far better than the 4 wheel. Also the tyres are non inflatable which is something I definatley wanted to avoid due to punctures.

Hi, I don't know if anyone can help. I bought my cocoon off Ebay so it came with no instrutions. I know it can be washed but not sure how, surface, hand or machine? Has anyone washed one?