Pioneer

Went to JL and tried some. Tried to lift them on my own, put them together, change the seats and bought the easiest one😂 we have a silver cross pioneer and bought a Joolz aer + at 2 which we use on a daily basis.

On baby 2, with baby 1 we used a few second hand buggies. For walking, even in the city on uneven pavements, 3-wheel buggy is best. I'm thinking about buying nipper v6 plus with swith bassinet, os I can have my kid in parent facing mode for a bit longer. Earlier we used baby jogger city mini gt 2, which was mostly good, but had no option for parent facing seat. You can buy car seat attachments for it if needed. We gave pram away after our first to save space, not because it was bad. We got it second hand from someone using it for about 8 years, we used it for another two and it was still going strong. For travel we have gb pockit all-terrain plus. It's very small, can have car seat attachments, and has carrycot option if you need. In airlines they frequently let me take it on board. We also used oyster, which was okay but the front wheels sometimes were bending underneath the stroller when getting off the curbs. We had briefly silvercross pioneer but hate it. It's huge, front wheels bend underneath it on even small bumps, basket is huge but somehow I can pack less than in our baby jogger and to access it for anything bigger I need to take off whole bassinet.

As long as it lies flat and folds down, you’re on to a winner. Bonus if the bassinet goes down with it. We had a silver cross pioneer originally. Full travel system and built like a tank. Was great when moving, protected the baby perfectly when it flipped forward after hitting something on the floor but trying to get anything else in the boot with it was a nightmare. I wanted rid as soon as the baby didn’t have to lie flat, yet we kept it for the second. Absolute nightmare. Moved onto 2 bugaboo butterfly’s now and it is so much easier fitting in the car or house.

I'd suggest going to a place that has loads on display if you can to try them out to get a feel for what you like. We had a silver cross pioneer, although I think it's an older model now. But I loved it, my daughter is nearly three and we still use the pushchair rather than switching to a stroller as it's so nice to use! Plus the basket under is massive which I like for shopping!

TLDR baby is now 8 months and we've just swapped from a huge Silvercross pram to a lightweight, easy to fold Maxi Cosi pram. We bought a Silvercross travel system on FB marketplace for £100. The seller had barely used it, it had every single accessory you could think of, bassinet, car seat, all the rain covers, etc. It's been brilliant for the last 8 months, but we've been fed up of it taking up the entire boot, so we've picked up a Maxi Cosi Lara 2 (apparently suitable from newborn) new in the prime day sales for £130. I'll resell the Silvercross pram as although the wheels now have some wear, it's in otherwise excellent condition.