
Joolz
Aer+
Travel-friendly, city-nimble, but tiny storage and struggles off-pavement.
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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!
Never been happy with Silvercross. We’ve had the Silvercross full bundle - car seat was rubbish and the pram was heavy and impractical. Rucksack and hand warmers were a nice touch. I would avoid any Silvercross products based on my experience. We’ve had the Bugaboo double (side by side, called donkey I think?!) - it’s good but a bit unwieldy, Doona one that converts to a car seat (useful but heavy and uncomfortable for child), Babyzen yo-yo (useful for travel but limited) and the Joolz aer which is great for travel (can get on a plane) and more versatile than the Babyzen so it can be used more like a normal pram - it’s been my favourite travel pram. On a side note, the Cybex car seats that rotate are amazing.
Cx3 and using a redsbaby skip 3. Although I should mention that’s our secondary pram and only for indoor use eg at the shops, main pram is a silver cross that goes in my partner’s car
Do not recommend silver cross ❌ I have the bugaboo fox five and absolutely love it. I find it really easy to fold and the fact that it really is all terrain has been really handy for me as we do lots of walking on the beach, on walking tracks, asphalt, hiking etc etc I like that it has an extendable hood or however you would describe it. I’ve lost my mind but you can basically bring the cover all the way down to the baby’s toes. Has a few airflow flaps.
The 3 mums that have silver crosses in my mum’s group have all had major issues with them. Two of them had to get replacement parts and one of them literally has a whole second pram pretty much sitting there because there were massive issues with it. All 3 had issues with their brakes. That was enough for me to put me off for life. In saying that I have a vintage silver cross sitting in my attic that was built to withstand anything!! one of those Mum‘s recently got a bugaboo because she’s having a second baby and keeps commenting how much smoother it is to roll. That’s what I found with my fox. It just feels so comfortable for both city and cross country.

Joolz
Aer+
Travel-friendly, city-nimble, but tiny storage and struggles off-pavement.

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Compact travel, decent storage, but pricey, seat not upright.

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Durable, massive storage, great service, but heavy and bulky.

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