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  anonymous | November 2008

Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

I just found out that I am pregnant with my second baby..YAY! but I need help choosing a new pram. (I know its early, but I like to be prepared) I currently have a mountain Buggy, but I dont know if it can accomodate a toddler seat of any kind as well as the basinette thingy. I need some ideas. I hate four wheel prams (I had a steelcraft enigma and boy was that tough to push around the streets) Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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missnickley
November 2008 | missnickley
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

Congratulations!

I was in the same boat. My second was born a month before my first turned 2. I got a Phil n Teds pram and I cant recommend it more! It is fantastic! the main thing for me is it can be a single OR double. So when I only have one I am not pushing around a double, and it is a much better seat for the toddler so they arent balancing with no back support as my 2yo will on occassion still fall asleep in the pram. I know most people say well that doesnt matter as I have a single one but if your anything like me you wont be remembering to change prams in the boot of the car while getting 2 kida organised, not to mention yourself! LOL!

And it is 3 wheels as well which you said you would prefer.

good luck!



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diesel05
November 2008 | diesel05
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

HI, I've got a 3 wheel love and care jogger.  I had my second when my first was 2.  It's great lies all the way back, doesn't have a bassinette thing but does come with a sleeping bag that zips all the way up to keep baby snug.  Has a toddler seat that clips to the front and the toddler seat has a weigh limit of 20kg, most only go to 15kg. 

Once he grew out of the seat I got a skateboard attachment.  I love it can push with one hand great. Good luck



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demonikangels
November 2008 | demonikangels
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

First Congratulations.
Now I too have found my self in this situation, however my son will only be turning 1 when this baby is due.
Im looking for a 3 wheel pram preferably but have a personal dislike to Valco currently because I have a valco pram in the $500 range to find out they dont have a toddler seat attachment.

Personally I am looking for a 3 wheel pram with a toddler seat instead of a side by side twin pram or a tandum.



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cbudge06
November 2008 | cbudge06
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

i like the valco you could put a skateboard thing instead of the seat. god my 1 yr old would love to be out of her pram now i suppose what you have to consider is how long you will use the pram with both before your older one decides they don't want to be in it.

i wish the stupid baby shop told me how crap the enigma was cos i bought one and only used it for 2 months, before buying a beema q.



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spinnychic
November 2008 | spinnychic
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

How independant is your 2 yr old???? I have 3 cherubs under 4 and we have a side by side twin stroller (both seats go up and down independantly) and I have a step on thing at the back for the four year old...My hubby made it - a piece of wood with swivel wheels and some metal hooks that clip over the pram bar....Now I can get anywhere (except for shops with tight isles...)

I did have a double pram that was one in front of the other but it was to hard to push and manouver....

here is a couple of links to other ideas out there.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-in-BOX-VALCO-HITCHHIKER-PRAM-TODDLER-BOARD_W0QQitemZ270303257225QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Prams_Strollers?hash=item270303257225&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VALCO-Toddler-Tourer-Pram-Skateboard_W0QQitemZ320319374694QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Prams_Strollers?hash=item320319374694&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-in1-Baby-Kid-Trolley-Twin-Trailer-Pram-Jogger-Bike_W0QQitemZ120337494798QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes?hash=item120337494798&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://www.dandelion-import.com/

Hope this is of some help and you are able to find something that suits you....But remember when you put the heavier child right at the front of the pram / stroller it becomes alot harder to push.....

Cheers Spinnychic

 



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mystikal
November 2008 | mystikal
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

I have a 4 wheeled stryder, I tell you it's like a 4WD with power steering but for a baby! haha It can be used as a bassinet, pram for baby facing you or you can turn it the other way and put the bottom of it down for a toddler It's great! 1 Pram that can be used from the day your baby is born to the day they no longer need a stroller



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kseers
November 2008 | kseers
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

Hi!  I had one of the three wheeler jogger type prams and I bought the  toddler seat that attaches to the front.  I found it very unwieldy - it was very heavy, hard to steer and at one point tipped over coming down a ramp.  My son was within the weight guidelines, but as all the weight sits at the front it doesn't really work very well.  Once my baby was old enough to sit up I swapped them and that worked a bit better. 

A friend of mine had a similar one to the one below, where they sit in front of each other - though it was a bit long - but that seemed to work well. It was expensive though and from memory she only found one store (in Canberra?) that stocked it.

What a lot of my friends seem to be doing is the Bill & Ted, where the baby actually goes under the toddler (or the other way around) - looks kind of uncomfortable to me but so many people I know swear by it, and being a three wheeler jogger it is handy on the dodgy roads around here.  Hope that helps!



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      kseers
November 2008 | kseers
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

Oops, I think that should be Phill & Teds -  not a dodgy 80s movie starring Keanu Reaves - sorry guys...




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MandyW
November 2008 | MandyW
Re: Pram Ideas for a Newborn and 2 year old

i think the pram my girls have is only available in South Africa. they have a twin pram, but its where the kids can sit 1 in front of the other or facing each other, depending. it was a gift from grandma to her 1st grandchildren. they can either lay in the pram or we can let down the 1 side and the can sit. they'd be able to use the pram for quite some time still, because there is enough space if the 1 at the back must sit with legs down. i think it was the best invention since sliced bread, we can walk in a shop without taking up too much space, as they dont sit next to each other, but take up just as little space as a single pram



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