Pram Problems

On the weekends, we try to get me out and walking since my exercise regime is quite pathetic these days due to the fact that I am extremely out of breath after walking up a small flight of stairs. Because the temperature has been in the 30s all week, today we chose to do some walking around Westfield mall! Andrew and I used this as an opportunity to do some baby gear recon.  

Mamas & Papas is a glitzy baby store in London so we started there. Our main mission was to check out strollers (or Prams as the Londoners say) to see if we could find something lightweight, since we don't have a car and will be using the tube and buses a lot, and versatile, since they are quite pricey over here and so we'd like it to last as long as possible! 

Urbo

After looking at a few of their massive selection, we enlisted the help of a salesgirl. Andrew explained our situation and the girl said there were two clear front runners for our reqs. 

Urbo with Carry Cot

The first one was the Urbo. Weighing in at the amazingly low weight of 9 kg, this is the lightest option we have found out there. The standard seat it comes with can be used from birth (as it lays completely flat) to 3 years old! There is also a Carry Cot option you can purchase which suits baby from birth to 6 months. The perks of this option is if you get the overnight mattress, baby can actually sleep in this like a moses basket which might be an interesting option for travel. Both seats switch in and out with ease and can face mama or outwards. The frame folds into a reasonably small size, but would be hard to manage on my own if I needed to fold it for stairs or anything like that. But then again, I think I would have a hard time managing a stroller on the stairs with a baby at the same time regardless! 

Sola

Option 2 was the Sola. Basically all the same features and the Urbo, but the frame is a tiny bit bigger (yet the whole thing still only weighs 10 kgs) and the pushbar adjusts so it can be a bit higher than the Urbo which might be nice for Andrew. 

Sola with Carry Cot

Andrew and I both really like the Urbo a bit more than the Sola, but both are a bit pricey so we will do the same exercise at John Lewis to make sure we know what ALL the options are before we commit to "the one." 

Choosing Baby gear is overwhelming to say the least. There is just so much stuff out there. There's no way you need it all right? Decisions, Decisions!