If you plan on using a car seat regularly with your baby, travel systems tend to make financial sense. Travel systems enable you to move a sleeping baby from a car onto a pushchair frame easily — and hopefully without even waking your baby up!
However, you should only use your travel system for short journeys if your baby is in an upright car seat — read here about the 2 hour rule. Most pushchairs can be transformed into travel systems but not all — usually strollers. Some come as a travel system bundle , with everything included; with others you buy the pushchair, relevant car seat and adaptors separately.
Some car seats, particularly those from Maxi-Cosi, Cybex and BeSafe, fit many different brands of pushchairs. Remember, that not all car seats fit all pushchairs and not all car seats fit all cars. Prices of pushchairs for newborn babies can vary significantly. One way to save money is to look for bundles, where a retailer or manufacturer includes many extras within the price. When testing pushchairs we consider comfort for both child and parent, weight, size, folded size, wheel type, folding mechanism, fabrications, longevity and whether they are worth the money.
Our 10 of the Best lists are compiled by qualified and experienced parenting journalists. They rely on a number of sources, including our independent reviews, testing undertaken during the MadeForMums Awards, and feedback from our home testing panel and Top Testers Club. Our list is not an ordered ranking from , instead it is a carefully selected group of tried-and-tested products, each of which we believe is best for a different situation or requirement.
Suitable for: Birth to 22kg Pushchair weight: The Joie Versatrax pushchair with Ramble XL carrycot is a fantastic bundle for parents looking for a mid-price pram that performs well on all kinds of terrain.
Tested on pavements, cobbles and a woodland walk, the Versatrax handled easily and felt sturdy, even when going up and down bumpy kerbs, thanks to its strong, rubber tyres. MFM reviewer Laura, mum of a newborn and toddler, commented. Pros: Easy to steer, one-handed fold, large carrycot, large storage basket Cons: No footmuff included, carrycot not suitable for overnight sleeping.
Suitable for: Birth to approx. With the ability to fold down in just seconds, to an impressively lightweight and compact size, our MFM testers really rate this competitively priced pushchair. Although the Micralite GetGo seat does fully recline to a lie-flat position — making it suitable for a newborn — our testers felt the carrycot bought separately provided a much more snug and secure space for a little baby.
Easy to handle, even with just a one-handed steer, this pushchair manages to be both nippy and sturdy at the same time — some feat! Available from: Amazon and Micralite. High quality, and durable, this pushchair looks great and performs well over all kinds of ground, thanks to the double-suspension, ergonomically-designed chassis and puncture-proof tyres.
With the seat in full recline, you simply attach the seat liner and pop in a mattress included for carrycot mode. The iCandy Raspberry is a perfect pram for city living, and the brand considers it the ultimate choice for urban parents. Plus, it weighs in at just 6. Notable features of the Strawberry includes a stylish leatherette handle and bumper bar and a choice of neutral or statement colours.
The iCandy Peach is an industry leader, famed for its ability to seamlessly transition from a single to double pushchair as your family grows. With puncture-proof tyres, lockable swivel front wheels and a one-hand seat recline function, this special iCandy edition strives to achieve both comfort and adventure. It also has luxury in common with the Land Rover, boasting a premium design with superior quilted fabrics to offer your baby a smooth ride no matter the terrain.
Buy now. Chassis, 2 x seat units, carrycot fabric, apron, mattress, bumper bars, converter base, car seat adaptors, elevators 2 x rain covers. Available colours : Navy check, d ark grey check, dark grey twill, black twill. This is the sixth generation of Peach from iCandy with updated design, material and additional padding for ultimate baby comfort. It can also come with a matching parenting bag.
Car seat adaptors are included in the Peach bundle enabling a compatible infant car seat to easily be clipped onto the wheels so that a sleeping baby can be moved seamlessly from car to pushchair. There are also video tutorials on YouTube if you get stuck. The converter kit allows you to switch from single to double and we love that the double allows the seat to face both ways. The elevators lift the seats apart, giving the child underneath more room.
There is still a bit of hustle and bustle to get them in and out of the buggy. Once we were on the move, the iCandy Peach came into its own. It feels super sturdy and smooth, it is slim and handles easily.
We loved how easy it is to steer and navigate the curbs on the road. The huge shopping basket at the bottom is very useful if you have stuff for two kids. We loved that the handlebar goes up four notches, which helps out tall mums and dads.
It looks stylish and modern with lots of polished chrome details. The materials are lovely and feel luxurious. We felt certain that our little testers were safe and cosy in it.
Its one-hand folding mechanism is great, but you have to remove both seats and adapters to fold it flat. The carrycots are a great sleep solution for parents who want to travel when their babies are young as it is approved for overnight sleeping. It has a luxury fleece lining, which feels so cosy that we would like to snuggle in it too. While both buggies look and feel equally lovely and are at top end of the range of double buggies, the Silver Cross Wave beats the iCandy Peach both in design and in price.
The Silver Cross Wave took the lead with its elegant looks, no nonsense assembly and versatile configurations. It is excellent value too — a fantastic designer double buggy for the price of some single buggies. Find out if this version, the iCandy Peach 5 , has been successfully updated, or whether it left our lab experts and parent panel underwhelmed.
We've also reviewed the Peach pushchair when converted to a double. The conversion kit has been redeveloped, apparently making it easier to convert and use. The Raspberry is a travel system, which is mainly designed for an urban environment.
But will it really be ideal for those living in the city? To find out what our experts thought ahead of our full test results, read the iCandy Raspberry review.
The iCandy Orange pushchair was the first converting tandem double from the brand since the super-popular Peach. The Orange is the latest version and has several innovative features, the most noteworthy being an integrated ride-on board for your toddler. Read our iCandy Orange review to find out if this is the perfect pushchair for your little one. The iCandy Orange double pushchair joins the ever-popular Peach in iCandy's range for parents expecting twins, or a newborn to join their toddler.
The Orange has special risers to make one seat higher than the other, so you'll be able to see both your children at the same time.
Is this pushchair worth its price? Read the iCandy Orange double review to find out. This is a three-wheeled version of the popular Peach pushchair but, unlike the iCandy Peach 3, this version can't be converted into a double.
Find out if this all-terrain model really is any good on all surfaces by visiting our review of the iCandy Peach All-Terrain. The iCandy Peach All Terrain Double is a convertible pushchair, which turns from a single for use with two children by adding another seat unit, a carrycot or car seat. It was updated for with more than 70 improvements, including the ability to swap it from a three-wheel buggy to four wheels depending on your preference.
Read our iCandy Peach All Terrain double review to find out if this pricey double buggy is worth the investment. The iCandy Peach All Terrain travel system not only converts from a single to a double, but you can also use it as both a three-wheel and four-wheel pushchair. We took it to our lab and put it through a barrage of tests to see if it's worth investing in.
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