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toddler seat ruined everything!
Reviewed by: Eugenie from Melbourne, Mar 28, 2006General Review
i loved this pram when we first got it (it would have got 5 stars). we bought the bassinet to use for the first 6 months and then the standard pusher style after that. it has great manuverability both these ways and is nice and light. however, folding with the bassinet requires the bassinet being removed; it took a few anxious attempts with screaming baby in car to get it right! but as a pusher it is quite easy.now with bub number two on the scene i opted for the toddler seat which doesn't work with the bassinet. therefore, the bub had to use the pusher. the pusher set up just doesn't work for a bub under 6 months. the head cushion is too big and their head rolls off it at right angles and it isn't stable at all, seeming to sway around with the zips being the mechanism for reclining. plus, the baby's head ends up lower than their legs - it just isn't comfortable for a little one!
as for the damned toddler seat. the baby's legs would get almost crushed underneath the seat and the pram that was once a dream to steer, became a nightmare to move around! the weight at the front just doesn't work. plus if you take a corner too quickly, you nearly dump the children out as it threatens to tip over.
i've now changed to a babylove tandem, and so far so good!
Pros
* great with the bassinet option.* easy to manuver with bassinet or pusher set up.
* air tyres for 'off road' walking.
Cons
* pusher not suitable for under 6 months old due to cushion and full recline position leaving baby's head lower than legs.* toddler seat shouldn't even be an accessory; baby can't fit under or behind it, nor can they see much, so get easily bored.
* tips sideways easily when turning quickly, particularly with the toddler seat.
* can't access the basket below once the seat is in recline position.