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This pushchair comes with a lot of features, including a reversible seat, one-hand recline and lockable front-swivel wheels. But is it easy to use and is it practical? Read our review to find out how it fared in our tests. Fox 2. The highly anticipated Bugaboo Fox 2 is a new pushchair from the premium Dutch brand.

Litetrax 4. The manufacturer of this pushchair says it's a trendy transporter with a fuss-free fold. This lightweight stroller is suitable to be used from birth, and is travel-system compatible. It even comes with a parent tray, which has storage and a cup holder for your coffee.

Find out if this stroller is a joy to use in our full review. Peach Version 5. Read our review to find out our verdict on this new and improved bestseller. The Mamas and Papas Ocarro is a premium travel system which the manufacturer states will take you 'from walks in the woods to strolling round town and catching up with friends'.

To find out whether the Ocarro pushchair can provide a smooth and comfortable ride for your baby on a range of surfaces, read our full review. This stroller claims to give your baby a smooth and comfortable ride with its fully reclining back rest, quilted padding and extendable hood. Read our review to find out whether this stroller really does offer great comfort for babies in the seat, as well as for the person doing the pushing. Oyster 3. BabyStyle's latest Oyster pushchair has arrived.

The Oyster 3 has been completely redesigned with larger wheels, a bigger seat unit, larger shopping basket and a larger carrycot. It's bigger than the Oyster 2, but now folds smaller, plus it's lighter in weight.

The original BabyStyle Oyster pushchair was one of our most popular pushchairs for a very long time. Can the new Oyster 3 pushchair take this title?

Read our full test review to find out. Nova 4 Wheels. No hands are needed to fold the Maxi Cosi Nova 4 Wheels, just a tap of your foot to fold this new pushchair from Maxi Cosi.

The chassis is quite heavy to lift and awkward to unfold, according to Rohese, but it handles curbs and steps easily. Overall the Giggle Quad is very nippy — it moves and swivels like a four-wheeled suitcase — and can easily be pushed with one hand. Our tester particularly liked the shape of the frame, which means the baby is close to whoever is pushing the pram — and the baby has a great view. My daughter really enjoyed journeys in it and was very comfortable.

With a spacious seat that reclines to an ergonomic lie-flat position, the Balios S Lux is an elegant 4-in-1 travel system that can take a seat unit, an infant car seat, and the Cot S or Cocoon S carrycots. The suspension is awesome, even on cobblestones, and my little chap snoozed peacefully. There is also a secret extension compartment that you can unzip and it folds right over to aid naps on the move.

Once folded it does stand well, but you have to remember to lock the front wheels. Another selling point is the shopping basket. Similarly, the padding for the pushchair is extra plush, giving a real sense of snugness and security.

This is the BMW i8 of the buggy world, according to our tester, who feels it must have been designed by parents, for parents.

I really like how compact it is, too. The initial assembly was slightly fiddly with multiple zips and poppers, but after a couple of tries, everything was in place. The shopping basket is a good size, accessible from both sides of the pram, and it can easily hold a changing bag plus a couple of bags of groceries. The truly luxurious padding in the carrycot particularly impressed our tester, along with the fact that the pram can be folded with the reversible seat facing in either direction.

I easily steered it around the aisles of my local supermarket without taking out the chocolate display. Absolutely, yes. Lying flat is essential for young babies because it helps them to breathe normally without restricting airflow. Carrycots, sometimes called bassinets, are usually suitable for use until your baby is around six months old, at which point you can remove the carrycot and replace it with the pushchair seat unit.

Wait until your baby can sit up unaided before replacing the carrycot with the pushchair seat. Instead of a carrycot, some prams have pushchair seats that can recline to a lie-flat angle to make them suitable for newborns. However, if you choose one of these, make sure the seat reclines to be fully flat and check that it is suitable for use from birth. The safest place for your baby to sleep for the first six months of her life is in a cot or crib of her own in the same room as you.

However, some of the best prams come with bassinets that can be attached to the pushchair frame and used as a carrycot to allow your baby to lie flat in the pram. Some of these bassinets are tested and approved for overnight sleeping. If you do use a pram bassinet for overnight sleeping, follow all the usual safe sleep guidelines. First, think about where you live.

The frame, officially called the chassis, should be light and compact so you can easily lift it into your car boot or fit it on public transport. Go for swivel wheels to help you steer around confined spaces like narrow shop aisles and crowded streets.

Size matters too, of course. Many prams are designed to be free-standing when folded so that you can tuck them neatly out of the way without tripping over them endlessly.

Other practicalities to consider when shopping for a pram include the size of the shopping basket — the bigger, the better — and how easily the pram folds — the simpler, the better. Can you fit a packet of special-offer nappies in the basket and still have room for your change bag plus some bread and milk?

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