A pram accompanies you from the birth of your baby until the age of 3 or 4, depending on how long your child wants to sit in a stroller. For the first few months the baby lies in the carrycot. Later the prams turns into a pushchair and the child can explore the world while sitting. The prams are available with soft carrycots, hard carrycots or baby carrycots.
In the following we want to give you important tips on choosing your combi stroller and on what you should look for when buying the pram.
Wheels
A stroller with 4 wheels has
either two fixed or two swivel front wheels. The swivel wheels are
usually smaller and make the stroller mobile and more maneuverable. The
advantage of a 4-wheel stroller is that this is more stable when
boarding on buses and trains or when lifting it up on the curb. Likewise
these strollers are easier to take down or up on the stroller tracks on
the stairs.
A 3-wheel stroller
has a sporty look and features a fixed or swiveling front wheel.
Despite prejudice the 3-wheel strollers are very stable and of course
well tested by the manufacturers. Some 3-wheel strollers, also called
jogger, athletic parents may even take for jogging. It's a matter of
taste whether you finally choose a 3-wheel or 4-wheel pram.
A pram with swivel front wheels is
mobile and maneuverable. Especially if you are walking in the city this
is a great advantage. Most of the time the swivel wheels can be fixed
so you have more comfort on uneven terrain and the stroller is running
straight. Some manufacturers even offer outdoor axes for the prams -
also called cross, quad or winter wheels. This allows you to take off
the small swivel wheels and replace them in winter or for the forest
against two fixed front wheels.
A pram with 4 or 3 fixed wheels is
suitable especially for the forest, the country or the beach. The fixed
wheels guarantee a better directional stability and are therefore
comfortable on rough terrain because the wheels are usually larger. For
the city the stroller with fixed wheels are rather unsuitable because
they are less manoeuvrable and you have to tilt the stroller to change
the direction.
Carrycot
The soft carrycot or combi carrycot is
simply placed and secured on the seat of the stroller. Thus you do not
need to remove the seat or the seat fabric. The soft carrycots are very
lightweight and soft whereas the combi carrycots are lightweight and
stable. Both carrycots are perfect for newborns.
The baby carrycots are
directly attached to the frame of the stroller. For this usually the
seat or seat cover can be removed. The carrycots offer lots of space and
are larger than the soft or combi carrycots. In addition a small
footmuff can be placed in the baby carrycot which makes it extremely
cuddly and cozy.