Choosing a pram/buggy for our baby was a real pain!
We started looking around for something quite early on in my pregnancy, but didn't end up buying anything until i was around 36 weeks!
Initially i was completely set on getting a travel system; as a first time mum, i wanted everything, so i could cover every eventuality. I really liked the look of the bugaboo and stokke pushchairs and loved the idea of having a carry cot. I soon realised though that these options were way to expensive for us, coming in at around £800! plus i knew i would be driving around most of the time, so the main thing we would be using is the actual car seat.
We soon realised that pushchairs/prams/buggies are constantly on different offers and so we waited until we could get a good deal on the graco. In the end we decided not to buy the carry cot, (which would have been another £100.00)but got the push chair, and car seat for £229.00 from mothercare. We also bought the isofix base so we can easily secure the car seat without faffing about with the seat belt. It was another £74.99 but i would definitely recommend it. It just makes the whole process so much easier.
So in our package we got; the pushchair, footmuff, rain cover, car seat + adaptors to fit the car seat on to the pushchair frame.
We haven't actually used the pushchair seat as of yet as our little one has just turned 3 months, we have preferred to leave him in his car seat rather than disturbing him and moving him in to the bigger seat, which i must say is also suitable from birth as it has a lay flat position for new born babies. I was pleased with the fact that once we do use it, we have the option of having baby face us or away.
The car seat itself is fairly heavy for me, but from what i remember when shopping around all car seats are pretty heavy, and I'm just not one for lifting heavy weights! it does however fit very nicely and easily on to the frame with the adaptors.
It is a very easy to use pushchair, the actual frame is really light and i can close it and open it pretty much with one hand. I have in the past pushed my aunts quinny around town and really struggled as it just felt so sluggish and stiff and the wheels were so big. The graco defo is much smoother and just feels nice and light to manoeuvre.
There is also a large basket at the bottom of the of the pushchair, which is great for keeping the babes changing bag as well as my handbag most of the time.
Pros for the Graco evo:
*light weight frame
*easy to open and close (can be done with one hand)
*3 position seat (including laying flat for newborn or sleeping baby)
can face baby towards you or away
*large shopping basket
*has a car seat that can easily be attached to the frame with adaptors
Cons:
*Nowhere to hang extra shopping bags;if like me you have used up the shopping basket. However you can easily get some pram hooks from somewhere like amazon i got mine from tesco for about £5.00
*It doesn't look as stylish as some of the more popular brands, but the price reflects that.
we haven't really taken the Graco anywhere but in to town really and its been great so far! i will update the post if i have any issues or notice any other advantages as we make more use of it!
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