stroller hunt
April 6, 2013UPDATE: Thank you, thank you, thank you for the advice and comments! Enjoying getting the insights from mommies.
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I plan to bring Baby D around with me most of the times, e.g. to the office, to lunch, to the toilet, to my waxing appointments (clingy mommy alert!). So I would definitely need to invest in a good stroller. A good functional stroller that’s safe and comfortable for the baby, and it also must look stylish for mommy. Say what you want about me, but no mom wants to look like she’s lugging around a bulky shopping cart.
I’ve been researching strollers online for a while now and finally I’ve narrowed it down to these 3.
Well, there was also this gorgeous Fendi one that is secretly still on my list.
But I had to take it off the list after getting a half hour lecture from Dean about practicality, security and common sense. There was more content in his speech but I was just thinking Ok so I think the conclusion is no and I moved on in my head.
Ok, so our 3 choices now are…..
Stokke Xplory
Bugaboo Bee
iCandy Cherry
I’m going to be completely honest and say the iCandy is only on my list because Victoria Beckham uses it. And Bugaboo is only there because almost every mom I know champions the Bugaboo brand like gold. Peer pressure, you see.
I actually found Stokke Xplory to be pretty cool because it’s the most compact out of the 3 and the height is adjustable so that your baby can even be super close to you while you guys stroll about town. I can spoil Baby D with lots of kisses as we lunch together. And well, it’s the only one that has a cupholder which will be good for bottles (or the occasional ice blended for mommy).
So moms out there who’ve had one of these 3, some help pleaseeeee?
My heart is leaning towards Stokke, but it’d be good to have some experienced input.
hi kak vivy yg cute! those 3 r amazing!! Stokke is fine but looks like icandy is more spacious to put stuff like diapers bag or whatever bby stuff u hv to carry with u don’t u think? hehe..well that’s only my opinion..all the best for ur search ok?
hi kak vivy yg comeiii (”,) I think icandy looks much better in terms of space in which u might want to place the diapers bag or other bby stuff that u hve to carry with u don’t u think? that’s my opinion hehe…all the best for ur search!!! xoxo12
what if the drink spill on the baby?? dangerous eh. huhu
i…..have…no idea that picking up the stroller could be that hard. well….it shows that u definitely need not an advice from a girl who is not marry yet. haha…nn*excitedly google search stroller*
A newborn has to lie flat for a good few months until he/she has control of the head and neck so unless the Bee comes with a bassinet attachment, it might be impractical ? Babies grow soo fast so perhaps get something that can grow with your child? The Stokke looks cool tho 🙂
I’ll vote for stokke too! hehe. But you might want to try babywearing too. Since you are planning to bring Baby D almost everywhere kan? Plus, if you are planning to breastfeed baby D, you can do it in baby wearing. 🙂
I live in Oslo and we recently bought a Bugaboo Bee (BB) for our summer stroller & I wouldn’t want any other stroller than this! It’s compact, lightweight, easy to fold/unfold and (gonna) fit perfectly in our small sized car back in M’sia. Having no car here means I have to rely on good outdoor stroller and it delivers that as well – its suspension & maneuverability are superb. Stokke is not practical IMHO. It’s bulky & you have to take out the seat before fold-/unfolding unlike BB
Please try to open n fold d stroller before u buy. See which is easier and maybe one with a weight u can handle easily, in case Dean is not around to help u taking it in &outof the car. but of course stokke is so cool. -nyna-
in this 3 which one is the easiest to open n shut by yourself. that is the most important
Sorry duck.. They’re all hideous. A stroller is NEVER an accessory!
omgggg, im crazy to all the strollers. but my num 1 is fendi, melting….hahaha. if i have to choose, kompem shida pilih yg boleh guna selama mungkin. but u are rich person, so u dont mind….kekeke
go for icandy. hihihi. the stokke looks good but the drink might spill to baby D. waaa. dangerous!!~ 😀
I vote for stokke. But talking thru experience, find something that you can use as a car seat too. You don’t want to wake the baby when transferring to/from carseat-stroller. It’s pratical just angkat the infant carrrier and straped it to the seatbelt. Or angkat from the car and click it to the stroller. I pun bawak anak pegi office dulu, angkat infant carrier and he slept through in my room — mommy pun buat kerja dengan aman. nnCan’t wait to hear your diaper bag hunt pulak!
Hiya, xplory is bulky even when folded so you’ll need to consider sace in car and at home. But there are 2 other stokke’s buggy maybe one of those would be better? Cameleon is much cooler looking than bee but is as compact
I recently bought the bugaboo bee and it was worth every penny! With an adapter that can attach maxi cosi car seat is a bonus coz i dont have to wake the baby up and transfer him to the stroller.. It’s so practical too.. Folds like a golf cart even better.. It has this suspension that when u hit those bumpy tiles wont trigger a lot of the baby attention. Cont
Cont nnI did a test drive on the stokke *peer pressure* and it looks stylishly cool but its bulky and heavier to carry out from the car ir for travelling. Good luck choosing..
Hello, well I’m using the bee because Victoria beckham, Gwen stefani, Matt Damon, Adriana Lima and a lot more celebrities using it! Plus it’s so COMPACT, lightweight! STYLiSh , by easy to fold. It’s only 7+ kg, compared to stokke xplory is double the mass of the bee! My cousin using xplory, seriously it’s so bulky and she bought other stroller for travel bcoz it’s hard to carry.
I’ve never had the opportunity to use any of the above but I’m sure you’ve done a very good research on the subject matter. In my case, I’d go for something that is lightweight and easy to assemble, where you can carry the stroller yourself when there’s no one around to help. Another criteria is it must be compact, does not require a lot of storage space in the car boot coz I drive a small car. One more thing is the reclining seat-can lie flat or not? And also it must be easy to maneuver
(con’t). I’d go for Bugaboo Bee. It was way out of my budget when I last got pregnant some 3 years ago. Take into consideration the practicality of having to bring it along during holidays too. Yes, I would recommend baby wearing too! Love it! I managed to get my husband to do it too (ala Brad Pitt) haha
Stokke is bulky, even after folded & it’s heavy. Unless you have someone to pick it up for you & all then that shouldn’t be a problem. It’s nice to have too but with that size I found it quite hard to bring it around here in Msia malls/anywhere yang sempit & so not baby friendly. If you’re in overseas, no issues!nBugaboo on the other hand is oookayyyy & practical, but too common amongst mothers. Same like Quinny Buzz.niCandy is a no! Hehee
stokke is the Bentley of all strollers! i have stokke xplory in red! i love it because of the height of the stroller. it looks super cool but mind you it’s a bit big for the car trunk. and because of the size, its also not convenient if you travel by airplane a lot..
thanks dean for enlightened u up 😉 ill vote for BB.more user friendly compare those two -dyn
Hello Vivy! Did u know that Victoria beckham is using bugaboo bee! She has variety colours of the sun canopy , go google! I’m using the bee too. Because v beckham, Gwen stefani , Matt Damon, stylist Rachel Zoe (using missoni collection), ADRIANA LIMA n lots more using it! It’s super compact, lightweight only 7+kgs compared to xplory 2x than that! , very ey to handle etc. loving it to the max. Very easy to fold.stokke xplory is very stylish, but it’s bulky, cousin using it
forget about looking good, forget about victoria beckham..regardless of the brand, there’s nothing stylish about pushing a stroller…if you want to listen to your husband for once, peg perego is the best stroller in terms of practicality, security and common sense…the italians can never go wrong..nn-mum of 2 who owns 4 strollers- and an italian husband…..
for me mom of 2 🙂 your stokke xplory not really practical because no place for diaper’s bag. takkan la u wanna carry it on your shoulder kan. correct or not. and don’t tell me you gonna sangkut at the stroller holder… hilang glamour mommy..hihihi
Errr, u don’t like colours or is it mere coincidence that all the strollers above are in pretty similar shades?
I have the Bugaboo Bee and find it great in terms of practicality- compact, easy to use (even when hubby’s not around), great for travel and you can buy adaptors to fit an infant carrier/baby car seat for those first few months. I have friends who have the Stokke Xplory and Bugaboo Chameleon, who’ve found that both are quite bulky (taking up a lot of trunk space), fiddly to use (having to separate frame from seat before folding) and impractical for travelling. Hope this helps!
Stokkes has no storage space and you will need that with baby D unless you want to sling the huge diaper bag with diapers, bottles, toys, chewing things, extra clothes, etc. over your shoulder! Yuck! As a mom who has been through it, it looks very impractical. The other two options are good– I did research iCandy and I think that’s the one that opens automatically with one-button push right? Go to the store and see which one you can open and close with ONE HAND (other hand holding baby D). GL!
I would go for per perego pliko p3 – check this out! http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=uHjjo1aAOpM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuHjjo1aAOpM
Get Bugaboo Cameleon Missoni limited edition! I get so many envious stares lol. Super easy to manoeuvre too. Comes with a bassinet.
In my opinion stokke xplory is good because of the height. Baby S is high up. Easier for you to watch over while you have lunch or do your stuff. Plus can use it as a high chair with support before she/he can sit up without support. Downside, heavy, bulky and folding not as easy compared to others. From what I know infant carrier is not ideal for baby to sleep for long period of time. So I am not a big fan of travel system. Maybe you should own one compact and one full spec stroller. Hehe
your best option is to figure out the features you want and go from there. I took a long time to decide ms nk beli stroller dlu cz my problem is budget hehe. Love bugaboo but the price over my budget sigh. So i just bought Combi(japan brand) . Good luck! Btw dean is soooo right hehe jgn mrh!
I dunno abt others but stokke is bulky. You cant even bring it up on the escalator. Theres alwayssss the lift but sometimes, with the crowd and all, sigh.
Congrats. Exciting times, shopping for these big ticket items. nI own a Stokke in the most gorgeous shade of purple. I believe the pic you’ve got there is the older model. the newer model has a bigger sack at the bottom that you can dump stuffs in. it’s higher up from the ground, really nice to manouvre on the ground and just looks uber cool. my gal likes it too.nhowever, all the above comments on its cons are true.nit is bulky! and heavy. and for someone petite like you,
…it may be difficult to load and unload from the car.nrequires ample boot space. (it sits in our cr-v)nno place to hang nappy bag. (cup holder is excellent tho)nbring it on air travels? forget it. (we got another travel stroller)nhaving said all that, it has served us really well the past 2.5 years.nwhy dont u look at this ‘origami’ stroller that looks sleek, closes at a touch of a button and has LED running lights? (this one obviously researched by hubby)
Hi vivy…try google Origami 4moms… Superrrrrrrcoo
Vivy…let dean choose it. Stroller purchase is for daddy to join the fun.
Hi VivynnAfter having 3 kids and going thru millions of stroller (ok I am exaggerating), my advice is go for something light so it’s easier for you to handle when you are on your own. I’ve owned 3 wheelers & 4 wheelers, i find that the 4 wheelers are more stable. My choice would be Bugaboo Bee but i will also suggest for you to look at Peg Pereggo Range, coz that’s what i have now and my stroller had travelled with me around the world alot.
pick the one yang n1)sturdy but easy to Push and MANEUVER n2)not too heavy. so that boleh angkat yourselfn3)easy to foldn4)compartment to put stuffnnbased on experience. looks last consideration. seriously bile u dah start gune stroller. one that looks good tapi menyusahkan makes u wanna throw it away….no matter how expensive and pretty it is…..and buy one that is easier to handle & practical tak kisah buruk LOL
hi, i was contemplating between bee (the limited edition missoni cover) & xplory too until i found stokke scoot. bee is definitely lightweight but the tires are quite flimsy and doesnt grip well especially on the travelator. as for xplory, it’s just not practical as we travel a lot. thus i settled for stokke scoot. stylish, durable & practical. gd luck!
I’ve had a go at all three strollers – the Bee is the lightest, however, we didn’t buy that for my niece because it’s only good on proper ground, and the sidewalks in London aren’t the best, so we went with the Cameleon instead. The iCandy & Stokke are pretty heavy. I’d actually recommend looking at Jane. You can use the bassinet attachment as a flat carseat and it saves SO much space during the first six months.
Bugaboo Bee! I’ve been eyeing for that ever since I was pregnant with my 1st child tapi mimpiku tak menjadi kenyataan lagi. Sob ^_^ Btw, choose one that is compact and lightweight. Makes your life easier!
i vote for iCandy Cherry just because Victoria Bechkam…love her so much, hehehee…
I haven’t seen u in person but i think you are a petite girl so i don’t think the stokke suits u. u might have trouble pushing it around. imho stokke is more suitable for big-built people and i think it suits westerners best for their height and built. being in malaysia, when u go to malls, u have to use the elevator when u have a stroller and it’s gonna be hard coz our elevators are full with no-civic-conscious ppl.
Stokke Xplory 🙂
Not the stokke xplory cause is huge. Is hard to go in and out if the place is too crowded and I think you can only manage it when Dean is with u. Getting a stroller is about 3 things: the weight, easy to fold and comfort for baby and U. Also, you need to consider if you r bringing baby to travel one day. Are you thinking to buy another stroller which is lighter and easy to carry around or just stick with one stroller?
Hi Vivy!Stokke explory is good but its bulky n heavy.if you’re alone without ur husband,it’ll be heavy for u to lift n carry it out of your car bonnet.Bugaboo bee is light-weight but i’m not sure if its come with a bassinet.I suggest bugaboo cameleon cuz it have bassinet n its lighter than stokke explory but stokke explory is height-adjustable like u mentioned so u can actually make ur stroller like a baby-kerusi-mkn when feeding ur baby while ur outside ur house…
bugaboo’s strollers got its own ‘absorbers’ at its tyres, thus it can move smoothly on most surface like on the beach etc.. i’ve no experience using icandy, but icandy peach can be use if u got twins or two children later. hehehe =)
Practicality. MacLaren can’t be beat. Not too posh but it travels well, opens and closes easy (umbrella-style). Ample storage space and the handles are quite sturdy (can hang many, many shopping bags). It’s a 4-wheeler, def steadier than a 3-wheeler – handles most terrains. And it’s slim enough to be pushed around many a shopping aisles. So important. 🙂
u know what, if u love shopping, u should never go any of those u listed above. u should go for something like peg perego that can carry up to 50kg weight, so u’ll not worry of carrying ur own shopping bag anymore because the stoller can do it for you.. just hang it to the handle and u can shop happily.. or even when if u are so lazy to walk, u can ride on with ur baby and ask dean to push u around, briliant tak? haha… anyway, from your list, i will vote for stokke..
hi V, i need to correct some of the statements above…I’ve been using stokke xplory and the bag below the seat is big when u open it, it could fit a kitchen sink! and u can buy the stokke diaper bag which u can hang at the back of the stroller. i must say that stokke is also the best in terms of manouverability and comfort for your baby. (i’ve compared it with my other 2 strollers) but yeah, i have to admit it’s a bit bulky, so i’m also using the maclaren for travelling
I spent ages trying out strollers before buying mine. I shortlisted the Stokke Xplory, the Bugaboo Cameleon and Concord Neo. Stokke Xplory was struck off the list when I tried a friends and I saw how she struggled with it at kerbs , and because of its height, it tended to be unstable. Wth Msian kerbs….hmmm lagi teruk la. I ended buying the Bugaboo Cameleon and love love love it to bits. Didnt want the Bee as I wanted one that can handle rougher terrain and bumpy conditions. Highly recommended.
I have the bugaboo bee as u know. Plus points: its really light and compact – the perfect shopping mall stroller. Another thing i love is u can buy all the different color seat pads and sun canopies to suit ur mood (i have black, fucshia and missoni). As for the cupholder on the stokke, dude u can by the cupholder attachment for the bugaboo la! For the stokke, yes i love it too but it is a pain to put in the car cos u have to disassemble the seat from the body so u hv two pieces.
And yes i also like the icandy only cos of harper.
this i have to comment. when u buy a stroller u shud consider travelling plus points ie is it compact and light (sometimes u might need to travel alone with the bub), they call it umbrella-folding system. is it rear or forward facing.. if it can do both then great as smaller babies feel safer seeing mommy’s face.. is it suitable for newborn-3months especially as their neck still needs supporting so they will need to lie flat in the stroller. you might also want to consider babywearing too! 🙂
yeah go for bugaboo bee and hunt its accessories. it is light n easy to handle with..looking at your height n weight if to travel alone. bee definately a good choice
Been using d xplory for more than a year now. Heavy? Yes. But other than that: handling, manouver, headturner? BIG YES 🙂
Vivy, check out 4moms origami, it has some cool features too!
hi vivy..definitely go with the stokke! by far the best investment! it’s super safe..the seat is interchangeable to face u or the world..it’s the highest stroller so little baby D will not be exposed to dirt off the ground or from people’s shoes..it also works as a high chair during your lunch dates..it comes with a shopping bag that can be attached to the stroller for your “grocery” shopping..n best of all is all the striking colours u can choose from..it definitely turn heads! good luck! ;p
however I read the few comments n have to agree that stokke is not the most flexible in terms of folding n unfolding..but didn’t bother me! tho not suitable for traveling on airplane..
i LOVE my stokke to bits! it’s definately a head turners (not a good point here -__-), it’s so practical bcoz of it’s easy handling and maneuvering. The best part is u can bottle feeding your baby while strolling. No need to bend & aching your back. Diaper changing is also easy. The (shopping) bag pun very spacious. my main concern is only that it is quite HEAVY. berpeluh sikit la nk angkat masuk kereta. Other than that, no problem at all, plus banyak color cantik!! u can change ikut mood :p
tak mampu lah beli mcm vivy minat!tapi suka baca n cant wait 4 the chosen one! saya pakai QUINNY ZAPP XTRA jee. pilihan mommies yang berpendapatan sederhana 🙂 dah cukup stylo dah rasa sebab ada stroller more 1K… Sweet cherry pun boleh la asal 3 roda. hehe. murah rezeki vivy n baby D.Alhamdulilah 🙂
Why not buy 2 instead? Hehe dats wat i did wen i duno what to decide. I bought stokke and a very lightweight mama&papas stroller(for travelling overseas).
i vote for icandy! it looks more practical and safe :))
i LOVE my stokke to bits! it’s definately a head turners (not a good point here -__-), it’s so practical bcoz of it’s easy handling and maneuvering. The best part is u can bottle feeding your baby while strolling. No need to bend & aching your back. Diaper changing is also easy. The (shopping) bag pun very spacious. my main concern is only that it is quite HEAVY. berpeluh sikit la nk angkat masuk kereta. Other than that, no problem at all, plus banyak color cantik!! u can change ikut mood :p
you should check out Cybex by Lala Berlin. The Callisto 3 in 1 collection. Good luck!
Hi Vivy..rnrnRated excellent in safety, maneuverability and durability by Consumer Reports! rnrnMulti-position, fully-reclining seat rnStands upright when folded rnMeets ASTM F833 for strollers and carriages rnAdaptable with Maxi Cosi Mico, Graco Snugride and Graco Safeseat car seats rnIncludes all weather hood, foot muff and rain cover rnFor children up to 40 pounds rnrnrnBtw wearing ur baby on u is good too..lotsa cool designs available ..! Stay radiant luv:)!
Hi again , d model I posted abt d specs is a Micralite TORO k…
A first time mommy, in my 16th week =) I am in love with the Stokke Explory and brought it out for a joy ride outside the store! It was fantastic. Hope you have a smooth delivery and all the best!