How to choose a baby stroller?

Stroller - Traditional baby carriage. It is convenient for toddlers who spend most of their time lying down. A quality cradle-cradle protects the baby from the cold and wind in the winter and from the scorching heat in the summer.

Strollers are winter and summer, can add up to"Cane" or "book". They are designed for children over 6 months old who can already sit on their own. Modern strollers are light, many models of such strollers can be laid out for sleeping a child. Popular three-wheeled strollers, they are considered more maneuverable compared to traditional four-wheeled strollers.

Stroller-transformer Is a stroller easily convertible fromstroller-cradles in the promenade and vice versa. Choosing a stroller-transformer, pay attention to the fact that such strollers are considered more cumbersome than a conventional stroller, but they are smaller compared to a cradle-cradle.

Universal stroller - this is not the same as a stroller-transformer. The universal stroller reminds the designer. In it, if necessary, you can install a cradle, a walking block or a car seat.

When choosing a baby stroller, you should pay attention to the following characteristics:

• Weight and dimensions of the stroller. Choosing a stroller, especially a stroller forfirst of all, pay attention to its size and weight. Too much of a stroller may not pass through the door of an entrance or apartment, and it is difficult for a young mother to lower or push a very heavy wheelchair up or down the steps, it is less manoeuvrable. Therefore, it is better to make a measurement of the doorways before buying a stroller and determine in advance how heavy the stroller should be.


• Control. Easy handling of the stroller plays an important role in the selection. The wheelchair should be easy to turn, for this purpose many modern manufacturers install shock absorbers on their products.


• Wheelchair Wheels. It is from the quality of making wheels in the strollerdepends on how long it will serve you in the harsh conditions of domestic roads. After all, with a sidecar, you have to ride on asphalt pavements, and on sand, snow, mud, rocks. Wheels of modern carriages are made of rubber, plastic. Rubber wheels with metal spokes - this is the classic of the genre, which is always relevant. Such wheels are practically not afraid of domestic impassability. But small plastic wheels - not the best option, because they very quickly fail. As for the size of the wheels, it is better not to choose very small ones, because in a wheelchair with such wheels the shaking is inevitable.


• A stroller handle. The quality and comfort of the pram handle are a pledgehealthy back of young parents. The handle of the stroller must necessarily fit the growth of the parent who will use the stroller. Often handles are made adjustable in height. Well if the material of the handle is not sliding. The flip-flops are popular, allowing one turn of the situation to change the direction: the child is deployed to the driver or from the driver.


• Wheelchair brakes. Reliable brakes and wheel locks are necessary for the safety of the baby. Therefore, when choosing a stroller, it is necessary to check the serviceability of these devices.


• Materials from which the wheelchair is made The material of the basket is the cradles or cradlesIt is desirable to choose a stroller natural for interior decoration and waterproof for outdoor. It is good, if the material with which the wheelchair is used, can be removed and washed in a washing machine. For winter strollers, the material should keep the heat well. Chassis - frame with wheel mounts and shock absorbers - must be made of light and strong alloys. In modern wheelchairs, shock absorbers are most often fitted with spring or plastic hinges.


• Seat belts. The presence of seat belts is especially important in strollers. Without safety belts, the child can fall out of the stroller.


• Accessories. The availability of the accessories included with the wheelchair isnew additional features of your stroller. You can choose a stroller with an awning for protection from the sun and rain, an apron that is put on a stroller to protect it from rain or snow. Many wheelchairs are attached mosquito net to protect the child from insects, bags or a luggage basket with which it is convenient to make purchases.

The most important criterion in choosing a stroller isits convenience and safety. If the mother herself, without assistance, can cope with both the lifting of the stroller, and with the management, and with the assembly / dismantling of the stroller-transformer or universal stroller, then further use of such a stroller will not cause her trouble.