My confession: I'm a whore.

A pram whore.

I have tried and tested them all. My kids thinks prams are like undies, you change them every day (or two). My next confession, what I have spent for my love of prams - would have covered a few months mortgage. 

These are the prams that I've spent my whole piggy bank on:
1. Bugaboo Chameleon
2. Mclaren Quest
3. Bugaboo Bee
4. Mountain Buggy Duet
5. Bugaboo Donkey

So I thought that I would save you a lot of money (and time, blood, sweat and most importantly fights with your husbands) and review a few different ones for you so over the next few weeks I'll blog "The Pram Whore Diaries" and present some new options for you. Maybe some that you hadn't considered for yourself.

REDSBABY BOUNCE STROLLER

Here's another confession.. The designer of this pram was my first boyfriend. How weird is life! Year 6 hand holders to chatting prams and the "mother business" together. Brett Redelman (that's the hand holder) and his wife Meagan spoke to so many mums to find out exactly what they wanted from a pram and what is most important is that they actually listened and voila! Redsbaby Bounce Stroller was born!

If you are going to buy one pram - this just might be the one! It does absolutely everything and most importantly looks stylish doing it. Its perfect for a newborn (if you get the bassinet) and then switch over to reversible seat for older babies and toddlers. Both my one and two year old were very happy sitting in it!

It gets the Sleep Consultant Tick because the seat reclines so your baby can sleep beautifully and you can check up on them through the magnetic peekaboo window on the retractable sun canopy.

It also get my Nana-Proof Tick. To take it in and out of the car between shops is really no dramas, there's just one step to fold it. Hand it over to your mum to babysit and she won't struggle with it at all, (I have seen many grandparents ready to ditch the pram on the side of the road rather than continuing to press every button so it can collapse and they can shove it in the boot!) It's also just 8kg so its really no workout at all!

One of my favourite features is that you don't even really need to take a nappy bag out with you when taking it out. It has an organiser on the back that makes a disorganised mum like me look like a Pinterest-together kind of mother which I guarantee you is a hard task. The underneath storage can easily fit all the rest of the crap that we bring out. So it gets a the OMG Extras Tick,

Obviously it gets a massive Tick for Safety (boring I know but I have to mention it). It's one of the only prams to comply with the latest Australian safety standards. How much does that freak you out!

I have another tick to dish out. The Bang For Your Buck Tick. $499 for the pram alone of $549 for the pram and bassinet. It doesn't really get better than this.. You can generally get some decent umbrellas strollers for that price but not a sound pram like this. Nothing compares...


My last tick is the Ah-Maze Tick. And that's for the look of it. So stylish. It comes in really great colours and patterns. I'm going to confess something else. I was one of the mothers that Brett came to talk to in the beginning stages and my couch cushion is where the idea of the Chevron came from. It's Ah-maze!
 

check them out at www.redsbaby.com.au

Now that you know my thoughts, you have the chance to WIN a  REDSBABY BOUNCE STROLLER & BASSINET SET valued at $549! Competition ends 11:59pm AEST 4/3/14. Open to Australian residents. See previous blog post for further terms and conditions. 

But here is how you can enter (super easy!)

FACEBOOK 
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BONUS ENTRY when you tag a friend in the comments section who you think you would love this Redsbaby Bounce Stroller & Bassinet Set 

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Rebecca Abraham, known to clients as a "baby expert". Rebecca has implemented an easy-to-follow and gentle approach for both parent and child. Taught by sleep guru Kim West (author of Good Night, Sleep Tight) she believes she will have the sleep solutions you exhausted parents are looking for. 

Rebecca has completed the Gentle Sleep Coach course which is a one of the most comprehensive and few dedicated sleep courses in the world, learning from Kim West herself as well as top lactation specialists, newborn experts and several leading paediatrians.

Drawing upon her training as an early childhood educator, infant massage therapist, pre- and post-natal doula and sleep consultant, she has a uniquely multidisciplinary approach to your issues and thus can help you and your family develop a personalized and holistic sleep plan that suits you and your child. 

Most importantly, she is a mother to two sleeping beauties Mikah and Rafaella.