Some parents will always plan ahead in purchasing the things for their baby while some parents will prefer to buy at the last minute. But this is not advisable for pushchairs since your child will be using this for a long time or frequently. This is because you need to be careful on what requirements you will need to list before you purchase the pushchair for your baby's needs. This is considered as a form of investment which can be compared to a car, since it includes the safety of your child along with your convenience. The child's safety and comfort needs to be a priority in purchasing a good quality pushchair and price needs to be a distant second.

Some parents are paranoid to the point that they will prefer to have every safety feature in place in order to protect their child rather than be sorry in the future. Therefore having their pushchairs custom made is considered as a form of investment. Some parents will prefer to have their baby's pushchair made from a more sturdy material and therefore a more expensive or reliable brand is advised. But some parents will prefer to be more reasonable when it comes to price and therefore a mid level brand can be advised. But there is a danger in buying refurbished pushchairs since there must be a reason why it was refurbished in the first place.

Remember that the pushchair in an investment in your child's safety and therefore do not sacrifice the safety due to a price decline. Some parents will even improve the safety features of the pushchair by either modifying the safety harness to use a more secure safety lock. But the problem is that when the pushchair's safety harness fails, it might be due to the modifications done by the parent. Therefore it is better to ask the pushchairs [http://www.silvercross.co.uk/pushchairs/] pushchair manufacturer to have a custom built safety harness placed rather than the standard ones used. This may be a bit more expensive than the regular price but for some parents this is worth the additional price.

Additional features may include the wheel lock to prevent the pushchair from rolling around even on a slight incline. You need to double check whether the wheel lock is correctly working with and without the weight of your baby from a level floor and even on a steep incline. This is to prevent the pushchairs [http://www.silvercross.co.uk/pushchairs/] pushchair from accidentally rolling and increasing the child's risk of injury in the future. You have to remember to regularly check that the wheel lock is still working since wear and tear can eventually loosen or damage the wheel lock. The wheel lock can also be replaced by the pushchairs [http://www.silvercross.co.uk/pushchairs/] pushchair manufacturer when it eventually gets damaged but these replacements are normally done by the parent or a more technically inclined relative. Just remember to double check the wheel lock if it was replaced, You have to remember that the child's safety is more of a priority than the benefits of being a weekend warrior.