Mamas and Papas Twin Aria

Since the second i found out i was pregnant i looked around for a pram i was needing a double as when my baby was due to be born my son was only 15 months i looked at the phil and teds and didnt like the idea of my newborn baby being sat on pretty much i looked at tandems and didnt like the fact one of my children would be miles away from me so i decided on a side by side i was told by a lady in mothercare to make sure to get a bar instead of the 2 handels when buying a double as they can give you a bad back when pushing them i had the aria single for my little boy and loved it i seen on the net i could use my car seat with the aria twin on the 60/40 model this was me sold although it was only avalible in the toffee colour i bought the matching car seat compared from the single i had it was much better they had moved the brake bar from behind the back wheels so it could be used to go down steps although it says it fit through most doors it doesnt fit through double glazed doors altough it does sideways or even putting it up outsides not to bad when i can just click the car seat into one side which i think is great i can cover her right up whilst sleeping with both the hoods and my little boy cannit get his hands in there so she has a brilliant sleep and it stops him getting wrong every 5 minites also the bar on the front play tray thing is fantastic my little boy loves to ride up right at the front which is easy to do so with the 5 point harness this buggy is so light and so easy to push i can text on my phone and push one handed basket on the bottom not very stong but there are shopping hooks on it it fits on the bus with a squeeze although be carefully make sure it will fit in your boot before buying love my pushchair how it looks works etc easy to put up and fol down 10/10 :)

I find this to be a fantastic buy (less than half price in the sale). Have bought as I am a childminder with 2 small children of differing ages. I findit very easy to push, easy to put up and down. The fact the front trays clip and lift out the way for taking kids in and out is great. The seats are wipe clean, the size of the hoods is fantastic for sun shade, seperate parasols are not needed because of this. I prefer the harnesses used in this model as children are not restricted and can sit right up if they wish. East to recline seats. All in all a very good buy.

The Mamas and Papas Twin Aria is extremely light and folds down relatively small for a double buggy.

Doesn't fit through all house doorways although does fit into pretty much all shop doors

Good value for money although I did get it in the sale! Very pleased with the buggy overall

Major bad point is the positioning of the break - it makes it impossible to get it up and down steps. When I rang M & P they said you were supposed to take the baby out and take the two up separately. Logistical Nightmare. If you try and bump down the steps it bangs the break on and feels like it might break it off. If you try and drag it up steps the break gets in the way and you just physically cannot do it. It is also really hard to fold up with the buggy snuggle in it. It sometimes sticks and its really hard to undo. The back goes up and down by way of a toggle that is also difficult to use. I would not recommend this pushchair as I think that it is completely impractical.

All in all, I would like to continue to use the Mamas & Papas Twin Aria buggy, but as I do not drive, I find that getting on and off some buses in the area that I live (Glasgow), which have narrow isles, is difficult if I'm on my own. Due to this I will have to get a tandem pram.

If I had thought about it I would have maybe chosen something similar, as I sometimes find shopping difficult, as the shopping tray at the bottom does not hold much. But I have resolved this by buying some bag hooks to put onto the handlebars. I would suggest to the manufacturer that when making prams like this in the future, that they make the wheels larger, and therefore the shopping tray would be deeper and hold more.

I have also found that whilst looking after my nephew who is two, with him and a 4 month old in the pram, it is still very easy to push. I have twins, so I am normally used to the weight being round about even.

All in all, I would recommend this pram to other mums of twins, or to those that have to use a twin pram for one reason or another. In fact, as I am getting a new pram next month, I am giving mine to my brother-in-law to use for his kids.