Milly + Coup Milo2 Single Pram in our home

The Milo2 went together with barely any drama: one snap and the whole frame is open, the wheels click straight in, and that was honestly it. On the first push around it is really light and zippy, and a lot smoother than the prams I used when my girls were younger.

When I had my firstborn we had the Bugaboo Chameleon, and there were so many little bugbears at the time that I just thought they were part of having a pram. Going over this one, I realised I did not need to put up with them.

What is it like to push?

Light, zippy and ergonomic is how it feels in the hands. Milly + Coup lists it at 10kg including frame and seat. The handlebar is really easy to extend or lower too: unclip, slide, and it clips right back in once you have your height.

The brake is down at your foot, and I love the location. My old pram had the brake up on the handlebar, but when you want to stop a pram rolling, the first instinct is to put your foot there. The action is easy, and once it is on, the pram is locked in place and not going anywhere.

The seat height lands in a nice middle ground. Some prams have the child sitting so high it looks a bit odd and you worry about them toppling out, and some have them almost touching the ground. Here they are high enough to get that level view of what is going on when you are out on a walk.

A big three year old still fits

The straps are the real test, because you are getting bubs in and out all day and they are often squirming. The buckle was smooth, one button pops the whole harness open, and making the straps longer is easy: unfasten, pull them through, done. I adjusted ours straight out to maximum.

The footrest adjusts as well. Up high it suits little legs, and as they get longer you press a button and push it right down so their feet come down onto the edge. The footwell itself is a little on the short side, but it is a great place for feet to rest. Mine went down as far as it goes, because I need all the room I can get.

Vienna is three and much bigger than your average three year old, and she fits. There are not many prams a child her size would still be sitting in, and when a three year old still fits, that is an enormous win. Prams are an investment no matter which brand you buy, and replacing one after a year because it is outgrown, a bigger model at another thousand dollar price point, feels like a waste of money when most are only used until about two and a half.

One gripe at the seat: the belly bar only opens by swinging from side to side. It does not get out of the way, and that can get a little annoying.

Can you actually do a proper shop with it?

The basket fits so much that a proper grocery shop is realistic; Milly + Coup rates it to 12kg. With the Chameleon the seat sat so low that one or two minor groceries were the limit, and to get at them again you had to take the whole seat off.

Not ideal, because you often want to leave them sitting in there a little longer after the shopping while you put everything away. Here you can reach straight into the basket without disturbing the baby after your stroll around the shops.

The caddy comes included, and it has one catch

One of my favourite features is the caddy: a coffee cup holder plus a spot for wallet, phone, nappies, bottles, the essentials. It grabs on beautifully at the back and fastens onto two little hooks, and it comes with the pram, where these things usually get bought separately.

With my old pram I clipped a separate coffee cup holder on, and as I walked I would always bump against it. I lost more than one coffee that way. A cup sitting in its own compartment, fastened on properly, fixes exactly that.

The catch: the caddy is a little bit hard to get into because of the strap that holds it on, and with it in place I found it quite difficult to recline the seat.

How good is the hood?

The hood material is really nice and thick, honestly one of the best I have felt, and the extension is really good: it expands quite big, the sun cover comes all the way down, and there are little mesh breathing sections, which is super helpful.

There is also a piece you can raise as your baby grows and push back down when you want it smaller. I had to stop using my girls' other prams because they grew out of them and nothing adjusted, so adjustment like this means you keep using the pram.

The fold takes a practice run

To be slightly critical, the fold is not intuitive. You pull a latch up with one finger while pushing two triggers back with the others, and I had to fiddle around with it for a bit to work that out.

Once you have it, it is one easy movement, and the fiddliness has a purpose: a two trigger process cannot accidentally collapse with your baby in it, which is why they built it that way.

Unfolding is simpler: unlatch, then one movement up. We are always a little bit sore for a while after having a baby, so not having to do much lifting, with the pram easily up and down and light in and out of the car, is ideal.

What about the bassinet?

Attaching it took me a minute to work out. Once I had it, the pieces are super easy to snap on: two little side handles slot in, one on each side, and it lifts right out again when you want to switch back to the seat.

I like my babies facing inward so I can see them, and the bassinet sits right at your line of vision. You can see any little murmur, any little movement, and you can reach in easily because they are so close. That closeness is something I did not have when my children were younger, and I would have liked it.

It also comes with an extra lining that is completely detachable and goes straight in the wash. Pram age is the age of explosions, and whipping that layer off for the machine beats hosing your whole pram off outside: wash it, dry it, put it back on and away you go. There is a clip-on UV piece in the box as well.

Nine out of ten, and where the point went

Ours is the black with the tan details, and I love the colour. I think the tan is a vegan leather, and it does not look like the kind that will rub off or wear.

I would easily give this a nine out of ten, and I was being nitpicky to hold that point back: it goes only because a few things were not intuitive for me to work out immediately, and once I had, I could see the safety reasons behind them. Really clever design, and I highly recommend it.