TTMA Light Weight Strollers

[dmoney]

My mil wants to get one for the days that she has DD, and she is out of her infant carrier. Neither of us feel like the cheap 20 umbrella stroller from BRU is very safe. She doesn't want to spend a great deal of money, but wants something that sits a bit higher up then the cheap ones. Anyone have any good recommendations??

[pghtruelove]

May 17, 2016 8:27:58 GMT -5 dmoney said:

My mil wants to get one for the days that she has DD, and she is out of her infant carrier. Neither of us feel like the cheap 20 umbrella stroller from BRU is very safe. She doesn't want to spend a great deal of money, but wants something that sits a bit higher up then the cheap ones. Anyone have any good recommendations??

We have the cheap $20 one from BRU and use it all the time. We didn't think we would which is why we got that one but it's pretty much replaced our good stroller. I love it. It seems perfectly safe to me.

[dmoney]

May 17, 2016 8:37:39 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

May 17, 2016 8:27:58 GMT -5 dmoney said:

My mil wants to get one for the days that she has DD, and she is out of her infant carrier. Neither of us feel like the cheap 20 umbrella stroller from BRU is very safe. She doesn't want to spend a great deal of money, but wants something that sits a bit higher up then the cheap ones. Anyone have any good recommendations??

We have the cheap $20 one from BRU and use it all the time. We didn't think we would which is why we got that one but it's pretty much replaced our good stroller. I love it. It seems perfectly safe to me.

Does it sit as high as your regular one?? She doesn't one one that she will have to really bendover. She like the height of the snap and go that she uses now.

[pghtruelove]

May 17, 2016 8:39:17 GMT -5 dmoney said:

May 17, 2016 8:37:39 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

We have the cheap $20 one from BRU and use it all the time. We didn't think we would which is why we got that one but it's pretty much replaced our good stroller. I love it. It seems perfectly safe to me.

Does it sit as high as your regular one?? She doesn't one one that she will have to really bendover. She like the height of the snap and go that she uses now.

SO is 6'2" and doesn't have any issues. The only thing she'll probably want that it doesn't have is any storage. We will probably be upgrading because of how often we use it.

[dmoney]

May 17, 2016 8:41:14 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

May 17, 2016 8:39:17 GMT -5 dmoney said:

Does it sit as high as your regular one?? She doesn't one one that she will have to really bendover. She like the height of the snap and go that she uses now.

SO is 6'2" and doesn't have any issues. The only thing she'll probably want that it doesn't have is any storage. We will probably be upgrading because of how often we use it.

Yeah, she likes the fact that that she can throw the diaper bag under the snap and go with her purse when they go out.  Thanks for your help!

[jillywilly]

My mom bought the Summer Infant 3D Lite stroller for her house:
www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=67459186&cp=2255957.2273443.2255983.2256189.2256203&parentPage=family

She likes it so far, has mostly used it for walks around her neighborhood. It's definitely more than one of the cheap $20 umbrella strollers, but it's also on the cheaper end of the "nicer" lightweight strollers. It has decent storage underneath for when she starts taking him on actual outings as well. I actually plan on borrowing it for our vacation since it folds up smaller than the stroller that came with our travel system that we normally use for him.

[periwinkledaydreams]

The biggest difference "safety" wise about my 20$ umbrella vs the "nicer" one I have (a Chicco Caddy, it was passed to me from my niece from 5 years ago and I don't think they even make this model anymore, but similar to the current Chicco Capri) is that the Cosco umbrella only has a 3 point harness where the Chicco has a 5 point. LO does lean forward and wiggle about more in the 3 point, but as long as its sized snug to her she's not going anywhere and it is still safe.

The Chicco Capri is relatively inexpensive as far as the "nicer" umbrellas go, has some bells but no whistles I guess. It has a small storage basket underneath and a little zipper pouch, but no cupholder. Its probably like 10 lbs.

[dmoney]

May 17, 2016 9:52:42 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

+whatever for the "cheap" umbrella stroller. I think mine was $10 and I have used it for DS, DD1 and now M and it is still in great shape! I love it, it's so much easier to pull out of my trunk than a huge heavy one, plus it fits into store aisles better. Win-win!

ETA why does the umbrella stroller qualify as "unsafe?" Are you running through traffic with it? Off roading?? I don't get it.

The ones that she sent me links to didn't have a 5 point harness.  DD likes to squirm a lot and i want to make sure when she is in it she cant go anywhere. 

[pghtruelove]

May 17, 2016 10:09:24 GMT -5 dmoney said:

May 17, 2016 9:52:42 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

+whatever for the "cheap" umbrella stroller. I think mine was $10 and I have used it for DS, DD1 and now M and it is still in great shape! I love it, it's so much easier to pull out of my trunk than a huge heavy one, plus it fits into store aisles better. Win-win!

ETA why does the umbrella stroller qualify as "unsafe?" Are you running through traffic with it? Off roading?? I don't get it.

The ones that she sent me links to didn't have a 5 point harness.  DD likes to squirm a lot and i want to make sure when she is in it she cant go anywhere. 

Mine doesn't have a 5point harness. J likes it so much better.

[veggiemo]

I have a cheap BRU one and a Summer infant 3D lite. I definitely cannot walk away from the cheap-o. LO could totally spill out of it if he tried because of where the buckle is. He leans forward and comes close to tipping it. Plus DS1 is a maniac and tends to bump into it and also has the urge to try and push it since he can reach the handles easily. The 3D lite as mentioned has a 5-point harness and is just bigger and taller, therefore makes it "safer". Not that the cheap-o is unsafe, if you are standing near most of the time and don't have a second child running around like a banshee, it's fine.

Disclaimer: a lot of times I use the stroller as a place to set LO down while I tend to DS at swim class or outside in the yard, etc, so I'm not always *right there*.

All in all, my vote for grandma is the 3D lite. My mom loves it and the fact it has a basket for her to put the diaper bag.

Edited because I had the wrong kid in the wrong sentence.

[dmoney]

Thank you Ladies!! I am going to recommend the Summer Infant 3D lite!

[megeliz1]

We like the Chicco Liteway Plus. You can get a version of it at Target for less that is just the Liteway I believe.