Let's See Those Strollers!

[cnumbers]

Oh my gosh! I'm beyond excited! Finally. FINALLY we have our stroller, SO has spent weeks and weeks researching. We just got it delivered today and built it. My sense of excitement for this baby bumped up a notch and I can't wait to try it out. I felt a slight sense of emotion looking into my stroller, like something was missing - our baby!. I can't wait for him to be here already. Do you have your strollers yet or have you chosen them?. My image is just of my car seat on the stroller frame because we aren't doing the carry cot thing (not my preference) but to save money we are just having the car seat for now. Sorry if that seems confusing to anyone, if it is I'll explain in more detail. Lets see your stroller, post the pics below

[wormgerm]

I have mine! We bought a green and silver britax affinity! It was the store model at buy buy baby so we got it for SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than msrp. So excited.

[kemdupuis]

We've had ours at the house for a few weeks. We registered for the Britax b-safe 35/b-agile travel system and it went on sale at BRU so my mom just got it and had it sent to us. I agree- we felt like something was missing, too. Had a stuffed animal strapped into it for a little while- ha! Can't wait until we get to put our little guy in it!

[baileybaileybne]

I got a navy Uppababy Vista with the bassinet and have a Maxi Cosi Mico car capsule to fit onto it.

i can't wait to pick it up, probably next weekend.

Here is a photo in the meantime: I love it! I imagine it will feel so crazy to have it sitting in the house waiting for a little person to use it. So exciting!

[tiffbot]

We went with a double (Joovy Caboose Too) with a removable backseat that becomes a sit n stand.


Set up with our old (not expired ) infant seat (canopy removed)



Stock photo that shows without infant seat and canopy installed



And because I'm an AW, DS "helping" H set it up

[mrskblack11]

I haven't purchased mine yet. Waiting to use my completion coupon from my registry.

[sgarmand]

Feb 27, 2015 18:01:01 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

I haven't purchased mine yet. Waiting to use my completion coupon from my registry.

+1 for waiting for completion coupons. I won't lie, it's hard not to run out and buy ALL THE THINGS. 

ETA: If you haven't purchased yet, which one have you registered for or do you plan on purchasing? I think we're gonna go with the Britax in sandstone but I'm deciding between two models right now. 

[mrskblack11]

Feb 27, 2015 18:08:13 GMT -5 sgarmand said:

Feb 27, 2015 18:01:01 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

I haven't purchased mine yet. Waiting to use my completion coupon from my registry.

+1 for waiting for completion coupons. I won't lie, it's hard not to run out and buy ALL THE THINGS. 

ETA: If you haven't purchased yet, which one have you registered for or do you plan on purchasing? I think we're gonna go with the Britax in sandstone but I'm deciding between two models right now. 

We went back and forth between the Graco and the Britax.

As of now, we are going with the Graco FastAction Fold Sport Stroller Click Connect Travel System in Gotham. We liked it best when we tested them out in the store. 

[Deleted]

Feb 27, 2015 18:17:01 GMT -5 @pcrunk said:

Feb 27, 2015 18:08:13 GMT -5 sgarmand said:

+1 for waiting for completion coupons. I won't lie, it's hard not to run out and buy ALL THE THINGS. 

ETA: If you haven't purchased yet, which one have you registered for or do you plan on purchasing? I think we're gonna go with the Britax in sandstone but I'm deciding between two models right now. 

+1 for waiting on completion coupon. We chose the Baby Jogger City Select and the Maxi Cosi Mico Max 30 infant seat. Both in black.

another +1 for the completion discount. We're getting the same Britax set as kemdupuis though. 

[tjanca22]

My MIL chose the Orbit Drive and Stroll combo for us. I have no idea what color she chose for the infant seat or the stroller, I truly hope she used discretion. As you can see below, some color combos just look horrible together. Since I have yet to see this thing I put stock photos below. Who the hell would choose this color combo and think it looks good together?


I'm hoping we like how it works and looks. I'm almost done stressing about my MILs judgement on this, promise!!

[eshap90]

My mother got us a bob revolution pro se because she found it for a killer deal

[erbear]

We've had ours for awhile; got it for $163 in December!

m.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D34401046%26cp%3D%26parentPage%3Dsearch&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com

Mobile and pictures don't want to work.

[turtletyme]

You guys are on top of it! I think we will go with the graco but I haven't bought it yet. Just keeping an eye on Amazon for price drops.

[littlemissgrump]

We got the GB Evoq stroller with Asana carseat. I am going to wait to un-box it until we have a room set up for the little guy.

[laurenlou83]

We are going with the Britax B-safe 35/B Agile system. DH's 2 aunts and few cousins are all going in on it together and that'll be our present from them. That shower is in April, so we probably won't receive it until then. I can't wait for it though!

[bendherova]

Uppa Baby Vista in turquoise, bought in 2010 before DS1 and a Graco Snugride 30 classic connect in some gender neutral color. We used a snugride with DS1 and have the UB graco adapter, so we stuck with the same brand. Plus the new seat was $65 on Cyber Monday.

[lulukittie]

We're still trying to decide. Right now the two top contenders are the UppaBaby Cruz (probably the 2014 version b/c it is cheaper) and the Baby Jogger City Versa with the pram option. We already have an umbrella stroller (Cybex Onyx) and a jogger (Joovy Zoom 360) from baby #1. I had borrowed a snap n' go before, but I am thinking that we won't want to use one because summers are so hot here, and being in the carseat will not be pleasant.

[veggiemo]

Strollers are so exciting! This is a fun thread (even though I'm a STM!) We have the Uppa Baby Vista-can't wait to bust back out the bassinet for the new baby this summer! Here is DH taking DS for his first walk (2012)




And here is DS napping at the lake this past summer (toddler seat reclined all the way flat)

[bendherova]

Feb 28, 2015 7:57:17 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

Feb 28, 2015 6:19:00 GMT -5 bendherova said:

Uppa Baby Vista in turquoise, bought in 2010 before DS1 and a Graco Snugride 30 classic connect in some gender neutral color. We used a snugride with DS1 and have the UB graco adapter, so we stuck with the same brand. Plus the new seat was $65 on Cyber Monday.

How do you like the vista? It's in our top 3 for strollers.

I love the hell out of it. It was one of my fave baby purchases with DS1. (well, a gift from my parents)

1. easy to open and collapse
2. adjustable height push bar so is tall enough for me with a wonky back (i cringe watching ppl push too short strollers!).
3. easy to maneuver everywhere
4. so many seat configurations
5. DS1 slept in the bassinet for the first 2mo by my bedside. I'm not sure we'll do that with DS2, since his crib will be in our room.
6. the travel bag. DS1 and I flew a lot just the two of us when he was little. I'd wear him in the airport, and check the stroller with my suitcase in the UB travel bag. Delta damaged it on one flight. UB sent me a new seat frame no questions asked. (stroller has also been stored in the UB bag since we
moved last summer too)
7. You can fit a week's worth of groceries in the basket below, which keeps your babe out of the yucky grocery cart that much longer! (bc let's face it, the cart covers are useless)

[bendherova]

I didn't find any of it particularly heavy, no. And we could move the bassinet easily around our house depending on where we were.

Plus if we were out for a walk and DS fell asleep, we'd park the stroller in our hallway and go about our business until he woke up. And he was flat on his back like "they" suggest.
You can get replacement covers for the tiny padded bassinet insert too if your LO spits up or whatever.

[megeliz1]

We have a city select


And a BOB revolution Flex

[laurenlou83]

Did you all find that the bassinet was a necessary option?? All the strollers with that option are out of our price range unfortunately. The Graco Aire 3 we liked and the seat can lay flat and a flap folds up, creating a 'bassinet' feature. I like the system, but I liked the Britax more.
in short, yay or nay to bassinet?

[gilder40]

Feb 28, 2015 9:31:49 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

Did you all find that the bassinet was a necessary option?? All the strollers with that option are out of our price range unfortunately. The Graco Aire 3 we liked and the seat can lay flat and a flap folds up, creating a 'bassinet' feature. I like the system, but I liked the Britax more.
in short, yay or nay to bassinet?

I'm leaning towards the Graco Aire 3 in that pretty blue color.

[gilder40]

Annnnd when I went to look for it again, it's apparently discontinued or rare in the color I prefer? Amazon has it listed for almost $600!!! And Graco lists the MSRP as $299. Seriously. WTH.

[nettje]

We also have a City Select. We bought it for DD. we liked it because we could add the second seat when this one came along. We just need to go and buy the adaptor pieces for it and we're done. As DD gets older, we may purchase the little stand and glide piece so if she doesn't want to walk, she can glide behind the stroller.

As a freebie from a friend we also got one of those wide strollers that will attach to the back of a bike. I look forward to using that as well. It's also a double stroller.

Sorry: no pics as I'm in bed with the cell.

[Widget123]

Feb 27, 2015 17:56:50 GMT -5 tiffbot said:

We went with a double (Joovy Caboose Too) with a removable backseat that becomes a sit n stand.


Set up with our old (not expired ) infant seat (canopy removed)



Stock photo that shows without infant seat and canopy installed



And because I'm an AW, DS "helping" H set it up

How easy is it to remove that second seat? I am thinking about getting a caboose ultralight but i wouldnt mind an extra full seat like that... Just unsure because DD hasnt liked to sit much at all for several months. I think DD is more likely to use the stand setting.

[tiffbot]

Widget123 it's just snap buttons so quite easy. We obviously haven't actually used it out yet so I don't have real two kids on the go experience with it but it seems like we'll really like it. I went with the full one because to buy the seat afterwards is like $80 extra (well, maybe it's cheaper in the States, everything is more here!!) and DS won't be 2 yet by the time baby is here so I figured I'd still get use out of it, but more importantly I happened to get it on sale for cheaper than the one that doesn't have the second seat so it just made sense that way haha! I got super lucky.

[veggiemo]

Feb 28, 2015 9:31:49 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

Did you all find that the bassinet was a necessary option?? All the strollers with that option are out of our price range unfortunately. The Graco Aire 3 we liked and the seat can lay flat and a flap folds up, creating a 'bassinet' feature. I like the system, but I liked the Britax more.
in short, yay or nay to bassinet?

We used the bassinet a TON but mostly around the house. DS was born in September so we didn't have many nice walks before cold Michigan weather kept us in. I did still use it at the grocery store and mall when I wasn't baby wearing. So bottom line, I didn't find the fact that the stroller had a bassinet THAT imperative, although it was a great feature. This time, I plan on using it a lot more in the stroller. We spend a lot of the summer out at the lake and I figure that's gonna be a great place to keep baby while I'm dealing with DS. Especially with the bug net that comes with it, it will be perfect.

[laurenlou83]

Feb 28, 2015 11:56:33 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Feb 28, 2015 9:31:49 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

Did you all find that the bassinet was a necessary option?? All the strollers with that option are out of our price range unfortunately. The Graco Aire 3 we liked and the seat can lay flat and a flap folds up, creating a 'bassinet' feature. I like the system, but I liked the Britax more.
in short, yay or nay to bassinet?

We used the bassinet a TON but mostly around the house. DS was born in September so we didn't have many nice walks before cold Michigan weather kept us in. I did still use it at the grocery store and mall when I wasn't baby wearing. So bottom line, I didn't find the fact that the stroller had a bassinet THAT imperative, although it was a great feature. This time, I plan on using it a lot more in the stroller. We spend a lot of the summer out at the lake and I figure that's gonna be a great place to keep baby while I'm dealing with DS. Especially with the bug net that comes with it, it will be perfect.

We live in west Michigan, and I'm thinking the bassinet may come in handy this summer if we are over at the lake and what not. But I know after the first few months we won't be using it as much once the colder weather sets in!

[veggiemo]

@ktpatter, great color combo! The two different blues of the car seat and stroller together looks really sharp.