TTMA strollers

[erbear]

I have a click on stroller for the bucket seat and a stroller that also accepts the bucket seat (it was a part of a travel system). We use both, but I will greatly miss my snap n go when I can no longer use it!

[carolyngrace]

@bubbs119, I've literally never seen a stroller like that. We also have a travel system where the bucket seat clicks in, but it's a regular seat otherwise. Weird!

DH broke the collapsing feature on our stroller because he didn't know how it worked, so I might be in the market for a new one too. Gah.

[Deleted]

i use the city mini double stroller and love it. i heard the city mini single stroller is good too.

[silv3rlining]

We have the first years (ignite?) Stoller. It's rated to 50 lbs. It's essentially an umbrella strolled but it's taller and a bit sturdier. We had it for DS. I've used it some for LO but I actually love the strolled that came with her travel system so I mostly use that.

[pbubblegum]

We have the Uppababy Vista. It's amazing and one of the best baby purchases we made. It comes with a bassinet which you can remove and it doubled as a sleeping bassinet when he slept in our room. You can purchase a stand so it's not in the ground, the stand turns into a laundry basket after. When he was a few weeks old we switched to the rumble seat, included with the stroller. It's front and rear facing, reclines from upright to flat too. The basket is enormous which is perfect for city living because we don't drive. The basket will hold a weeks worth of groceries. The best part is you can add another seat when you have more kids and it turns into a double.
We bought the car seat adaptor but we only used it twice.

Tl;dr Uppababy for life

[Deleted]

We had something similar to the one Kristykristyleelee posted when DS1 was a baby. We loved it. I want to get something similar for P.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Yep, Ive just got the little cart that the bucket seat clicks onto. Its super light weight and Im super broken, so that was most practical for me. Its what I use to get LO from the house to the car etc since I can't really carry her in the seat, and it folds up so small it fits in the front seat of my car. I have no effing clue what Im gonna do next, stroller or carseat :/

[pbubblegum]

@bubbs119 how much?

[candylandycane]

Jan 12, 2016 19:13:41 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Chicco makes light weight strollers that may suit your needs. These are good for everyday use. They aren't super big, either.

+1
We keep one at our house and the grandparents each own one too.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Jan 12, 2016 20:30:50 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

@bubbs119 how much?

I've seen like 4-5 hundred dollars I think..

[jillywilly]

We've used the stroller that came with the travel system the few times we've needed the stroller and didn't click in the bucket. Honestly, I find baby wearing to be so much easier than a stroller in most situations, so that's what I do for now. DS hasn't been too wild about the stroller either, so we may be looking into something lighter like the Chicco one above once the weather gets nice again and we go out and about more.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Jan 12, 2016 20:02:46 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

We have the Uppababy Vista. It's amazing and one of the best baby purchases we made. It comes with a bassinet which you can remove and it doubled as a sleeping bassinet when he slept in our room. You can purchase a stand so it's not in the ground, the stand turns into a laundry basket after. When he was a few weeks old we switched to the rumble seat, included with the stroller. It's front and rear facing, reclines from upright to flat too. The basket is enormous which is perfect for city living because we don't drive. The basket will hold a weeks worth of groceries. The best part is you can add another seat when you have more kids and it turns into a double.
We bought the car seat adaptor but we only used it twice.

Tl;dr Uppababy for life

+1, although I admit it's a bit of a steep pricetag. Love love love it though!!

[veggiemo]

Love my uppababy vista more than any other baby item. Can't say enough good things. pbubblegum FYI the "rumble seat" is an accessory to the UB which clicks onto the handle bar and turns it into a double stroller (which you need to get, right?!) But yes, the seat that comes with the stroller is awesome and can be reclined flat or sit fully upright, and as you mentioned, face either way. An amazing stroller.

From their website, different configurations utilizing the rumble seat

[pbubblegum]

Jan 12, 2016 20:59:40 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Love my uppababy vista more than any other baby item. Can't say enough good things. pbubblegum FYI the "rumble seat" is an accessory to the UB which clicks onto the handle bar and turns it into a double stroller (which you need to get, right?!) But yes, the seat that comes with the stroller is awesome and can be reclined flat or sit fully upright, and as you mentioned, face either way. An amazing stroller.

From their website, different configurations utilizing the rumble seat

Oh the rumble seat is the addition? What do you call the original seat?

[silv3rlining]

Jan 12, 2016 20:42:20 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

We've used the stroller that came with the travel system the few times we've needed the stroller and didn't click in the bucket. Honestly, I find baby wearing to be so much easier than a stroller in most situations, so that's what I do for now. DS hasn't been too wild about the stroller either, so we may be looking into something lighter like the Chicco one above once the weather gets nice again and we go out and about more.

This was my opinion with DS for the most part too. I'm really surprised I don't baby wear LO more. However between my bad back, the fact she wants to constantly be moving (ie she doesn't want me to sit while wearing her), and it's actually easier to control my toddler if LO is in the stroller.

[veggiemo]

pbubblegum I don't think it really has a name, I think just the "stroller seat"! Lol.

[veggiemo]

Jan 12, 2016 21:42:38 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

Jan 12, 2016 21:08:49 GMT -5 sammyca said:

Aaaah I just ordered the Maclaren twin triumph because we are travelling next month and our giant Bugaboo is too big to take. Freddie is reasonably long. I hope he's not too small for it.

How big is N @bubbs119?

she weighed in today at 16lb 9oz. She's probably about 27 inches. At her current size it's completely unsafe to use because the straps don't get nearly tight enough over her shoulders/on her torso.

The straps on a stroller don't need to be nearly as tight as on a car seat. Like, not even close. Obviously if it's clear she could easily come out of all the straps and tumble from the stroller it won't be safe, but it doesn't need to be next to their body like a car seat strap. I remember the first time I strapped DS into the stroller I had a moment of a panic because it wasn't firm and taught like the car seat. But that's normal.

[pbubblegum]

The Canadian dollar is shit right now. Drive up here, visit your Canadian friends, eat some poutine, and buy a stroller for cheap.

[beersandweirs]

Jan 12, 2016 22:08:06 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

The Canadian dollar is shit right now. Drive up here, visit your Canadian friends, eat some poutine, and buy a stroller for cheap.

Are they really that much cheaper up there? I am like 2 hours south of the border.

[baytosa2013]

Jan 12, 2016 19:14:22 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

The click-in stroller is pretty much the most amazing stroller invention ever.

We have that click in stroller too. I love it! So easy to work with especially if you are out along with the kid and it doesn't take up a shit ton of space. We have a graco jogger but will probably get a lightweight once shells out of the bucket completely.

[pbubblegum]

Jan 12, 2016 22:23:30 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

Jan 12, 2016 22:08:06 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

The Canadian dollar is shit right now. Drive up here, visit your Canadian friends, eat some poutine, and buy a stroller for cheap.

Are they really that much cheaper up there? I am like 2 hours south of the border.

Cheaper because the Canadian dollar is at $0.69 so it might be worth it.

[musicfrk2002]

We have a city mini. I bought the carseat adapter for it, so we could use it like a travel system with the bucket seat. I think they retail for like $250, but we bought ours used from a friend. It's 11 pounds and folds with one hand, and doesn't take up a ton of space in my trunk.

[wegrowsheep]

Team baby jogger here too. But I've never been a "use stroller in the city" person, so mine have all been off-road beasts (ie, Mountain Buggy). However, if you have the cash, I heard MB has some pretty sweet little strollers for everyday, sidewalk, you know, normal stuff.

[wegrowsheep]

Oh yeah, and I got mine off craigslist. $165 instead of $400ish.

[Widget123]

Woah, let's back this train up a bit and re-examine what you already have.

It makes sense to me why you have a click-n-go. If my bucket seat was a compatible with one of these I would have bought one myself. I would not buy a brand new travel system just for the stroller.

The Maclaren Triumph looks (from pics, not seen in person) very comparable to what a stroller from a travel system would look like. I know it looks a lot like the one I have that my bucket clicks into.

You could go out and buy a new stroller like a City Select, but I wouldn't expect it to fit much tighter than the Maclaren. But I don't own a City Select so maybe I am wrong. Maybe you could go out to a Buy Buy Baby or Babies R' Us and try some out to see for yourself?

If anything I would suggest you consider buying one of those ridiculously cheaply made umbrella strollers. I.e. the kind that if you accidently left it somewhere you wouldn't care because you only paid a couple of bucks for it. The material those kind are made of tend to contour to the child's body and may result in a little better fit. Like this:



If not, I'd just wait it out a bit longer until LO is a little older/bigger which will be soon enough.

[veggiemo]

Sorry guys, accidental delete here. Was trying to delete the pics and clicked the wrong icon. For some reason it won't let me un-delete.

Anyway, I posted pics of my LO in a Summer Infant 3D lite and in an uppababy to show how he fit. If you feel like you missed something PM me, but it wasn't that great, lol.

[dmoney]

I love our Bob, we bought the adapter so that the infant carrier can sit on it. While it is big and a jogging stroller we do a lot of walking with the dog so it comes in handy. Maybe one day we will buy an umbrella stroller but for now we plan on staying with the bob.

[islandgirl14]

I LOVE our City Mini GT. It's so light and compact and easy to pack up and take places. We also have the Bob, and I agree that it's very impracticable for every day use. Great for running though!

[Widget123]

Jan 13, 2016 9:20:25 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

So another question is how long do kids usually tolerate an umbrella? Is this something I can use for all day out and about things? I need something she is going to be comfortable enough to pass out in. I realize this will be different for every baby, but just generally?

DD has fallen asleep in the umbrella stroller before, but other than work/daycare, we are homebodies in general and are rarely are out and about all day long with a stroller.  When she became an older baby/ early toddler with more predictable sleeping patterns, I switched over to the mindset of being at home during her usual nap time and not being out and about too much close to bedtime.  Andplusalso she was one of those kids that once she became more mobile she never wanted to be in a stroller. I haven't put LO in a "regular stroller" yet.