We got a travel stroller (baby jogger city mini) with our running stroller (baby jogger summit x3). Husband hated the travel stroller as the push bar was way too low for him, so we just take the running stroller when flying now (they're both one-hand fold and the attachments for the car seat are interchangeable).
It’s all I’ve tried but we have the Baby Jogger Citi Mini and I feel like it checks most, if not all, of these boxes. Maybe a little big for errands (I’ve never taken it in the grocery store) but I preferred to baby wear for that anyways.
3. It would be two but our Graco stroller’s front wheel sprung a leak and we couldn’t figure out how to remove it in order to change out the tube (took it to a bike shop and everything). My husband cut the tube out before I could figure out how to patch it.
We have an umbrella stroller we no longer use because our three year old doesn’t fit it anymore and a Baby Jogger City Mini that’s our daily driver when we need it.
Citi mini jogger. Folds up easily and the straps are pretty comprehensive. Youngest 2 were 24” at birth and have consistently been 99.99th percentile since then.
We loved our Mockingbird up until roughly 1, and we're looking forward to it as a double when baby #2 comes. In the interim with our toddler, we've got a City Mini Jogger that we like a lot. Great for travel and day-today. I wouldn't have loved it with a newborn, but great with a toddler.
If you're in the US/UK/etc., I highly suggest FB marketplace. You can get great used strollers there. We didn't get our Mockingbird, knowing it would likely be out twice main stroller, but have gotten two AMAZING City Mini Joggers (on for us and one for grandparents) for under $100 each.
I think it's worth noting that you're going to be using this system every day, multiple times a day for the next few years. It really is worth investing in a good quality one that fits your lifestyle. In addition to thinking about things like car size, think about the weight, how it folds down and into how many pieces, how to travel with it, and how and where you're going to be using it day to day, if you're going to mostly be with a second person or alone etc. Also consider potential baby size if you and/or your partner is especially tall.
I bought into the hype and got a second hand Uppababy as well as the car seat which is good quality and was great... until it wasn't. Against all odds, I have a really long LO who outgrew the bassinet at four months and the max car seat length at 6 months. Because I couldn't use the bucket seat in the stroller anymore, I had to carry multiple pieces, and the rumble seat needed to be tipped all the way back because LO still couldn't sit unsupported so the sunshade was no longer effective. Not to mention that stroller was *heavy.* It was a pain to push through snow, which eliminated a lot of nice walks near me in the winter because the paths weren't ploughed.
I ended up selling it off and getting an older version of the baby jogger city mini. Super light, folds up easily in one piece, way better sunshade and easy to maneuver with one hand or in the snow. It's a great fit *for us.*
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