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I would talk to your pediatrician, but usually for those types of strollers it depends on head and trunk control. So if your baby has really good head and trunk control, then they can use those strollers. I have four kids within five years and we got a lot of use out of the doona and uppababy vista

The one thing I would look at is how often you’ll be using your stroller. If you’re using it almost every day, I would invest in a really stroller, which means potentially a higher price. Also, if you are looking to have more than one child you’ll want something that lasts. Because think about it you’ll be replacing a cheap stroller, especially if you’re using it a lot. I heard Mockingbird and Zoe are good strollers. Check out consignment stores in your area.

I said I would NEVER buy a stroller that expensive but once I started asking for advice while I was pregnant with my first and then we actually went somewhere to test it out, I was sold. We travel a lot and that stroller has taken a beating and it is still in great condition.

Used it religiously. It’s not good for babies’ backs to be in a car seat for extended periods; they should only use those in the actual car. We are big Doona haters over here lol

I don’t recommend the doona because babies tend to grow out of it quickly. I’d go with the minu and aria v2. The minu is small and compact. I have the Cruz and used it with a Nuna pipa with adapters for my first. I had the mesa max at first but baby wasn’t comfortable in it. I got the aria for baby coming in June and am hoping this will be a better fit for him. Echoing the other comment, I highly recommend a rotating car seat such as evenflo360 or Graco turn2me once baby is older. It makes it so much easier to get them in and out. I switched my first over at 6 months because she was getting too heavy in the infant car seat.

I have 3, uppababy vista, doona, and colugo travel stroller just because we need them for different purposes. I probably don’t need the doona anymore honestly but it was convenient before the age of one.

I bought it used and actually sold it for more than I paid — a miracle. We used it for maybe 8 months because my son was already a big baby when we bought it. They really keep their resale value. I bought it, even though we already had a whole infant travel system because I had to bring the baby to drop our older daughter off at daycare. I had to park and walk her inside. Her classroom was far enough from the parking lot that I couldn’t just leave the baby, so I had to either take his infant car seat out, and lug it on my arm (he was heavy!) or stop and get the entire stroller out of the trunk open the stroller and click in his carseat just to walk one minute to her preschool classroom. Even things like doctors appointments were really annoying with the whole travel system, the stroller barely fit in the little rooms or around corners. The Doona was such a game changer for us. All I had to do was pull it out and click a button and instant stroller to walk to my daughter‘s classroom. Navigating the hospital was a breeze. We took it on vacation and were able to wheel it right down the aisle of the plane to our seat. We didn’t even have to bring a stroller which was amazing. We kept the base in my car, but it doesn’t need a base and it’s easy to quickly install with a seatbelt in my husband’s car or an Uber. It’s not a substitute for a whole stroller, but it makes getting around with a baby sooooo much easier. It’s definitely worth buying used and then reselling when your baby turns one. Then you can just buy a convertible seat. Like I said, it’s not a real stroller, so it has no storage. That’s the only thing I wish were different but there really wouldn’t be a good way to add it — you just have to plan ahead and bring a bag. It’s not that bad. I wouldn’t use it for like a whole day at the zoo or going on a walk or anything, but for running errands, it’s amazing.

I’m so glad! I’m surprised by the downvotes, we loved the Doona and so did everyone else we know who had one.

Loved my Doona used it up for 2 years.

Glad that isn’t us. Little isn’t close to maxing it out yet and he is almost 2. 😀

Live in NYC (started in Manhattan, moved to Queens when baby was 7 months), so that influenced our decisions a bit: - UPPABABY VISTA: My wife and I love this. Yes it’s big/wide and I thought that would be a huge issue on city sidewalks but it hasn’t been as big of an issue as I thought, and it was able to plow through snow when necessary this winter. We’ll keep using it for when we have a 2nd and it’s our favorite if not driving. CONS—you may need a separate stroller for travel. - DOONA: We bought this secondhand for cheap and it was a lifesaver for cabs and in the city generally before we had a car. Amazing for flights too. CONS—our son is on the larger size and grew out of it by 9 months. It’s also heavy and probably not necessary if you have a separate carseat. - JOOLZ AER2: We recently replaced our Doona with this and it’s our most used now. Light and packs up and down so quickly and easily. Baby can lay down and has napped in there fine already. CONS—it doesn’t seem like it would be great for infants and back wheels are narrower so not as steady as others. Edit: fixed some typos.