Doona - Doona X

I HATE the doona. That thing is so stinking heavy and you can’t even have the wheels down at all times. They also outgrow it way too fast to justify the price. I also dislike some of the Nuna seats too which is a hot take for sure. As a shorty the umbrella ones are good heights for me but they suck to use. Why do they get stuck on a singular leaf?

You have to take a typical travel system apart and put the stroller base in the trunk. With the Doona there's no need to do that.

Best feature outside of the ability to uber home is this. If you have a car and your kid falls asleep on the way to a place, it’s very convenient to be able to pop the stroller out of the car seat base and stroll them to say lunch without risking waking up a napping baby. How much would you pay to have dinner or lunch at a restaurant while your baby naps? How many meals does that have to happen before the stroller pays itself off, especially if you bought it used for like $250?

Good point. I guess the only advantage is that you save trunk space. So it more trunk space vs longer lasting stroller I guess?

I raised my girls with one little umbrella stroller between the two of them! I do love my daughter’s Doona for my granddaughter, though!

I have the Doona and I love it. So convenient to just take the car seat out of the car, press a button and it’s a stroller. No fuss no muss. I also have a Joie Ginger stroller for when I take my baby for walks in the park. It’s worked well for us. I was gifted a a Cybex Libelle travel stroller but haven’t used it yet. Seems cool though.

I am a runner and have two strollers. I have a Doona which doubles as a car seat and is awesome for short trips and when I have to take my baby in the car somewhere. My second one is a Thule urban glide, which I use for running and long walks. It is extremely smooth And I can run very fast in it. If it wasn’t for the Thule, there is no way I would be able to stay fit.

Doona then bugaboo here, found it easier to collapse one handed than the yoyo

So a travel system is what you might like, that’s is what combines carrier and stroller and sometimes bassinet (most have that as something else you can buy though). Being in the city and no car I’d focus on smaller the better. The Doona is going to be your most compact option. Any other stroller/carrier combo is going to end up fairly big and bulky. And don’t get me wrong I loved our Chicco Bravo and really love our mockingbird but in an urban environment could see them being cumbersome.

I use a second hand doona which is good for infants as it folds into a car seat. Got it for $100

Doona + a used bigger stroller for home (like Uppa or Nuna)