
Joolz
Aer+
Travel-friendly, city-nimble, but tiny storage and struggles off-pavement.

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Babies aren't meant to stay in car seats for extended times. Say newborn 2 hours at a time max. Now if you're popping around doing errands just forgo the bassinet attachment. Most babies hate the bassinet attachment, it's bulky, it costs extra, and you'll only use it until they start rolling around. Get a stroller that goes with your car seat brand. We have an EvenFlo double stroller with car seat. I also found my second hated her car seat so I ended up baby wearing a ton with her or just carrying her because she was ebf as well.
🙋🏻♀️ it's me. Was gifted a bassinet stroller, barely used it because neither of my kids liked being on their back. Got a cheaper stroller wagon for fishing and outdoor purposes, got thrown up on and blowouts happened too much. It smelled no matter how much we cleaned it. Now we have an EvenFlo pivot Xpand double stroller with both toddler seats, the car seat, and the two bases. It's bulky but it works for now. Our 2 yr old will not be riding in it next year though as our 15 month old will be in the toddler seat (very petite) and the new baby (due in June). It's hard enough to turn right now as the 2 yr old is too long for the seat and weighs 40lbs while the 15 month old just got back to 18lbs after being super sick and going down to 16blbs. I've been trying to figure out a stroller or wagon for the two very different sized toddlers and an infant since we have many plans next year requiring a lot of walking that the oldest probably won't be able to do!
I also have the Evenflo Pivot Xpand! The only issue I ran into using it with my first and second was that my first was/is super heavy and long for her age and my second is very petite and light for her age. So we couldn't switch them top and bottom but I couldn't turn very easily as the bottom seat is right over the turning wheels and her weight made it so difficult. I don't prefer wagons as they are very bulky but they are nice for outdoor activities!
For front back double strollers you use your body weight to turn if the one on the front is heavy compared to the other 😂 I have the Evenflo Pivot Xpand and my 3 yr old can't ride anymore because she's so heavy, the front seat is right above the turning wheels. My husband can maneuver it better but he's often working with stuff much heavier than both of our kids combined (60-70lbs together).
I have the Evenflo Pivot Xpand system. My first and second are 16 months apart and we are having to find another solution for the first as she is only 3 and too heavy/tall to use it (she's 3'3 and 40lbs). I'm 35 weeks with our third so we'll use it for our second who's 20 months and the new baby. I wouldn't buy it due to the price, but my Grandma bought it from my stepdads ex wife for $150 (stroller, toddler seats, infant carrier, and 2 bases for the infant carrier).
Third time mom here. I really enjoy my Evenflo Pivot Xpand double system. Here's a link for the infant carrier and bassinet to toddler one: https://www.evenflo.com/products/pivot-nxt-travel-system-revolve180-rotating-car-seat Mine was bought from my stepdads ex wife for $150. She had the stroller, 2 toddler seats, infant carrier seat, and 2 bases. We have the Graco 4-in-1 infant to booster. We switched our 3 yr old to a Costco rear/forward seat and our second is in the 4-in-1. We have a Britax Willow infant seat ($50 from a mom/employee at my godmothers daycare) for daily use and the Evenflo for trips.
So I think it really depends whether you’re thinking on having more kids or not. I have a evenflo pivot xpand travel system. I now have a 3y/o and a 1y/o I got the system when I got pregnant with my first. I’ve used it a lot and even more now when I had 2 under 2. I found it easy that the car seat clicks to the stroller and go.
I love my evenflo pivot xpand system! Sooo nice to have something that just comes all in one box, compatible, don't have to think about it. The toddler seat converts to a bassinet so you have all the options and it turns into a double. Got it for $500 on boxing Day and it's been great. My sister has had hers for 6 years and it's still going strong.
I was told to get a double stroller right away before we had our first and ended up regretting it. We got the Evenflo Xpand Pivot travel system and I hated it. My son was 95th% for both height and weight. He looked squished in the shoulders of the car seat, even though he hasn’t gone past the height or weight limits yet, by 6m. He also looked squished in the “toddler” seat of the stroller by 14m. I got a used Britax jogging stroller and it was so much wider. I ended up selling the whole travel system.
Lovvvve my Evenflo Pivot Xpand travel system! Once our first grew out of the infant car seat we got the Evenflo Revolve 360. Do you NEED it probably not, but it’s a life changer if you’re short like me and have an SUV!
We have the Evenflo Pivot Expand travel system and love it. Found to be really similar to the mockingbird but more affordable!
I have the Evenflo Xpand Pivot Modular travel system. Really similar to the mockingbird but more affordable. My two have an 18 month age gap. We’re two months into 2U2 and I like it. Can be a bit hard to steer when both are in it. Which I’ve found to be the case with other tandem strollers. My 20M is also in the 90th+ percentile for overall growth so that could also play apart in it. We only use it for walking (on paved roads), or going to the store. We got a two seater wagon for going to the park/beach, or going to outdoor events and such as I don’t think the stroller does great off pavement/finished surfaces.
We have the Evenflo Pivot Xpand Modular. We are three months into 2U2 and we really like it. I will say we only use it when we go shopping. For walks, the park, and outdoor events we have a two seater wagon.
We have the Evenflo Pivot Xpand. It’s a tandem double stroller. It works well for us. If it’s in the budget I would HIGHLY recommend a stroller and wagon. The stroller is used for shopping and indoor activities. The wagon is for everything else. Walks, beach, outdoor activities, etc. I find the tandem strollers are bit harder to steer, but at least where I am a side by side double stroller wouldn’t fit well in stores or sidewalks so it’s just not practical for us. The wagon is so much easier to maneuver, but is a bit bulkier.
My first stroller was an Evenflo pivot xpand and I loved it. I sold it because I thought I was one and done (stupid me lol). I now have a bugaboo fox 5 renew and clek which we loved but it’s over $2000 set up. Highly recommend the Evenflo pivot xpand travel system. My husband is a US army veteran and he’s ran with it (along with our BOB), he’s taken it for miles and miles of walks with heavy weight on his back & we lived in USA, we’ve been through sand, heavy rain, mountains hikes, and then snow when we moved back here with that bad boy! I would’ve 100% considered it an all terrain. It’s also not very bulky or heavy. Literally was a great stroller.
I got the bugaboo fox 5 renew + Clek Liing set up. It’s super smooth. Another great budget friendly option is the Evenflo pivot xpand (it can turn to a double stroller if you have more), and their baby bucket seats aren’t terribly expensive either!

Joolz
Aer+
Travel-friendly, city-nimble, but tiny storage and struggles off-pavement.

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