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

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Love the list. I’ll add my own review below! • 💚 Evenflo Pivot Xpand Travel System - LOVE this. It comes with a convertible toddler seat/bassinet, a lightweight car seat, the stroller base and the car seat base. I will say the stroller base is fairly large, but it’s a stroller that converts to a double so I’m okay with that. **Bonus: I purchased the add on marketplace basket and use that for groceries and any outing where I need to carry more than the bottom basket can hold! • 💚 Ergobaby 3-in-1 Evolve Bouncer - I’ve used this since the day we brought our baby home! It comes with a removable newborn insert that helps support them when they are super small. I couldn’t have had showers, made meals or functioned without this! 💛 I also purchased the toy bar and travel bag but I honestly could do without those. • 💛 Ergobaby Omni 360 Carrier - I am liking it more now that my baby is getting older. Up until 4 months he HATED this carrier. Now that he’s bigger, he enjoys it and I find this VERY comfortable. • 💛 Ergobaby Embrace Carrier - I received this for free from a promo when I got my bouncer. I did like this carrier for newborn-2 months and then it became uncomfortable as my baby weighed a fair amount and the stretch straps weren’t as supportive. • ❌ Beluga Baby Wrap - Hated this. Baby wasn’t comfortable, I wasn’t comfortable. It was likely user error, but we were not fans of this AT ALL. • 💚 Skip-Hop Moby Bathtub - I love this tub. It has an adjustable/removable sling that grows with them. Saves on water! • 💚 Fisher Price Keyboard Kick Mat - This is the mat that gets the most use in our household. It’s starting to be phased out now as my little one will immediately just roll and scoot out of it, but I’m looking forward to transitioning it to the sitting mode in a couple months! • 💚 Woolino 4 Season Ultimate Sleep Bags - this is a thermal regulating sleep sack. Say less! I no longer worry about my baby being too cold or hot. He sleeps well in these, so much so I forked over cash for a second back up to have in case one gets soiled and is in the wash! • ❌ Ayla and Co Diaper Bag - it’s cute and I do like that it has multiple ways to carry it, but other than that I’m not a huge fan. It’s big, bulky and it really doesn’t hold that much if you want it somewhat organized. • ❌ Bedside Rolling Cart - I mean, I used it… but it wasn’t needed by any means and ended up just being a place for me to throw junk. Definitely fell for this one. • 💛 Hatch Rest - I do enjoy it without the subscription, but if I could go back I would just have gotten a cheaper option. I will say the connectivity to my phone is nice to make volume or light adjustments from afar! •💚 Graco 6-in-1 Table2Table Highchair - Loved the diversity of this chair. It also reclines to use with young infants, a slightly cheaper option!
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!
Highly recommend anything Evenflo. I really liked the Pivot Modular Travel System. If your planning I’m having more kids sooner than later the Pivot Xpand Modular Travel System is amazing!
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.
I second the Evenflo Pivot systems! They are comparable to luxury brands but are a fraction on the price! We loved ours with our first, and are planning to use it again with our second!

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

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