We ended up with this once since it can go from car seat to stroller mode, and has a toddler seat mode as well although I'm 5'5 and it's a pretty tall stroller, since I wanted the baby closer so I didn't have to bend down as much. I'm not sure if it's going to be too bulky for you, but maybe there's a place that sells them in person where you can try them out?
https://a.co/d/1ktAnu9
Of the options you have, i have the pivot single and its a great budget option. But i agree with the above commenter, if you can get your hands on a used city select its unparalleled. Ours was HEAVILY used, we bought new wheels and cleaned it up and its literally good as new.
Im not super experienced in double strollers but imo its basically the frame size and weight of a single stroller but with an extra seat. The undercarriage storage is big. Easy fold and unfold. Fits just as well in my car and my evenflo. Seats are a decent size, canopy is good. Sturdy and gets great milage. Like i said we bought new tires for it and wiped it down and its good as new.
Despite any research I had done while pregnant - a family member decided to choose our stroller for us. We were gifted the Evenflo Pivot Modular Travel system. I didn’t mind the stroller for a long while. However after 9 months I am sick of how bulky it is and takes up so much room in my car. I have to take the whole seat apart from the base every time I load into my car. And the little hook to open the stroller is annoying.
I really want to upgrade to a single hand fold stroller. One that also has only one press for the break unlike the Evenflo Pivot. I also don’t care that I can’t attach the infant car seat to the stroller anymore because I just upgraded baby to the Joie matcha spin. I was eyeing the Nuna TRVL but don’t want to break the bank… also eyeing Joie Nutmeg.
Any recommendations please?
I too am too fat to baby wrap, so I get it. We bought an Evenflo Pivot Troop stroller that the carseat sits up top, and a small dog can fit below. Well, our dogs are too big anyway, lol, so I love using the bottom for shopping! I can fit so much in there, and if I ever need a bit more room, I can always grab a basket to carry with me. I take his stroller with me everywhere! Much better than carrying his carseat! I'm weak 😂
Just fyi they are fairly flimsy and I was not comfortable using it past 6 months due to issues with it and fear of tipping. Just be careful. You can see my comment to see all the issues.
The infant car seat attachment got stuck on the stroller part 3-4 times as well as getting stuck in the base in the car. It felt very flimsy as well. It starting squeaking a month or feel after using it which was not able to be fixed l. I was at the park and heard the same squeak and low and behold the same stroller was behind us. It claims to be able to be opened with one hand but would stuck in the closed position often so I would have to set the infant seat down to mess with it. Overall it was a cheap travel system and we got what we paid for. I saw other people saying the same thing on I think Mommit so I clearly didn’t do enough research at the time. I was pregnant and overwhelmed but now I need to find a better travel system for two.
https://a.co/d/2WaN2I3 this is the stroller we have.
I would have found it really difficult without something to push the infant car seat around in. Shopping, dr appointments, meeting up with anyone, running into anywhere either requires you carry the infant seat or attach it to a stroller. Those seats are heavy with a baby in them. You can’t carry much anything else if you needed to. Also, your baby will likely fall asleep in their car seat and it’s much nicer to transfer the car seat to the stroller base so they can continue sleeping. Walking has also saved me as a mom truly. I needed to go for walks not only for to help lose baby weight but for my sanity. 2 years later and pregnant and still walk most days.
A travel system is great! That is a base stroller with various attachments that you can use the infant car seat with and then use other seats with as they grow. You can use it for a while and then sell it. Do not the Evenflo pivot. It’s a POS.
I also had an emergency c section and had a hard time carrying the infant car seat around for a bit. Can’t imagine carrying that and the diaper bag and my purse after a c section. You never know if you’ll need one.
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