Pivot Modular Travel System with LiteMax Infant Car Seat with Anti-Rebound Bar

Apparently it’s quality of materials and convenience. 10 weeks pp and to me, there’s literally not much difference. We had a convertible car sear at first and that was so easy and stress-free. The only thing I like about an infant car seat, which I got later, is that it makes doctor’s appointments and errands a little easier but that’s all. My mom bought me the Evenflo Pivot Suite travel system but I wouldn’t have spent money on it if I had to buy it myself. If you have Nuna /Uppa money, you may as well go with Cybex since they’re SO much nicer for the same price point. If you want a more affordable travel system or stroller, just make sure you pay attention to the weight and remember to ADD the weight of your child in your head. Idk why but it didn’t even occur to me I’d have to carry my heavy ass baby in the infant car seat while recovering. I’m sorry if this wasn’t more helpful 😭 A lot of people spend hours researching but still end up hating the one they bought while others completely wing it and end up love what they chose! Good luck!! 🍀

I’m 5’ lol but the Doona is really short compared to other strollers! The Evenflo Pivot Suite is around the perfect height for me, might be a little high for someone shorter than me but not bad. If you have a Nordstrom or Dillard’s near you, they have a wider variety of strollers and travel systems available on the floor to try. Pottery Barn might have a couple too!

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

As someone also with adhd, asking for advice can sometimes come with a giant blurb of text, which becomes less helpful. I would get more suggestions than I originally had anyway. I know it sucks, but there’s tons of strollers because it’s so personalized to your needs. There are way too many factors. In the end, I said screw research and went with the cool one that let me have a dog in the bottom basket (with a doggy ramp!) (Evenflo pivot troop.) If they’re highly rated, then good—my baby can’t tell the difference—only I can. This “screw it decision method” has worked out for us. FWIW, I had started an intense search on lightweight strollers before, and Jool lightweight is where I ended up for the brief period I researched. (Evenflo pivot troop is hella heavy but I am happy because I didn’t have to do more research. And it works.)

We originally bought the Evenflo Pivot Suite and hated it, and ended up selling it and buying a Baby Jogger City Mini used when my son was about 7 months old. I wish we would have gotten the City Mini from the beginning - it folds up easily, reclines almost flat, glides like a dream, handles different terrains well, and isn’t too heavy. It also takes up WAY less space in my trunk. My friends who live in NYC also love City Minis, so they’re good for city life. I believe they also have a bassinet attachment, and I know they have attachments for different brands of car seats.

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.

I regret our Evenflo travel system so avoid that. Honestly all Evenflo products. I’m on baby #2 and feel lost as well on what new system to pick.

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.

I have an evenflo stroller with an infant car seat that attaches to it. The bassinet part was so nice when he was newborn and now that he is a bit older, the infant car seat is extremely heavy, we transitioned the bassinet part to be the toddler stroller style and it's awesome. I believe it's a 3 in 1 stroller, so very handy.