Modes 3 Essentials LX Travel System

I love my graco morph

Hi- mom to a 10 month old. We’ve loved our Graco system. The 3-4 way travel set is the way to go. Car seat, car seat base, bassinet, and stroller all comes in one box, $399. He’s finally outgrowing his car seat now but he’s also 99th percentile in height. And we just purchased the Graco toddler car seat, love it already!

Maxi cozy bouncer! My baby wouldn’t go in a swing but she would sit in this. A good travel system but doesn’t need to be $1000 I have the graco modes trio travel system and it’s $500 I think and I love it. A nice rocking chair ( I still don’t have this😭) Bedside sleeper not a regular small bassinet it’s bigger

I had a 3-wheel convertible Graco one that went with the infant carrier, received as a baby shower gift. It was great on paved or hard-packed surfaces. Could lock the carrier in it either direction, when they got older it changed shape to a more typical forward facing style. Bought a used Bob for more off road stuff....used it all of like 2mo. My child, once she was no longer in the infant seat and could face forward in a stroller, absolutely haaaated not being in charge of her own destiny and direction of travel. So we gave up the idea of a stroller. So honestly I'd not invest in anything expensive, plenty of cheaper used things out there, just in case yours is as stubbornly independent as mine was. 😂

First 3 months — in no certain order! 1) my breast friend pillow - helped with positioning a tiny newborn to breastfeed 2) SO MANY burp cloths - I love the cheaper muslin ones 3) a carrier that you and your partner can easily use - my husband loves the baby bjorn and I love the boba wrap 4) the spectra s1 5) we love our inexpensive/lightweight/easy to use car seat/stroller system — Graco Snugride LX. We took walks every day and it was great for my mental health! 6) lots of diapers and wipes 7) a bunch of two way zip sleepers For us — that’s about all we needed to survive!

We started off with a graco frame that was compatible with our car seat but also had a bassinet. We got it on marketplace for $40 and still have and love it. We also have the mockingbird which is pricier but very nice, easy to fold, and comfortable for baby.

We ended up getting the Graco Modes Trio from Walmart for like $260 dollars on sale and its awesome. We were going to get a more expensive travel system but when I tried them out (Evenflo, Nuna, and Graco) they were all so similar and worked pretty much the same we decided we’d rather save the money and get more stuff for the baby. Our decision to go a more inexpensive route was helped out by almost all the moms I know recommended saving money on the stroller system and wait to see if you actually use it often enough before you buy an expensive one Also my brother and sister in law got the Doona and HATE IT, I’d recommend passing that one up. The doona is also really heavy.

I’m going Graco modes- I want something nice but wouldn’t break my heart because of the price if I need to upgrade or replace in the future. Most moms I know personally that went towards the more expensive strollers ended up needing to replace them