Graco - NimbleLite Stroller

i have the graco nimble lite and it folds up super tiny! my little brother is 8m and sleeps in it just fine when i'm babysitting and we need to be out during naps.

I currently have 3 but I’m supposed to be getting rid of one. Graco umbrella which we keep in my husbands car as either of our kids can use it. City select lux with bench seat which I keep in my car because it’s easier when I go out by myself with both kids. And then there’s the city select double that’s left open in the garage where I set the baby down daily. I’ll get rid of it eventually lol

Also have a bumble ride era and love it! Was great with a newborn (can put it in bassinet mode without needing another attachment). We had the graco nimblelite as well but it broke, and now have the light babyjogger (can’t remember the model!) as our travel/car stroller

I had a Thule for walking/hiking on gravel roads and trails, and a smaller Graco nimblelite that was awesome for travel and keeping in the car for errands etc. We did baby wear a lot at the beginning. You can get a bassinet now for the new Thule I think! Maybe some other joggers too.

We just got a convertible one that we could put his newborn car seat into, but once he grew out of it turned into a regular stroller. I believe it was the Graco NimblelLite (2023). Everything about it is great, especially that it has a cup holder for my son and folds up super easy. The only caveat is there is like very little under stroller storage space. I’m for sure an over packer so this has FORCED me to pack lighter when we take it out bc there just isn’t a lot of room at all to hold stuff. Definitely something to take into account. One stroller I see A LOT of people with, and have some stroller envy for, is the Mockingbird. But it is definitely expensive. Hope this was helpful!

Before baby 2 came and we needed a two seater, we had a Bumbleride Era and I miss it daily. She's heavy but the ride is so nice. A pleasure to push and it takes on terrain so nicely. We also drive some amount, so we keep a Graco Nimblelite in our car (our bucket seat is Graco).

I have a travel system stroller tjY we've had since birth, and a lightweight stroller (graco one and it rules).

my best advice is you really don’t need anything that’s insanely expensive if there’s reliable alternatives. i bought graco everything. i got a stroller from them for about $300 or so, it’s amazing. i live in nyc and walk everywhere, don’t even have a car, and it’s been lasting strong. it has room for storage so i can bring stuff when we’re going somewhere a little further away from home like to another borough, it’s not too heavy to pick up to walk up and down the stairs, and it’s great for walking on the bumpy sidewalk. i absolutely love graco so much. i bought a second super lightweight travel stroller with less storage space that’s even lighter to carry just because the graco stroller was cheap enough where i could get a second little cheaper stroller when i dont want to carry the heavier one. as for bouncers, i got a free one secondhand that worked great and i got a gifted one that was roughly $50. my baby only ended up liking bouncers for a couple months. after he wasn’t a little newborn anymore around 4 months old, he hated bouncer or anything that constrained him or kept him trapped in one place. he likes to move lol. so i wouldn’t spend too much money on stuff until your baby is here and you see what they like. ESPECIALLY diapers omg i wish someone told me this!!!! my baby ended up with super sensitive skin and could only use one brand of diapers. we had so many diapers we had to return because they would give him hives. clothes- you’ll most likely be gifted tons of clothes because people love to shop for baby clothes. once upon a baby, walmart, carters, there’s a lot of places with super cute really cheap baby clothes. also people are always giving away secondhand baby clothes on places like fb marketplace. i bought a few items that were a little more pricey that i really wanted, and then the rest i was gifted or got secondhand, or bought from places like the ones i listed. my baby had enough clothes he wore a lot of the newborn size, 0-3 months, 3-6 months clothes 1 or maybe 2 times because they grow so fast. he was in sizes 6m, 6-9m, 9m, 12m the longest so far. i also ended up with baby clothes in the wrong season for the size (or wrong size for the season?) because they don’t fit in the size that’s their age lol so i had 3-6m winter clothes when he was actually in 3-6m during the hottest months of the summer. i invested in a good baby carrier because i baby wear and walk everywhere, but even then i spent around $40 on it and didn’t get the expensive name brand ones. the one i have i absolutely loveeee and it wasn’t one of those $200 carriers. no hate to anyone who gets them, i wish i could afford it! but i’m on a budget and the cheaper one works great for me. my car seats were graco as well! they’re great i got an infant travel seat and a convertible car seat. basically, don’t spend tons of money on items before the baby is here and you don’t know what your baby is going to like or prefer, and don’t feel the need to get name brand items or expensive items if you’re on a budget because there’s reliable affordable options. baby stuff is expensive but i think right now social media and other moms will make you think you need stuff you really don’t need, and there’s ways to get more affordable options that will still be perfect for your baby.