Graco - Premier Modes Merge Stroller

Need to chime in with some love for Graco products. We were gifted a Graco modes pramette stroller and snugride car seat plus a couple car seat bases. I then bought us a Graco Ready2Jet travel stroller for our plane rides and I love how the car seat can click into the stroller. My baby is on the tall side so I’ve already leveled up and gotten a Graco Turn2Me convertible car seat for my car. I also bought a Graco Premier Modes Merge stroller as our main stroller off of an overstock website so it was like $300 instead of $400, and if I were to do it over again I would have started with that line of travel system (includes the car seat) because it feels really high end for probably half the price of the actual high end brands.

Graco modes nest; and then we purchased one of the Graco 360s when he was about 10 months old. BUT I still use the stroller w/the toddler seat attachment. It was also great while using the infant seat that it just clicked right onto the stroller!

I'm really glad o didn't get a doona. But if there is a second kid definitely getting that greco 360. I don't even know which greco infant seat we had it was used. But it fit in the click connect stroller or totes babe so it worked out.

We went with the Graco modes merge stroller https://www.target.com/p/graco-premier-modes-merge-stroller-midtown/-/A-92331714 and got the snugride snugfit 35xt bucket seat https://www.gracobaby.com/-/SAP_2170449.html?utm_source=babylist.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=BabyList-NonAffiliate It was super affordable for us, both go on sale often! Baby isn’t here yet, but we’ve practiced with it a few times. It’s lightweight. Not sure how it would do as a travel stroller, but we aren’t planning on getting a travel stroller so it’ll work for us.

I had the graco premier stroller for my first and it was definitely luxurious but it was HUGE. I would recommend something smaller and easier to get in and out of the car. Once my son turned 1.5 I switched him to a $20 umbrella stroller and I’ve loved it. Now he’s almost 2 and we’re about to welcome our second baby. We purchased a BabyTrend SitNStand second hand. I can’t give much of a review yet because baby #2 isn’t here yet but it seems like it’s going to be great. Lighter weight than our first stroller despite being a double.

I don’t believe in spending a million dollars on a stroller (I don’t use it much, especially during the first year). So I went with the tried and true brand that parents have been using for eons - Graco. My first Graco stroller was like….maybe $200? The seat can be either a bassinet or what I call “toddler mode”. I used the bassinet like twice, mainly just used toddler mode. You could also just click your Graco car seat into it if you prefer that. Now I am pregnant with my second and I got the Graco that has 2 seats - it was on sale for $180 at target. I don’t particularly want to spend a poop ton of money on an item I only use when we go to the zoo or what have you. Graco is a trusted brand that’s been around a long time and all of their products I have used I like.

We have the Graco 3-in-1. Car seat clicks into the stroller seat or stroller frame (either one), seat can be a seat with variable recline or bassinet. The basket underneath is huge and holds like, 20 lbs easily, and the frame is super sturdy. It's not the fanciest and most expensive, but it works great and is super affordable. Our stroller has been used almost daily for 2 years, still works great.

Im at 38 weeks and have two strollers already purchased, the uppababy vista and a lighter weight graco 3 in 1 system. I keep second guessing my choices and getting FOMO with other strollers! Moreso with my Vista, which is SO bulky and heavy and im just having a hard time seeing how I will practically use it as a petite woman.  All is to say that even for some of us that already have strollers, we may still feel overwhelmed and anxious!

Price really matters here. There's some top of the line stuff that can do a lot. Then there's the budget friendly Graco that I went with. It's the 3 in 1. So it comes with the bucket seat and a bassinet attachment that converts to a sit up stroller seat. It's everything you need. You can have the baby facing you or away. It's a really nice stroller and car seat for the price. The only downside is it's not very compact. I have a Nissan Rogue and it takes up a big portion of the trunk.

We went with Graco, we got the infant bucket seat (this may not be important to you but it was for us, if it’s not something you want, you can do a convertible car seat right away!) and then got the Graco 3-1 modes stroller. It fits any Graco car seat, it lays down to a bassinet and then works for a toddler too. It was the most reasonably priced so that’s what we went with! It’s all pretty lightweight.