Graco - Verb Click Connect Travel System

You don't have to go for the most high end system. I'm on my second kid and still getting a ton of use out of our Graco Verb travel system. We've put in hundreds of miles on the stroller. I waited to get a double stroller until I had my second but we barely use the second seat. My first started walking everywhere around 2 and now at 3.5 almost never wants to sit. My only regret is not getting something with Greenguard certification or whatever as we think more about what touches our kids' skin everyday. We have a forward facing Chicco carseat for our preschooler that is Greenguard. Still, we all can only do so much without going completely crazy looking at carseat chemicals and microplastics so it's a balance.

-make sure underneath basket is large and not too far stashed under the stroller -bassinet attachment/ turns into bassinet (baby won’t want to be in the car seat for extended periods plus the car ride and it’s not good for them anyway) - sun shade is large enough and can pull down pretty far over them. My son hates the sun in his eyes. -if you do decide on a travel system make sure the car seat isn’t too inclined. I hated when my son’s head was pretty much sideways in his seat because he was sat up too much. He needed something that laid down more when he was little bitty and couldn’t hold his head up. -when folded, stroller can stand on its wheels without leaning it against something. Nothing more frustrating than trying to balance it outside of the car when repacking it. -cup holder for you is a nice bonus -don’t get graco verb system. Trash. Wish I could just throw it in the river.

I recommend finding a store you where you can check them out for yourself. I went to target and ended up settling on the Graco Verb Connect. I hate shopping online, so it was nice to test them out in person, we still ended up buying off the website because I had a color preference not available in store. 

I did so much research on this and was exhausted after going to multiple stores to try out different one. Ended up getting the [Graco verb](https://www.target.com/p/graco-verb-click-connect-travel-system-with-snugride-infant-car-seat-pink-black/-/A-92644331) for about $200. Very happy with it. I was about to drop $500-$1000 and then came across this. I’m sure those other luxury ones are nice, but this one has been great. I’ve done everything from traveling with it, to daily runs. It’s does amazing for the price.

First and probably only child. I put the cheapest Graco stroller/car seat combo on my registry which was the Graco Verb click connect. The stroller is perfectly fine. Personally, I think spending a ton of money on a stroller is silly. However, I would have chosen a combo with a better car seat because this one is very basic. We were gifted a second Graco car seat which was much nicer than the Graco Verb version.

I (32 weeks) did a lot of looking at Chicco brand strollers because that was what my sister-in-law recommended, but this Graco stroller compared very closely to Chicco’s $600 stroller and is $250 and ultimately what was purchased for me. Congrats and good luck! https://www.target.com/p/graco-verb-click-connect-travel-system-with-snugride-infant-car-seat-pink-black/-/A-92644331

Think about your sidewalks, bigger wheels can handle potholes and cracks much smoother than smaller wheels. Cup holder is nice to put phone and keys or coffee. Under seat storage is super helpful to carry extra crap. For the early phase having a click-and-go system is super handy. They do grow out of that pretty fast, so be careful about spending tons on it. We had an inexpensive hand-me-down click and go from Gracco and then a nicer three wheel stroller that we used a bunch.

We started with the graco car seat and click in stroller. When my daughter outgrew that, I felt the same way about the designer brands. It is wild how expensive they are and you see them *everywhere*. We have a mockingbird because I wanted a single to double knowing that we want more kids, but we found it on marketplace for $300 with the second seat and bassinet attachment. There’s absolutely no way I’d pay full price for it. Honestly we use my $30 umbrella stroller more haha!

We used the Graco travel system when my daughter was a newborn and then bought a mockingbird secondhand on Facebook marketplace. The mockingbird is pricey but I see parents selling them often because their kids outgrew them. They have a car seat attachment for the newborn bucket ‘egg’ seat or a bassinet attachment, and it converts to a double stroller for if you have a second kid. Obviously don’t buy a car seat secondhand but you can get a really good deal on a lot of big ticket baby items by finding them gently used since babies grow so dang fast 😅

Baby gear is made to be used and abused in my opinion! We had a graco travel system when she was tiny, and then got a mockingbird single to double second hand when we switched to a convertible car seat. We also have an umbrella stroller for quick trips into the store etc. When our second baby gets here, we plan on getting the baby trend wagon for the zoo/park etc.

Not crazy but unconventional for sure. I had my baby in December and did the baby wearing but I ended up being so worried about slipping on ice that I felt safer with a stroller. Yes they can be bulky but we stuck with the graco brand for click and connect so we could just throw the base in the car and attach his carseat if we went shopping. We have since moved on to a stroller wagon for bigger outings like the zoo and boy its great.

We had a graco with the “click and connect”, being able to pull the car seat out of the base with a lever and drop it in the stroller, then have it lock in was worth its weight in gold. We took it everywhere with both kids, fairs, beach, hiking trails, as well as city/shopping.