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Uppa Baby G Luxe, or Baby Jogger City Mini 2. My daughters are 19, and 15 now but I had early versions of Uppa Baby Vista and it was a great stroller. Very much a BIFL quality item. Go to the store and try a bunch out and get the one with the easiest fold. We had a Maclaren Triumph stroller and it was great; so sad the company went out of business.
two. maclaren travel stroller for when we go on planes, and bugaboo donkey (a big dual wide) for every day. We love both
we have a maclaren.. cheap and good
check maclaren - best value under $500
Started with uppa baby Cruz. Bought a surfboard for it once we had two kids. Bought a Maclaren for local travel outside of city. Ended up acquiring a yoyo once oldest was good to walk. Once my youngest entered second half of pre-k we were done. Uppa was our durable beast that got us through the city like an suv. Carried a lot. Comfortable. Great shade coverage. Versatile, great to grow with. We also had the carrier and carseat prior. Took a lot of punishment. Best for streets that weren’t smooth or cobblestone. Good for two kids. Became or grocery hauler a couple years which I’d get positive comments from people all the time for doing. Bulky, hard to park at a museum or go down subway / stairs. MacLaren foldable was the pop and go. Great steering, ok for shade. but kinda sucked on some city streets. Yo-yo bonpoint was the EV sports car. All around good efficient, turns on a dime. But not great if you like hauling a lot things. Decently comfortable. Really easy to drive. Can get caught on street sometimes but not a lot. So compact for parking or folding up at restaurant or museum. I’d say I’m not sure how’d we’d get through with out having the uppa baby in the first years with two kids. But if you’re good about traveling light go Yo/Yo for the ease. Ah love hate relationship with strollers
5, technically, but 2 live at the grandparents’ houses. Of the other 3, we use 2 regularly - a Bob jogging stroller and an Uppababy vista. The third was a freebie from Facebook - a maclaren umbrella stroller. While the umbrella stroller is definitely smaller and lighter, I find it more awkward to unfold than the Uppababy, so that’s what lives in the bigger vehicle and what I use on occasion at the grocery store if I only need a few things. The only one we (or the rest of our family) spent any money on was the Uppababy. The rest we were v fortunate to get locally free.
We got a Doona (with isofix) for the first couple of months, still very happy about that decision! We also got a second hand stroller with convertible bassinet (2 in 1). Besides those first purchases for the first couple of months, we got 1-2-3 car seats with isofix for both kids for when they grew out of the Doona (I can't remember the brand). We had our baby registry at Dreambaby and with the extra coupon you got (a percentage of what was sold from the list), we bought the car seat. When they got too big for the second hand stroller, we bought a Maclaren stroller (easy to fold and didn't take up too much room in the car). We always tried to take into account safety, combined with not using up too much room or storage, because babies come with a lot of stuff!
Agree - options are key. We have three and they all get used really frequently. All except one we got used or free. The Cybex Gazelle (one up one down) as our narrow / light everyday stroller, a double jogging stroller for longer walks w the dogs, and a Maclaren umbrella stroller for travel / airport trips. They all have been so useful in various ways!
Bob all the way. I have twins and it’s absolutely one of the best and most useful products I’ve owned in my whole life. I lived downtown when they were babies and was a bit a bit obsessed with my strollers. I had strollers from Phil and Ted, Mountain Buggy, Baby Jogger, MacLaren, etc. Bob is the best
Yeah, it’s great from newborn till 3 I’d guess… it takes too much room… we also owned a McLaren umbrella stroller that was also great… but to begin with I’d go with the Uppa Baby that also has the bed… it was amazing for us
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