Silver Cross - Jet 3 Super Compact Stroller

My daughter is 5 months so this is all very fresh for me. High chair can wait. I’d buy a rocker/bouncy chair before a high chair. There are really inexpensive option. My daughter likes her $30 Walmart one better than her $200 maxi cost. I actually used my breast feeding pillow with a blanket on top to place her on the couch beside me. Obviously you don’t want to leave your baby alone like that but if my arms needed a break she loved it. Travel stroller, I’d buy now. I very quickly realized I only wanted the main big stroller for walks from my house. It took up my whole trunk and was so annoying to take in and out, especially after a c section. We travel a fair amount so I knew we’d get a travel stroller eventually. I bought the silver cross jet at 2 months because it is safe for newborns. I also bought the car seat adapter and I use it more than my main stroller. Wearable breast pump- I’d have some kind of pump before your baby comes. If you plan to pump regardless of breastfeeding, get the wearable right away. If you’re not sure if you’ll pump I’d get a cheap manual one then determine if you will fact will be pumping or not. Bottle washer/warmer. I would have loved the washer before but I couldn’t justify the price. To be honest, it would have been nicer for pump parts but bottles didn’t take that long to wash. I was given a bottle warmer from a friend. I never ended using it. My daughter has been happy with cold bottles so why make more for myself. Also, the first 2 months she would decide she was hungry out of nowhere an instant after hen scream her head off. There is no way I could have waited for a bottle warmer. It is traumatizing you just wait to feed them right away when that happened. 30 seconds feels like a lifetime. Artipoppe, I was given 4 carriers from friends but really wanted a Mabe carrier. I decided to wait and am glad I did. I know people day the artipoppe is nice but there are also so many really nice carriers that are half the price or less. At the very beginning our daughter was too small for a regular carrier and we had to use a wrap carrier for 6 weeks. I was glad to have it at that age but I hate wrap carriers in general.

The better it is on uneven terrain/inclines the less foldable and heavier it’s going to be. You’ll have to decide if you want to split the difference and get something in the middle or get two. We ended up getting two. We have a silver cross one that barely folds down and is relatively heavy but it’s incredibly sturdy, has great suspension, a massive basket and has been taken on many a countryside walk across mud, gravel, rocks etc. We then also have a yoyo for travel that folds down small enough to go in the overhead compartment in a plane.

I’ve literally never seen them there and I spent many hours there trying to convince myself I needed and could afford a Bugaboo. (Surprise to no one, I didn’t and I couldn’t! Lol) Nuna, Uppababy, Silver Cross, Thule, Doona, Joolz, Cybex, sure. Chicco? Never. Maybe this is a new development? 🤷🏻‍♀️

UPDATE: moved comment to where it belonged 🤦🏻‍♀️ sorry, OP! You’re providing valuable information and I wasn’t negating you at all! Original comment kept below, but meant as a reply to a different comment. ————— I’ve literally never seen them there and I spent many hours there trying to convince myself I needed and could afford a Bugaboo. (Surprise to no one, I didn’t and I couldn’t! Lol) Nuna, Uppababy, Silver Cross, Thule, Doona, Joolz, Cybex, sure. Chicco? Never. Maybe this is a new development? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have it and I have another travel stroller. It’s mostly good with good wheels but I don’t think it lies down flat enough like the other I have ( silvercross jet ) also the basket is def big enough but I find the seat just to be too short and not long enough.

We got a lot of stuff from buy nothing groups on Facebook and hand me downs. We splashed out on a Silver Cross Stroller and an Owlet monitor. We got a changing table and rocking chair from Ikea, and then went midrange on Philips Avent for bottles and steriliser / warmer. We got a BabyBjorn carrier and bouncer, a Lovevery play mat, Halo Bassinest, Boppy cushions all as hand me downs and Facebook buy nothing. We bought a second hand Nuna car seat from a very trusted friend in an almost new condition. I got my pump through our insurance.

just spent a month researching. my takeaway: Nuna - loved this one the most (mixx or trvl xl) but all of the carseats/accesories make it extra pricey. my fav uber premium option uppababy- i found these all to be kind of rigid and too large. didn't like the vibe but its obvs popular mockingbird - decided on this one and so far love the balance of quality and price point. truly feels strong but also premium, while not being huge, and almost all the features feel obvious instead of buried silver cross - if you really want to go with the most premium it is indeed very nice. graco Modes nest - solid budget option. felt a little on the light/fragile side for me but if lightweight with versatility is important, this one isn't bad at all bugaboo - maybe the one i tried was a janky floor model but i didn't think it was smooth at all. nuna/mock crushed it

I went with the Silver Cross stroller and Clek car seat. I’m not delivering my baby until Monday, so mostly I have just used the stroller for training my dog to walk next to it. But I will say that thing is STURDY and beautiful. The car seat is installed and also seems extremely safe. I’m happy with both so far and love the non toxic materials. The stroller might be a little bulky for errands going in and out of the car a lot, so I may opt to baby wear.

Before you decide on the Uppababy…really play with it in person. I felt it was efficient on how it collapse/opens and was still very bulky. I remember there being pinch points when collapsing as well. I was researched and played with Uppababy, Nuna Triv/Swiv/Mixx, and Silver Cross strollers. Ultimately ended up with the Nuna Swiv with no regrets.

One. The Silver Cross is amazing. There's a reason they become collectors items long after their occupants have outgrown them.

Nordstrom also has Bugaboo and I believe I saw Silver Cross at the Fashion Valley mall, too. Great place to try out gear, especially upper-end strollers.