Thule - Glide 3

Yes, you need a jogging stroller. 4 wheel strollers are trash for running with. They also don't have the right suspension, so baby gets bounced all over the place. Thule is, hands down, the superior running stroller brand.

Fantastic product! But if you're active/sporty you'll probably need a second bigger/rugged stroller. The Doona is a brilliant piece of engineering. Seamless transitioning from driving to walking. You don't need to detach a stroller and put it in the trunk. Excellent modular base to clip into. But also easy to use with seatbelt in other cars/taxis. Amazing for global travel. The main thing about the slight extra weight is that you literally lift it out of car and release the wheels below. The lift should be for about 3 feet. Seemed pricey when I first looked at it. Now I think it was one of our best purchases. The negatives are that it has small wheels and no suspension. (This is a lightweight urban/travel solution). So if you like to walk/hike/run on loose surfaces it's not going to work. For these activities we bought a Thule Glide. It also has no storage by default. So you'll want the clip on essentials bag for diapers etc. and the clip on backpack for airplane travel.

I 2nd this! I have the single and double Thule and we are ROUGH on things and it’s held up great. I trained for my marathon last year using the double Thule and I bought it used!

Once the baby is big enough for the Vista’s standard seat it gets a lot easier, so I don’t think we’ll buy a separate travel stroller. We did buy a Thule running stroller, which is FANTASTIC if you’re an avid runner/walker or go out and about and don’t need storage space. There is almost no storage but it rolls so smoothly and I love the hand break. It’s also great on uneven ground if you plan on going off cement

Get a Kid Runner (or two). Kids Runners are truly game changers for avid runners. My partner and I run together a few times each week after work with our kiddo in the Kid Runner. We used to argue over whose turn it was to push the Thule running stroller. My partner even ended up with plantar fasciitis from pushing the stroller. Now, we both prefer pulling the Kid Runner as it feels like a better workout.

The one's we used the most are the single and double Thule jogging strollers with our two boys. Mostly just around the neighborhood walking trips, but they have been awesome. We had a smaller Uppababy one that folded up pretty small when we needed to go places in the car.

We got a Thule Ultra Glide 3 and a Thule Spring only because I get a pro deal with them for ski patrol. It was a solid choice

This isn’t true, there’s huge differences between strollers. Sure there are examples of “status strollers”, but I would also say it’s a huge difference between a 200€ stroller and ex Bugaboo Fox. How it folds, how easy it is to fold, how compact it gets, how easy it is to push and stead varies a lot. I’ve been through 7 different strollers the past years (most of them bought and sold). My favorites: Thule ultra glide 3 and bugaboo fox. Thule is my favorite as I am a runner, but it’s fantastic during winter when it’s a lot of snow. It feels sturdy and is easy to fold, but it’s a large stroller. My advice; buy a nice stroller second hand. Go for a known brand and test different brands. PS. It’s worth mentioning that we let the baby nap in the stroller where I live (Scandinavia), and time the baby sleeps indoors are during the night. Therefore we use the stikker ALLOT. It’s basically a part of me at this point (I am currently in paid parental leave).

Ikea high chair is actually great and not too expensive. We got almost everything second hand from facebook buy nothing groups and marketplace. That being said, there is improved quality with more expensive items but this is true even if you get them second hand! For example, we got a babytrend jogging stroller travel system second hand and it was great for a year but the wheel stopped working, got a used chicco for a little more money which was a little better, and then ended up with a free Thule jogging stroller that a neighbor was giving away. Wow, the quality was soooo much better in almost every feature. But in my mind not worth the couple more hundred bucks to buy it new. Lots of good deals too during holidays and prime days so thats when we bought some things like a Graco extend2fit car seat. Most of the cost seems to go into the ease of use and quality of materials. For example, the buckle system was just easier to use in the Graco instead of the baby trend which made my life a lot easier but would I pay $1000 for small features like that? probably not.

We have spent more than $600 on all our strollers but not on a single stroller. My honest opinion based on our OAD family: * Mockingbird single ($450, purchased new): Used daily in the newborn stage and almost daily until about age 1. Did not buy the bassinet attachment and did not regret it. Got the mockingbird instead of the more expensive Uppababy and loved our choice. Would purchase again new. Looking to sell it soon, but I expect it to be difficult since we only got the single stroller and not the single to double. * Uppababy Minu v1 ($200, purchased secondhand): Got this for travel because it folds down smaller than the Mockingbird and theoretically could be stowed in the overhead compartment of an airplane. We ended up spending $80 on the Uppababy travel bag and gate checking the stroller for our trip last year and will do the same for our upcoming trip. We use this nearly daily and mostly love it, but I wouldn’t have paid more than $200 for it even brand new. A good buy used, will probably sell it in the next year or so but don’t anticipate listing it for more than $100. * Thule jogging stroller ($500, purchased new): Rides like a dream. Husband loves this for jogging. We haven’t used it as much as the others and we definitely didn’t _need_ this stroller, but we’ve certainly used it plenty and can keep using it for a while longer. We’ll sell it when we’re done with it. We got lucky and purchased all of these items 3 2.5 - 3 years ago, so they might be more attractive on the resale market given the tariffs on comparable products. I’ve also kept the strollers remarkably clean; the only one that shows any signs of wear is the Uppababy and most of that is the color of the fabric (light grey). I’ve washed it a handful of times and it usually comes out very close to “good as new.” Worth noting that we will not be buying a wagon as our child gets older, so once we age out of the strollers we’re done. We have a backpack for the things we need to carry & our kid can walk if we go places; if they can’t walk the whole time it means we’re going for too long. It’s just what works for our family; lots of folks love their wagons to pieces.

We are OAD with a 2.5 year old. We have: * A mockingbird single stroller (not the single to double) that I used daily for LO’s first year of life. We haven’t used it in a long time so I’ll probably sell it soon. * An Uppababy minu that we purchased secondhand for a trip and have used almost daily for the last 1.5 years. * A Thule jogging stroller that my husband uses for, well, jogging. My husband has looked at wagons but we aren’t really wagon people (no shame if you are!). If we had more kids or needed to schlep more things than would fit in a backpack or our Minu maybe a wagon would be prudent, but right now it doesn’t seem necessary. I expect our LO will outgrow the Minu soon and at that point we’ll just have them walk everywhere.