Doona - Doona X

I have a Doona that I use for right now and I used it on a recent trip with my baby, I wore him in the airports and out and about and threw my bag into the stroller. when I was with my parents I just left it in the car

we use it as the main car seat and we also have another one for when he’s a bit bigger, but I reallllly love the Doona cause it’s just so easy haha

Doona car seat is worth every penny. Having a built in stroller is a game changer.

Flight to the UK, here. Oh we had a lot of attitude when we brought our approved-for-plane Doona onboard. The flight attendant was so snooty about it too. "You'll never fit it on the seat" he told us. Except it fit on the seat perfectly. Showed him the sticker and everything. He left in a huff. Though, they had the last laugh because the second pram we actually had checked as baggage got lost. It was with Norwegian Air and I was so salty about the whole thing I never flew with them again.

I loved mine. My son maxed out at 10 months for height and it was a hard switch. The Doona spoiled me. It makes...frankly everything easier. Shopping, walking to and from the car, errands, short walks. It was especially great postpartum. It's a little heavier than a normal bucket seat but you only have to lift it in and out of the car. I don't think I would have been able to do half the things I did without it. It was especially great for me because I have a heart condition that gets triggered by carrying heavy things around. Also good as a single mom living near a questionable neighborhood (my apartments are fine but a block over isn't). We always get home in the dark in the winter and I was able to just pop the wheels and hurry through the parking lot to my apartment I don't think it would be good for anyone who has to walk up a lot of stairs though. If you go on long walks or on a lot of uneven ground, you would need a normal stroller which might make the Doona unnecessary The handle comes up pretty far. It extends, so you might have only seen it on the lower setting. I'm 5'6 and had no problems. My sister is 5'4 and kept hers on the lower setting

I have and love my Doona but it’s really only for car/plane/cab/and quick errands. Great for running to the pediatrician or the bank. Terrible for going on walks etc. It’s a pretty rough ride over anything but very smooth pavement, and has a fairly short handle for pushing. If you’re not even planning to use it as a plane seat I definitely wouldn’t spend the money. ETA it can barely handle the grass in my front yard, it will definitely be a rough go in snow and mud. If you’re used to a real stroller I think you’ll hate it.

Another doona user We have a doona specifically for travel and as a backup/spare. We have a Chicco keyfit 35 as our main car seat Doona is great for getting through the airport and to a family member home. We still generally baby carry most of the time but the doona can fit through a TSA scanner, it's easy to wheel through the airport, and can easily be checked (they make nice bags for them). It can also be secured without a base (with just a seatbelt) so we can easily get it secured in a relative's car, Uber, or rental without needing to worry about exactly what car is showing up We got ours for around $300 with a base locally with a 2028 expiration date and plan to resell for $200 once our baby outgrows it

As far as car seats go, there are some travel car seats like the RideSafer on Amazon that are easy to pack and take with. There are weight requirements for them, so not sure on the 1yr old, but the 4yr old is probably a good fit. If you don’t want to spend more money on that, your other option is to get car seat bags and check them on your flight to Florida. Obviously there’s pros and cons to that as well. We have two kids, 9mo and 2.5yrs, we took our Doona car seat and a RideSafer on the last trip, it works fairly well. Pro tip: get the RideSafer out and adjusted at home before you leave on your trip. Trying to harness up the little one right before you leave is not a fun experience… For transportation, you can do an Uber XL or hire a private shuttle. Some hotels near the ports will have shuttle service, but you’ll want to call in advance to confirm. Typically shuttles range from $15-25 per person. Privacy will totally depend on your party size, your willingness to pay a bit extra, and if there are other travelers in your hotel. When traveling for a cruise, especially with kids, I’d recommend coming in the night before and staying at a hotel so you have some flexibility and don’t miss your embarkation.

Absolutely love our Doona

Are you willing to carry around your car seat and possibly stroller all day? I went on trip lugging both around, it was such a hassle that I eventually rented the Doona overseas.  You could consider renting the Doona just for your trip too. My baby is around your baby’s length and it was only slightly cramped. (Our longest car ride was 1 hour, it wasn’t that bad for baby.)

Doona!!!!!!!! Especially if you travel. You don’t need anything extra.

My kids lasted to a year. It depends on how long your babies are.

CPST here- do not get a doona for a 10 month old. Get a Chicco fit2 with a chicco frame stroller. You’ll get a year of use from it. And it’s a better car seat and a better stroller.

The doona is hard to install correctly and most people do it wrong. I’ve installed it at least 50 times, never once have I seen a family install it correctly. It has no storage so people attach stuff to it which is unsafe. The Chicco frame stroller has a huge storage basket. Also the fit2 is outgrown at 35 inches, the doona is outgrown at 32 inches. Without knowing how tall this child is, there’s a far lower chance of the seat being too small if they go with the higher limit seat.

Yes! We have the doona car seat stroller. It’s amazing. However, she’ll be too big for it by the time we travel internationally.

We are in south east Asia too but originally from uk. We use a Joie I-gemm car seat, it attaches into the car using just a seatbelt so it easy to switch from car to car. You don’t need a base and you can buy attachments so it clips onto the yo-yo. :) The doona is also a good option. The only thing you need to be wary of with the doona is that really they shouldn’t be in it for more than 40 minutes at a time because it’s not a good position to sleep in :) Maxi cosi pebble and cybex cloud Q also attach to the yo-yo with an adapter and can be attached into a car with just a seatbelt :)

The Doona is amazing at the things it is designed for, and terrible at the things it’s not. We had one and loved it, but it’s not going to be for everyone and isn’t designed to replace a stroller.  If you have no or few steps between your exterior door and your car, and live in a climate that is cold, snowy, or rainy- the doona works really well. You secure the baby inside in the comfort of your home, wheel out, and can have the doona secure and the car moving in well under a minute.  If your destination is firm smooth ground, the doona will work really well. Doctors offices and short trips- perfect.  What the doona is not for: 1. A stroller replacement. The baby positioning is such that the car seat limit applies even when not being used as a car seat. The wheels are great on solid ground but struggle on even packed smooth rock.  2. People with lots of steps to go up or down. The doona is heavy. I could lift it with one arm and baby, my wife struggled with two arms. If we were going somewhere with steps I was lifting.  3. Cost sensitive families. Your baby will outgrow the doona quickly and it isn’t cheap. 

We used the doona. It made coming home so much easier.

We got a doona from my husband’s cousin (we knew the history, only reason we did secondhand), and while it was super convenient, I wish I would have looked into other car seat strollers and dual growing strollers. As I probably would have gone with one of those knowing we would have more than one kiddo. I do, however, love our graco extend2fit!

If you do a lot of traveling, I think the Doona is worth it. I would never use it on a daily basis at home because it’s very low. But it’s very convenient for the airport and means you avoid bringing both a car seat and separate stroller. However, it is going to be a short-term investment because baby will grow out of it by a year. Then you would probably want a specific travel stroller. So you could consider a travel stroller with a lay-flat option or bassinet attachment now, you’d just also need to bring the car seat. For daily use we went with the Uppababy Vista and love it for our lifestyle. We use it primarily for walks around the neighborhood and nearby trail system, to bring to the park, etc. It is bulky and not as easy to bring in the car. Now that my son is older we actually use our travel stroller (Joolz Aer) a lot if we’re just going to the mall. For infant car seats we chose the Nuna Pipa Rx Lite and I’m so glad we went with a very lightweight option.

We use a Graco snugride 35 with a Baby Jogger city tour 2 and adapters for the car seat. Altogether the system is around $350 if I recall. The car seat can serve the same role as a stroller basinet the first few months until the baby has the head control to sit in the stroller directly. Installing it in a taxi is trivial since it can be secured with a standard seatbelt only. We use the included base when we have a rental car. I'll echo what others said. You'll want something that works with your stroller because carrying the car seat is not practical once you get to your destination. Clipping it into the stroller is a must. I've used the Doona before too. It's an excellent system as well, but the infant will outgrow it faster than a stroller that allows for a car seat adapter.

Doona is great. Didn’t have it with my first, did for our second and it’s a big upgrade.

I live in NY with my high percentile baby. Doona is clutch. I definitely wouldn’t come without a car seat. Carseats have expiration dates so I wouldn’t buy one that’s expired. And of course as others have mentioned, you don’t know where it’s been. I bought my doona secondhand but it was like-new. I trust the person I bought it from but YMMV. Is there anyone you could borrow a doona from? It really is the best option for nyc travel with an infant, Imo.

see Sarah’s link above to Doona. Certified for air travel, US, EU, UK, Middle East, many parts of Asia.

Buy a Doona. Seriously, buy it. We got one for our 6 month 22 pounder for a trip to Korea and it was incredible to jump in and out of taxis (all drivers were shocked that it folded down and didn’t need to go in the trunk), on the buses and trains and just strolling around. Also buy a bike lock so when you get places you want to ditch if you can lock it up and go. We did that a ton outside of restaurants or inside cultural areas where it was better to carry the baby. It’s so efficient and easy!!

I’m going to go against the grain here and say I’ve done it, only once, usually I have the car seat with me for taxis but this time was an exception (had already shipped the car seat back home and needed to get to the station to get home - and was struck with a rainy day and couldn’t walk it. I live in a country where public transportation is the main way, cars are secondary. I’ve been on a bus with my child several times; sometimes standing (child in stroller), and I can’t imagine that’s so much safer than a taxi. I had him in a front carrier facing me and I buckled my own seatbelt. It is probably not nearly as safe as a car seat, and of course wouldn’t recommend it, but probably more safe than walking with him on the shoulder of a road that cars go down fast in poor weather conditions. Everything is relative. I think the biggest safety feature in countries that aren’t automobile-pervasive is that there are so many fewer cars on the road to begin with, and that 90% of the time we aren’t actually riding in a car at all. That being said. I had a Doona and for this kind of travel is was the best purchase I ever made.

I just did this with an 8-month-old for a 4-hour flight from San Diego to Nashville and back. EDIT: We did NOT purchase baby their own seat, and held them for the entire flight. Here is what you do: 1. Do NOT haul the stroller and car seat if you have the cash for a combo rental; instead, rent a Stroller/Car Seat combo if you aren't going for too long. I used this option, and it was seamless to put baby inside, carry the baby during the flight and gate check the combo, then get it at the gate and put the baby back in it once landed. This works great through TSA because you get to hold the baby while you walk through the metal detector and then put the baby right back in the stroller/car seat. [https://rents4baby.com/product/doona-stroller-car-seat/](https://rents4baby.com/product/doona-stroller-car-seat/) The legs tuck in underneath, and baby never has to leave it to switch from carseat to stroller mode. So seamless. 2. Pack a single bag for babies that has [toys that stick to the window](https://www.amazon.com/Spinner-Suction-Spinners-Spinning-Toddlers/dp/B0CXSRSTT2/ref=asc_df_B0CXSRSTT2?mcid=8d5606c966bb3850a5b7e13a2518d62d&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=700712048143&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5380929826090823969&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031352&hvtargid=pla-2317859315264&psc=1), and they can play with wipes, snacks, and burp/spit cloths. 3. If you pump, it fits in the overhead compartment pretty easily. Pack a bottle as well, full and ready to go if the baby starts to cry. 4. Flight attendants and other passengers are incredibly sympathetic to your situation; don't be afraid to get up and walk around with the baby. 5. GET THE FIRST ROW OF THE AIRCRAFT. Even if that means upgrading you OR your spouse's boarding position to A 1-15, have the upgraded person board early with bags and snag that front row. It provides leg room and easy access to the overhead bins so you can grab things.

Going on 7 months, it's great! Definitely doesn't have storage, but that hasn't been an issue at all for us. We manage to carry everything we need in our organized diaper bag. This is our first child. If we have another kid, and this carseat expires, we would buy another one with no hesitation.

At two years old - it really depends on the kid. We used a doona until around 2 (\~16 flights with it before 2 when we would fly to our vacation home). But at 2, he didn't want to be confined to a car seat for the entire flight and he wanted to move around. So while everyone here will say yes car seat - at that age, it is very tricky as they want more freedom and aren't potatoes anymore. For a 5 hour flight at 2 years old, I would not do it if it were my kid. Plus my kid never wanted to be pushed around in the stroller in the airport. It depends on the kid. Try strapping them into a car seat for 5 hours and see how long that lasts.

I have a doona, if baby is within limits i’d use the doona, if my baby is two years or older i would use the ride safer. If i don’t have anything then i won’t ride any car

I live in NYC too. We have a car but only use on weekends to go to the country house. I highly recommend Doona and Uppa Baby Vista. Also a yoyo travel stroller. Doona is great for cabs and Ubers because you don’t need the base. It’s also fine for little errands and trips. The uppa baby vista is great. It’s a tank, and annoying on the bus but it can be done!!

Agree with the other posters. You’d still need a regular stroller. The doona is insanely heavy and bulky to live in and out of the car or other places, especially after your baby weighs more. I can’t even lift it safely. It’s really good for short things (dr appts, coffee etc). For long walks we use the stroller because they’re not supposed to be in the car seat so long when they’re little. Depending on the size of your baby it doesn’t last so long. It is definitely not for going on a stroll. There’s no storage and it’s a bit low It also doesn’t make a lot of sense if you’re not gonna be using a car. The point of it is that it’s a car seat that converts to a stroller. If you don’t need a car, I’d just get a regular stroller. I know a lot of people use it for flights, but some say it doesn’t fit through the aisles on some planes so I’m not sure about that

Also due in March and ended up getting..both. The doona will be our main car seat for the first year/until the little grows out of it. We have a car, but will do frequent hand offs with grandparents and will use it as our travel system. But we see the uppababy as our main stroller for getting around since it’s not recommend to keep newborns in the doona for more than 30 mins until 6 months (or something) and more than 2 hours after.

We had a doona which was a car seat stroller and loved it. But for a walk outside to and from home we also had a stroller. Strollers do better outside. The doona wasn’t really meant for outdoor use.

We got the majority of our stuff used off Facebook marketplace. Much of it was like new and less than half price. Many people sell things they received as gifts and never used, we got a bugaboo butterfly 2 (travel stroller) new in box for 200$ that someone just didn’t end up using that they got from a baby shower. Based on the items you mentioned the 2k stroller I assume you are referring to some kind of travel system (stroller, car seat, dock, etc) which we did get used and really liked. But we found ourselves using the “doona” car seat stroller combo the majority of the time. The UV diaper pail seems goofy, as poop is gonna stink regardless, just change the bags of a standard one more frequently. The only real splurge item we got that I didn’t originally think we would need was a bottle washer (momcozy bottle washer) which I ended up loving because my wife wasn’t able to breastfeed so we went through a lot of bottles. Other items like a nuna bassinet we got slightly used because someone’s baby refused to sleep in it and had to contact sleep. It depends on your location how much variety you will have, but don’t assume that used baby items have been destroyed by spit-up and poo haha!

I have the Uppa and love it. My husband and I say all the time that we’d choose it all over again. It’s totally worth the price. We travel a lot too and did receive the Doona for travel. It’s excellent for travel to avoid bringing out hefty stroller and so we just check one piece and not a car seat and stroller base. I agree when another commenter that it is super low though so I could never use it as my daily stroller. They are both excellent for their different uses though!

How long is the flight? This will affect some of your preparations you need to make. 1-2 hour flight won’t be so bad. 4+ hour flight and well, stay strong! My wife and I traveled overseas from the US to France with our 3 month old in May of this year, and we traveled via planes, trains, and automobiles so it’s fresh in my mind 😁 I’m going to assume that you are in the US and that you aren’t flying internationally. It does make things a bit easier if you are traveling domestic. I suppose a 1 year old will be a little different but there will be some things that are common! 1. We have a Doona car seat /stroller combo. We checked it - make sure to buy a stroller bag made for this purpose. They are under $20 and can be found on Amazon. I then used a sharpie to write our contact info on it. Make sure to attach luggage tags to the stroller/car seat! Also, we have a small collapsing stroller that fits in the overhead bin - but this can be subject to if you are flying on a smaller regional jet, they may make you gate check it. Gate checking the stroller can also be an option anyway as it makes it easier to transport the LO around the airport to and from your gate! 2. All the major US airlines provide for extra baggage allowances (strollers/car seats/diaper bags don’t count towards bag limit) for families traveling with children. They do vary a little from one airline to another so either call them or check their FAQ page for traveling with children/infants. You also get to board early too! I’m assuming when you booked your tickets you stated you had an infant traveling with you. (Infant in arms). If you didn’t do that then contact the airline immediately and get that added. You don’t want any surprises when you show up on travel day! 3. We didn’t deal with this as much given the age of our LO, as we used the bassinet eligible seats at the bulkhead and were able to put him in that. Your 1 year old will probably be too big for that. They do make little fold out seats that attach to you that you might try so you don’t have to constantly hold her. Fidget spinners that attach to the window via a suction cup will help, and maybe some of her favorite books or toys. Sorry not much help on this one, I know. 4. We brought formula powder that was pre-measured into little stackable containers so we could quickly get formula ready for him. Also you can bring liquids through security and have them in their own bag. We did this with premeasuring water into the needed amounts into bottles. Make sure to notify the TSA agents right away at security when you are putting your bags on the belt to be scanned that you are traveling with infant formula. They will want to inspect it. Bring changes of clothes for your LO and yourself, and bring that in your carry on!!! Spills and spit up don’t discriminate!🤣 Ask the flight attendant if they have any wings they can give to your child! It’s a neat souvenir of their first flight!

Agree 100% with doona

It's a wonderful convenience item. My husband is 6'5 and while he wishes it were a tad longer in the handle he loves it. I am 5'1 and we bought a huge SUV so by 8.5-9 months getting him in was challenging (more so height than just the weight of it). We still use it for travel and as our second car's car seat. I agree it does not replace a full sized stroller but we used that pretty much exclusively for the first two months of his life and just popped the storage bag you can buy on the back. If you are on the go a lot or travel frequently it's so great. Perk of having a baby later in life: I can and WILL pay for convenience any chance I have.

We got the Donna just for travel and it was great. Highly recommend, it made the airport easy and being able to put our son in the rental car without a base was super convenient. Edit: Forgot to add we checked the doona at the gate, as our son was just sitting on our lap for the flight.

Good points^^^. The doona did fit in the scanner so it was a breeze to get through TSA

I got the doona brand name. I have to admit it has been solid although I still think it is over priced. I am unsure on the warranty but I can’t even imagine anything breaking on it. I’m sure other ones that do the same function are fine as well.

If you want to only buy one product for a little while atleast 8 months for the stroller portion and then 18 months for the car seat. Get the Doona.

We live in Chicago and did extensive research. Was between the Doona and the YoYo. Went in person and ended up with the Nuna which wasn’t even on my radar as an option. We got the Nuna trvl lx with the pipa urbn car seat. Bundle is $950. The biggest thing for me was safety and the ability to handle the stroller in an urban area alone. You press a single button and homie folds up like a dream and isn’t heavy at all. While it was ok… The issue with the Doona was it’s a multi step process and not one you can do alone while holding a baby in one arm. The Nuna stroller is newborn and toddler ready which was a huge plus for us. Car seat easily pops in and is a dream in terms of putting in the car without the need for a base. You can also attach with a seatbelt. Overall very happy with our purchase!! Highly encourage you to look in person to make the best decision.

We have a Doona for travelling/quick trips that involve getting from point A to point B, and an Uppababy Cruz for walks or plans that require baby to be secure for a longer period of time. The Doona is amazingly convenient but at the end of the day it is just a car seat on wheels and you shouldn’t have your newborn in a car seat for more than 2 hours so it’s really not the most comfortable stroller for baby for extended periods. We love the Cruz for that reason - the bassinet extension is perfect for baby and the suspension is really good so it moves very smoothly!

I’m a doona mama about to make the switch to this travel system! I just learned about this but I am intrigued! We love our doona so much but bub is 19lbs and growing at 7.5 months so looking for more practicality and we used a stroller so much with our first. We also have the first revolve seat for our oldest and it’s been amazing. What did you decide?

I love it! We use it so much and it is absolutely worth it. We are for sure using it again with the next baby. However, it is expensive and I can tell our girl is getting bigger for it (she is 60th percentile in weight and 70th percentile in height at 4 months) but I’m still hoping to use it longer. We are moving to Nuna convertible car seat and Nuna stroller after this, and I’m dreading till that day lol 😂 Would love to use the Doona as long as we can, but we will see 😅

Your best bet would be to bring a stroller with a detachable car seat! Buy one in your home country and bring it over with you, as they are all bit expensive here. Something that does not need a base to be installed, like a Doona. Then you can use it every time you take a taxi.

Its called the Doona, not Noona, and awful for long term use. Nor is a baby supposed to stay in a carseat for long periods of time.

Worst possible choice for long term.

I absolutely loved ours. I’m 5’7 and didn’t feel hunched. We baby wore whenever we took long walks instead of a stroller, but tbh the Doona is pretty smooth and worked well for most things. Plus it’s nice to be able to fold it up if we encountered stairs. My lil guy maxed the height at a year and a half. If we ever have another kid, I’m buying it again for sure!

I live in NYC with no car and the doona was a lifesaver for like 7-8 months. Dude would have fit longer but he wanted a more upright seat. I'm 5 8 and it's a little short, but fine. For long walks, I'd recommend something else Oh also brilliant for air travel. Fits in security scanner and seat.

We had the doona and at like 5 months we got the joolz aer. We also had a hand me down city jogger - he likes the stroller a lot!

The doona was a lifesaver for us. We had a baby in December so didn't really go anywhere but the peds the first few months. We got a more agile stroller at 5 months and a convertible car seat at 9. BTW looking to sell our gently used Doona soon! No accidents but we do have cats in the house.

My husband works in video production and was obsessive over the baby gear; his philosophy is that anything with wheels or moving parts is worth spending more on. We did a TON of in-person shopping for the stroller and carseat, and then he scoured online for the best deals once we found what we liked. For everything else, Facebook Marketplace is a gold mine. We bought a new UppaBaby Ridge stroller way on sale from REI, then found a never-used UppaBaby bassinet on FBM that worked with the stroller and had a stand to work as our regular bassinet. For a carseat, we got a Graco $100 infant car seat (the "bucket" kind with the handle) that we used for 6 months, then we swapped it for the Evenflo Revolve 360 which we LOVE and are going to get for our second that we're expecting in December. I put a Stokke TripTrap highchair on our registry for our first one, not expecting anyone to actually buy it because it's stupid expensive, but my sister got it for us lol. Then I saw how many basic highchairs were on FBM for under $50 and felt like a chump. I've used a friend's Doona carseat/stroller contraption and I gotta say—what a scam. I see them everywhere, and I just know how heavy those things are and how ridiculously tiny it looks in stroller mode.

We loved our Doona and are using it for #2 now! Our first got to 19 months before they outgrew it (small kid lol).

I love our Doona on trips with the newborn. Easy to pop into random Ubers. For the bigger kids we have two cheap travel car seats that are quite light and fit into a single car seat bag.

We ended up getting a car seat with a baby equipment rental company! They had airport drop off… It was a little bit of coordination, but it ended up working out great! We rented a doona which is both a car seat and a stroller. We popped it right into the Uber And then when we got to our destination, could use it as a stroller!

super worth it imo! we just got rid of ours sadly as our LO is too big for it now. it made getting in and out of the car so easy, especially when needing to keep baby sleeping im 5’2 and my husband is 6’0 and he pushed it around more than me. never had any issues! we were also able to take it on a trip and loved being able to use it at the airport and it fit perfectly on the plane seat

It worked great for our babies. 3yr gap. The oldest grew out of it by 11mo, the youngest is still in it now at 6mo. It is expensive, but we feel that we definitely got our money's worth out of it especially considering the incredible convenience. I'm 5'10" and never had a problem with the height of the handle. My 3yo loves to push his brother around with the handle at the lower level. My wife is 5'4" and either handle level works for her. A friend made us an elastic cover with pockets and a zipper front window which took care of the shade issue. Other than that we've probably put 100+ miles on this as a stroller between errands, travel, trips to the park, etc. It handles quite well and while we do want more storage space, we make do with a backpack if necessary (like park trips). As far as safety, it feels just as secure (when we tried manually applying hard side and torsional load and the latch feels very strong) as the other convertible car seats that we looked at. Overall I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a convenient and flexible option.

Yes - you can book hotel transfers but at 10 months, I might get a [https://www.doona.com/](https://www.doona.com/) This will give you more flexibility to get Ubers etc and not be tied to a pre-set schedule with a car.

We brought a Doona when traveling with our under 1 year old. Its a car seat that converts to a wheeled stroller in about 2 seconds. We asked the gate attendant prior to flight if there were any free seats to put it next to us on the plane. If they said it was a full flight, we gate checked it. We got to take it with us on the plane about 90% of the time.

We’re in the US and have always brought our car seat into the cabin and buckled baby into it in her own seat. It feels safer to us. We initially just carried our car seat onboard, but recently purchased a Doona, which unfolds into a stroller. It’s been really handy.

If you travel at least a few times a year: Doona, RideSafe vest for toddler age and up, and one of those strollers that fits in the overhead once kid is big enough to sit in one.

The doona changed the game. I’m never in a situation like that because the travel stroller at this stage is the car seat.

Doona! Stroller that turns into a car seat; just fold the wheels under, and click it into the base in the car.

I love our doona. Just be aware that kids can grow out of it pretty quickly. Also, unlike lots of strollers, there’s absolutely no storage on it. Shopping trips still require a cart or basket if you want to buy more than one or two small things. The cover is pretty easy to remove and toss into the washing machine as well. Edit: I would not suggest it as your only option. The biggest benefit to me is that I don’t have to load up a stroller into the car wherever we go.

We use the Doona. It's a stroller that collapses into a car seat. We use the stroller around the airport, check it under the plane for the flight, and then we have a car seat and a stroller when we get to our destination! ETA weve had the doona since LO was born, and it really is more of a stroller for a baby rather than toddler. Were still getting good use out of it but may not make sense financially to buy now if your LO is 19 mo. Just thinking out loud, but its what has worked for us!

It’s short, has no storage, is way heavier than a regular car seat and doesn’t last very long.

I would suggest a Doona. It can be a stroller/carrier/carseat it is great for Ubers and public transportation and it has a base for the car. It is compact and easy to maneuver. The only drawback is it can only accommodate up to one year or so usually.

Doona car seat and baby brezza formula maker were top tier.

We have similar needs and opted for the Cruz V2 and doona combo. Cruz is durable with ample storage, but slimmer/lighter profile that I found way easier to manage. Also used this on subway because I was grossed out by the idea of the baby being so low to the ground in the doona. Doona is great for car/air travel!

I've loved the Doona for travel, but I'm usually visiting my parents who have a separate stroller there. It is great for the airport and folds up to use as your car seat on the plane. I will say that my 19-month-old was not having it this trip on the plane, but we haven't traveled in a few months and I think he just didn't understand what was even going on. He's about to grow out of it but my husband is really attached. We've loved it for our car seat as well. Not looking forward to figuring out the airport with the convertible carseat and travel stroller, though

Yeah I live in a dense city and we don’t have a car. Used a Doona when they were really little but they grew out of them fast. We use these vests in ride share.

We love our Doona! I was afraid it would be too short too, but honestly I don't mind it and the convenience is incomparable. My partner and I are a foot apart in height and can both push it with ease. It seems to be of excellent quality and engineering. We take it for long walks and don't have another stroller at the moment. It's not the best on unpaved paths (especially if they're too rocky) but it's not bad. Honestly I think my only critique of the Doona is how heavy it is, but since you mostly push it around it's not a big deal. We have the Doona sunshade cover and bag attachment which are great too.

I got the Doona because it really helped me with travel etc, so I don't have to move baby. I know the new Doona model now also reclines, which makes it safer for baby to stay in there even if they're asleep. I got the 360 ISOFIX car seat once my baby was around 1 year old. What's your budget? Have you tried looking at the type of pram / pushchair you want first and then seeing what bundles they come with? I have a little side project around this type of stuff, and I can try and guide you in the right direction from everything I learned in the past few months if you give me more details. Happy to chat x

Going to echo the Doona as mentioned here - it transforms in to a stroller and is easy to get in to cars and taxis without the base, ultra safe, and has a great accessory lineup. We love ours.

Probably not the answer you want to hear, but maybe see if you can find a Doona from FB Marketplace. It’s a car seat and stroller in one. Super lightweight. Perfect for travel. You can put it in the uber on the way to the airport, check it at the gate, and then you’ll have it for the car in your arrival city. My son outgrew the Doona really quickly so I found a Cosco brand car seat with a carrying case that we’d bring on the plane, too. Our son was walking at 10 months so making him a lap baby was impossible. Buying him a seat and using this car seat on the plane was worth every penny.

Get a Doona. Infant seat, baby seat and stroller all in one. Save yourself some headache.

We have the butterfly as our main stroller which I love. For travel - we have the cosco scenera. I prefer to have one dedicated for travel because the airlines beat it up and this one is very light weight and easy to install. Prior to that, I used the doona for travel until my son grew out of it. I also used it just for travel because it wasn’t a great stroller for everyday. 

I live in Singapore. Many of our friends got the Doona Car seat and Stoller which folds up easily from a stroller into a car seat and then put into a Grab. We chose the Nuna car seat which is light and can latch into most Grabs easily. It can attach to our stroller. These are infant car seats which are easier to install. Once they get too big for them you either can use Grab Kids which has a car seat in it or find a different model. We chose to use the Maxi Cosi Nomad which is a more portable toddler car seat.

It is really short and kind of small. It really came in handy for traveling but my baby is on the bigger side so he wouldn’t have been able to use it long. We rented it for our trips instead.