Nuna - PIPA lite

Night nurse and/or postpartum overnight doula. Few nights a week for however many weeks you can comfortably afford. Worth. Every. Penny. As for goods: Thule jogging stroller has been fantastic for us, though we walk frequently and on subpar roads/trails. We went with the Nuna Pipa Lite car seat and liked it, but have the UppaBaby Vista 2 as our stroller chassis and wish we’d just bought a compatible UppaBaby car seat (to deal with less converters and components). A good, breathable crib mattress is a must. We’ve liked the Newton. Lastly, the Baby Brezza is a game changer if you formula feed at all. The rest we’ve gotten a ton of mileage out of gently used and secondhand: clothes, toys, accessories, etc.

We got the full travel system in a bundle - actually the pram place we got it from agreed to price match to a deal we found online, so we got it for almost 50% off which was crazy. The car seat, isofix base, buggy chassis, bassinet and stroller seat all came in the bundle along with a foot muff, two rain covers and different adapters. The Pipa Lite is only up to a certain weight limit or 12 months I believe, whichever came first. So our heavy boy actually outgrew that by 9 months but we will obviously get a second use out of it with this baby so not too great a loss. The stroller has had much more longevity for us and we would be continuing to use it with him for a while yet if we didn't need it for baby!

I have heard the Uppababy car seats have improved from when I was looking but will always suggest a Nuna infant car seat over an Uppababy for the simple fact that Nuna car seats are compatible with many different brands of strollers should you have different needs with a possible baby #2 or if you travel by plane and bring a smaller travel stroller. What are you planning to do with your stroller? Are you outdoorsy people? Will it mostly be used indoors or on smooth sidewalks? Do you live in the suburbs and need to load it in and out of the car frequently? How important is storage to you?

I don’t have a full system but the nuna car seat and its adapters work well with our stroller (babyzen yoyo). We do find it’s easier to release one side at a time.

Our nuna car seats are hands down the best. We’ve bought cheap brands for travel + the maxi cosi’s for grandparents cars to compare. The nuna feels the sturdiest, highest end, and the thing doesn’t budge. It’s also incredibly comfortable and grows with your kids.

Keep the Nuna carseat, get a Cybex Gazelle with bassinet attachment and/or Nuna carseat adapter attachment. Done.

I just scored a deal for a Nuna car seat and stroller system through Crate & Barrel, about $350 off around a month or two ago? Color wasn’t my top choice (we got the navy/ocean blue and I love the look of the black and the brown leather detail, but for almost $400 off I’ll take the navy lol)

I’m currently using the Nuna Revv but used the Nuna Pippa when she was younger (forgot to mention the model)

I’m a third time mom. I have a 17, 15 and 22 month old. The Nuna Car Seat is a splurge but well worth it! I am a registered nurse turned stay at home mom so believe me when I say it’s compact, simple to use and durable!

We also have the era. I love that you can recline it flat for walks. We got nuna car seat because I liked the materials and it's very light. I'm not sure if it'll fit in a small car (it fits great in my Rav) but definitely another option to look into. I found the Chicco car seat very heavy and bulky in comparison

My brother and SIL had kids first in our family. My SIL is a little boujee and wanted Nuna everything. I had my son a year after their daughter so they lent my their Nuna carseat and bassinet with base and gifted me the Nuna stroller. I was appreciative but thought $1k for all that mess was excessive. I would not have sprung for it had it not been gifted. I really loved it though. It was so easy. I've lent it to friends. Our Nuna stuff has gone through 6 babies so far. I now have baby #2 5 years later. The infant car seat has since expired so I sprung for a new Nuna so it would fit with the whole system. She sleeps in the bassinet downstairs during the day and I just click that into the stroller for walks then I switch it out with the car seat to go somewhere. The stroller is really nice because even though it's big and heavy duty it travels really well. It's great for just getting over mixed terrain. My friend who borrowed it last wanted a smaller lighter stroller but ended up borrowing mine and using it more because it handled so much better on bumpy roads and terrain. Anyway I'm thankful for my boujee SIL because she was right and it was made my life a lot easier.

The lighter Nuna car seat was absolutely worth it for me as a petite woman. Also getting the matching Nuna TRVL stroller with the one handed open/close that doesn’t require any additional pieces for that car seat to click into it was a game changer for travel when kiddo was an infant. We also have the Nuna Rava now which is extraordinarily comfy. Feel bad when we travel and we put the kid in a cheaper car seat that’s more portable. The difference is incredibly noticeable. The Tripp Trapp we also love with the various attachments for each stage of life. If my next kid is not a good sleeper, I’ll rent the snoo. Didn’t need it with my first. ETA: Again for travel, the Guava Lotus and Slumperpod are also amazing to have. Plus the No Reception Club carry-on and diaper bags.

Nuna strollers and car seats with specifically the merino lining. The lightest version of the Pipa that had a reflex clip in base and could be used without the base. Things that we got after attempting alternatives because we love traveling: A dedicated travel stroller that fits in the overhead of airplanes. Cybex libelle. The travel bag for the nuna pipa car seat. The seat is light and so it’s a good item have as a backpack. You can also jam a load of diapers in the space saving previous suitcase space. Baby Bjorn Travel Crib. It’s so light and easy to set up. Gave us much more options for locations we could stay.

Sometimes Nordstrom discounts Nuna products. We got our infant car seat on Black Friday a few years back for my first.

I think personal preference, personality, first time parents, and overconsumption is a huge part of this. As a FTM, husband and I wanted to splurge specifically on a nuna system (mainly because you didn’t need a base in every car to use and I see resale ones on FB marketplace), but were lucky as heck a grandparent wanted to gift us the funds for it… Aside from that initial planned investment, I asked for pre-loved clothes at my shower. Registered for a microwave sterilizer vs a machine. Couldn’t decide on a carrier bc they are overwhelming to pick and so expensive, so I settled for a boba wrap at least for the newborn phase. Even though they were gifts I wasn’t paying for, I didn’t want to contribute to overconsumption. Curious if there are specific items you are looking for? You got this!

Nuna makes an awesome infant carrier we just got two bases

We have the nuna and I don’t feel like it’s heavy at all. I’m dad so maybe that’s why but it’s super super light compared to my brothers Doona. Also, my nephew who is 30th percentile has already grown out of his Doona at 1. Plus the tires on the Doona are tiny. And plastic. I routinely run over large rocks/curbs/anything I wasn’t with our nuna and my 11 month old loves it.

No man that thing weighs more than my son. My SIL is tiny. Like 4-11, 100lbs and the only way she gets that beast out of my brothers truck is basically just chucking it. Plus, those wheels just aren’t made as well as the Nunas. All my friends have children and of all of our car seat/stroller systems I can confidently say the Nuna is the best I’ve seen. By a wide margin Edit: my 11 month old is also gonna fit in the Nuna for a long time still. He’s almost too big for my nephews Doona already

My biggest suggestion is to test drive them if you can. My requirement was one that I could maneuver one handed as I walk the the dog at the same time. I was able to get a Nuna off Craigslist for a good price, so that's what we went with. So far I am happy with its maneuverability and how easy it is to click in the cars eat, Bassinet, etc. It is a bit on the heavy side though and takes up a lot of trunk space in the car.

Yeah, we had major sticker shock looking at strollers. I checked the 2nd hand market every day to see if we could snag either a nuna or uppababy. Eventually, I got super lucky, and the Nuna came up at a very reasonable price with multiple attachments. Typically, the car seat is sold separately from the stroller. You can mix and match some brands if you get the right attachment. I know you can use the Nuna car seat with the uppababy stroller.

I think the Nuna is one of, if not *the* lightest infant seat on the market!

I didn’t use one with my first and I did with my second and it is honestly just so easy to be able to click them in to their stroller in the bucket. For me it made the biggest difference with errands and appointments. Without it, just being able to stop at a grocery store was a pain pulling her out and getting the carrier on, or if she was sleeping I couldn’t stop because I didn’t want to wake her. With my 2nd baby and the travel system (we have the Nuna) it’s so much easier. I just click her in and zip in and out of the store. Same with appointments etc. it was still a hard pill to swallow buying a $500 car seat we would use for only a year, but it’s definitely been worth it.

CPST- feel free to PM me for more details or suggestions. Basically some of the more expensive brands are more complicated to install or are outgrown more quickly. For instance the nuna infant seat needs a rolled towel to get it level in most vehicles. Uppababy infant seats are outgrown very quickly. You mentioned Clek but Clek is one brand that is very recommended by techs. I own 3 of them myself. The Clek liing is one of the most highly recommended infant seats on the market. We couldn't use it in our vehicles because we have Ev's but that would have been my top pick otherwise. We own 3 Clek foonfs. The Clek also has adaptors for uppababy strollers if you go that route.

So we started out with the Nuna travel system and got bases for my car, my husbands truck and my moms car. I got the cheaper stroller of their line with my first that the car seat attaches to. When he outgrew the infant car seat at about a year, I got the Evolve 360 as others have recommended and love it, I highly recommend that one while they’re still rear facing. Now that he’s facing forward he can just crawl in himself so we have a cheaper one and will use the evolve for my 2 month old once he outgrows the infant car seat. For my second I am reusing the infant car seat and bought the nicer stroller secondhand that the car seat can click into, but also has a comfier seat attachment and bassinet attachment. If I had to do it over, I may look at other brands that do the same thing but less expensive than Nuna, but overall happy with our experience and their products.

I think you'll be happy with either stroller - but I would really recommend looking at Nuna car seats instead of UB. UB just doesn't design their seats as well and there are more issues with fit than Nuna ever has. Do you expect another kid in the near future? I prefer the fold of the Demi to the Vista. I get so annoyed with closing the Vista and opening it, but it is a dream to push! I also love that the Demi comes with a built in mosquito net, and the second kid seat is not reduced limits like on the Vista. I never even tried the Demi unfortunately and I regret it!!

It’s so short. Not worth the money. We have the Nuna Mixx Next with the Pipa RX Lite.

My bestie has it, and I truly don’t get the appeal. Yes, you can travel with one piece of equipment versus an infant stroller and a travel stroller, but that’s kinda the only perk I see. IMO, it’s heavy, the wheels suck (seriously couldn’t get over gravel at a pumpkin patch we went to), it still needs a base so have to travel with that, the sun shade is soo short so you need a muslin blanket with you, it doesn’t last for very long so you still need to buy another stroller (yes I know you have to buy another car seat when moving on from the infant car seat, there’s ZERO storage, the handle bar is short (I’m 5’9), and it can’t fit in the aisle of some planes so you have to pick it up anyway. I could be wrong, but I also don’t think it’s rated as safe in some countries including Canada — we got our car seat installation inspected by CHP before baby girl arrived, and the officer said the Doona is hard to install safety/correctly and needs to be checked every single time you take it in and out. We love Nuna and our friends who had the Doona actually transitioned to Nuna after their baby grew out of the Doona. We have the infant carrier, stroller, travel stroller, had the bassinet attachment when baby girl was smaller, and are getting one of the other rear facing car seats when she grows out of the infant seat. I love that the base goes to the floor — it’s extremely safe. The stroller is can get heavy if you’re doing lots of errands but is gorgeous and not so bad it stops me from using it. The travel stroller works with the infant car seat without another attachment which I love for lots of errands or, ya know, travel lol. The sun shades on all the products are so good. Couldn’t recommend more.

I also went with the Doona for travel and uppababy for the stroller / bassinet. However, I read a ton of similar complaints about the car seat so I went with the Nuna car seat. It easily snaps in to the uppababy with the attachment and works really well.