Joie - nutmeg™

Joie Nutmeg and Mint latch system! Truly the best thing ever

Same! It's well priced, the bassinet converts to a toddler stroller seat, and it has the adaptors to use the car seat with the stroller. Plus good safety standards!

Is it important to you that it's newborn compatible? Are you planning on using a carseat with it? Can it stay in the car when not in use? I personally love Joie and looking at the Nutmeg I think it's a really great option. It's the cheapest that for sure checks all the boxes. I would personally pick a lightweight stroller if I was you and had to do a lot of pushing up hills or taking in and out of the car.

I live in upstate NY so similar climate in terms of winter. We have a dog and trial walk a lot. Having a summer baby so realistically it’ll be used multiple times a day from birth until it gets too cold here. I wanted to get a travel only option but wanted something that would stand up to the trails. I wanted a stroller bc I didn’t want to baby wear and hold a leash - that seemed dangerous to me for some reason and my dog is a great walker. I spent most of last summer on the trails we use looking at strollers to see what people seemed to use the easiest. We wanted similar needs to you: a travel stroller that could stand up to weather/walks and not be huge and clunky. We couldn’t find one. We went and looked at a ton in person. We ended up with a Joie Nutmeg or a minu v3 for a travel option (will get this next spring) and an uppababy vista v3. So a huge and clunky option. 🫠

Joie Nutmeg looks so cute and is the one we have been most considering, but my mom friends have been trying to convince me to get a stroller with a true bassinet function for nap walks in those early days….nutmeg has a pramette feature but not a true bassinet. Joolz aer+ has a lot of great reviews and can also be bought with a true bassinet attachment. However, it’s ofc more expensive. Not sure if it’s worth the extra price….

I just got the Joie nutmeg and it’s super lightweight

Hi, I just got the joie nutmeg and kava which are comparable to the trvl and triv by nuna. Do you think having the triv is enough for you? I got both since the nutmeg is smaller for travel

I just got the joie nutmeg and kava… do you think that covers all bases? I’m using both with joie mint car seat. My baby is also due in October

When I first moved here I thought it was silly seeing so many Cadillac sized strollers with big wheels- seems contradictory. But then I realized its the cobbles stones, albeit not so wide spread in Berlin, I’ve now traveled with a stroller to Copenhagen, Prague and Lisbon and the bigger the wheels the better really or else they get stuck between stones. Thats why in Berlin and CPH buggaboos are so popular. Also, easywalkers, joolz and joie.

If you drive a smaller car, make sure the stroller is gonna fit in the trunk. We have to take the wheels off our stroller when we take my husband’s Golf. Luckily, the Joie stroller we have is meant for that but still.

As a new parent, buying and choosing stroller felt like a total new world with so many choices and things to consider. To be frank, it was overwhelming when starting out. We quickly realized, we wanted lightweight and easy to use ones as we would travel quite a bit. I would suggest: 1. Go to a shop like Baby Kingdom where they will explain different type of strollers. 2. Choose the stroller type you want and then look for sale or discounts over next few months. 3. We finalized Hamilton Z1/R1 something like that and it was 450, but we got a sale on Mothercare and got it for around 320. 4. As others said, carousell can be a good option and 2 years later after quite heavy use of Hamilton stroller we bought a like new Joie on carousell. For new born, I think it is important to ensure the stroller has at least 170 degree recline if not 180. We didn’t buy car seat or baby seat attachment for our stroller.

I used to go to Mummy's Market at Suntec to try different brands of strollers, then bought during Shopee sale. Personally I used Joie until my baby was about 15 months old, by then the seat was getting too small for her, so I switched to Baby Jogger and been using it for about a year now. I think both are pretty good for the price. I know Bugaboo / Babyzen Yoyo brand is very popular but it's beyond my budget, and I'm not keen on getting second hand due to personal reasons.