I know this has been asked a thousand times so I am sorry, but the search is not working for me today!
I am especially confused about strollers - any advice? Side by side or tandom? Any brand that you love for ease of use or otherwise?
My concern for tandem is that I would like the babies to interact or at least occupy each other as they grow. Is there a configuration on tandem where the babies can face each other at least or will one always be behind?
Also, what accessories are needed? Are the carriers sold separately with the car seat bases or is everything bought together in one system/brand to make sure everything fits?
As you can see, I need stroller shopping for dummies over here!
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Tandem vs side by side is a matter of preference. I opted for side by side because I just imagined the boy in front would be kicked in the back all day.
Most get a double snap and go for the infant seats, they are fairly inexpensive and mine at least seems extremely simple to use. Just make sure model is compatible with your car seats.
I suggest going and pushing a few around the store to see what you like. They all seemed huge to me but some are more maneuverable than others. I also got a single umbrella stroller for when I want to wear one and push the other or take out just one baby.
I liked it better than the baby trend bc the seats actually snap in and they aren't one in front of the other. I suppose it's a bit wider than a traditional tandem but narrower than a SBS.
It's compatible w Graco, Chicco and Peg carseats.
Infant car seats come w one base. You can purchase additional bases. Bases are just for convenience, it is just as safe [but much more of a pain] to strap the seat directly into the car. So unless two cars will be transporting babies regularly, I wouldn't bother w extra bases nor would I travel w a base.
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And with the delivery trifecra of one twin vaginal, one c-section with general anesthesia for twin B, Spencer and Sidney joined us at 35 weeks exactly on June 18.
Go play with the strollers in store. It's the only way to really grasp what you like. Same with car seats. Buy Buy Baby will let you try them out in your car to insure they fit. Very important!
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My babies aren't here either, but we took a trip to Buy Buy Baby and tried out a bunch of strollers (that place has everything). With recommendations from the employees, we decided to get the Joovy Roo Twin because the carseats snap in and don't need to be strapped in, the kids can see eachother, and the employee said that depending on how tall they are, they might start kicking the back of the carseat (in the Baby Trend Snap n go).
As for when they outgrow the snap n go, we've decided on the Baby Jogger City Mini Double (side by side). DD has the single and we love it. The double is also just as easy to manuever as the single. We also feel like tandems are like trying to manuever a bus. Although I've heard the Baby Jogger City Select is pretty awesome too.