Now that the whole "OMG TWINS" thing is finally starting to feel real, I'm thinking about gear. I'm really stressing strollers because it seems like a big purchase, and all the options are mind boggling. An all-in-one or a double stroller and a separate snap'n'go? Side-by-side or in a row? I really like the looks of the Baby Jogger City Select (which I have found on sale on line) and the Mountain Buggy Duet, because both seem not-giant and can attach infant car seats to them, but my husband balks at the price (though to be fair, dude has no idea how much baby stuff costs). What strollers are actually worth considering, and which should I avoid?
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I think Ive decided to do the travel system front/back double stroller and also get a Combi side by side double stroller for when they're a bit bigger, and it's much easier to transport.
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I?m going through exactly the same thing, I am so confused with all the stroller possibilities. I like the idea of the car seats that you can pop into a stroller, but it seems like so many people are buying two kinds of strollers (like one of those and a jogging stroller or whatever). The link below did help a little.
https://www.babycenter.com/0_how-to-buy-a-stroller_1427.bc
If i could only have one stroller it would be the Select - i have it and LOVE it. I have owned MANY strollers and for me- it's the best one for the most things...
but i like having options - and what I'd want if I could have 2 strollers would be the Select + a SBS all terrain stroller (Bumbleride Indie Twin, BJ City Elite, Valco Trimode, Bob, etc)...
i have a Select and a Valco (b/c i needed the 3rd seat, otherwise I think i would have purchased a Bumbleride Indie Twin)... I also have a Combi SBS I got cheap on CL... and a Kinderwagon tandem I used for doc visits and daycare drop offs- but don't ues much now.
We got the Double Snap & Go (DSNG) stroller so we could pop the car seats into them. LOVE IT. wouldn't use anything else for the first months.
Kids are 6 months old now and just starting to outgrow the car seats / DSNG and we're trying to figure out what to buy next.
I'd say, don't buy the "regular" stroller until you need it. Who wants to store 1 more thing at their house? Just get a DSNG for the first few months, then see what life is like and then get a regular stroller.
Also stroller models seem to change about once a year, so you might like the features better on a newer model when the time comes to use it and you would be "stuck" with an older model.