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ChristineRich06
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I need double stroller help
ChristineRich06
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I've been researching and debating & in the end I still have no idea. When I found out I was PG with number 2 I really wanted a sit and stand type double stroller. I thought the one with 2 full seats where the back one is removeable would be ideal. My DD will be 2y9m when LO is born in December. I figure by the time it's spring & we will be out and about more DD will be 3 (she is not the type to happily walk along with mommy, some sort of stroller is a must) This was my reasoning for the sit and stand...I like the option of the real seat, standing, or little seat. Well from everything I've read just about all brands have gotten pretty bad reviews for one reason or another.
Now I'm debating getting a double jogger but they are so wide. I'm not sure how that will work out for mall shopping etc. I've found it pretty hard to find any double stroller that will accept universal car seats. The one I have doesn't expire until 2013. I'd rather not buy a new one just so it will fit in the stroller.
I don't want to spend more than about $300. Anyone have any thoughts on this? My brain is fried & I'm stumped.
* my other issue right now is space I'd rather the stroller wasn't too huge when folded. I know it's a double and no matter what it is going to be big but I have a honda civic currently and have to worry about trunk space. Hopefully this will be resolved shortly after LO is born. Still trying to convince DH that 2 kids, a stroller and groceries will not fit in my car.
~*Christine*~ TTC #1 with PCOS since September 2005. 8 rounds of clomid- 4 HSG- 3 failed IUI's HSG 11/16 showed no fill in right tube-First RE visit 4/12/07 (my 26th b-day)started injectables with IUI- 75 IU's of Follistim- increased to 100 IU's- HCG 5/4/07 - IUI on 5/6 BFN 5/21 Increased Follistim to 125 IU's tested again 6/18 BFN & AF showed up. Last IUI before starting IVF 6/30/07 ******BFP 7/14/07,7/15/07 & positive blood test 7/16/07****** Our little Bean was due Easter Sunday, 2008 (March 23rd) Kaitlyn Jean arrived 1 week late 3/30/08 7lb 10.5oz 20" perfect! Myla Grace was our little gift, BFP first month off the pill arrived on her due date 12/16/10 BFP number three August 4, 2013 Due March 27, 2014
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Re: I need double stroller help
We actually are looking at a few and the guy at buy..baby said there will be alot more coming out in the end this yr/start of next. We really want tandem so we don't take too much space, apparently all the companies are starting to jump on the double idea.
HTH
I want a double Bob. I love our single and the double I tried works out great. But it is pretty pricey and I don't know how long we would really use it for.
It is far more likely, though, that we are going to get a very basic sit and stand for things like mall trips, and a wagon for all our other trips. DS was also a November baby, and we didn't really get out a whole lot due to weather and flu season. (DS turns 2 two days before my due date. lol) So really the baby will be 4 or 5 months old before I get out too much.
And most of the time I will wear her, until she is big enough to sit up on her own.
The best thing to do is take LO to the store, put them in the stroller, and see if they like it. DS hated the Joovy and the City Mini. So we are still hunting.
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to be over, it's about learning how to dance in the rain." -Unknown
Married 3-1-08 | Nathan 11-24-08 | Kaelyn 11-30-10 | Alicia 8-17-13
I would really think hard about getting a double. My two boys were 21 months apart. The eldest didn't last very long in the stroller after that. Maybe a few months. With yours already being further apart then mine were, if I remember your ticker correctly, I would just see about getting a baby carrier.
I am thinking about the Ergo. You can get an infant insert so you can start wearing your LO from day one!
Have you checked out Phil & Teds? I have no idea how much they cost but the family I worked for has one of these and I really liked it. Its not double wide and it sits one child sort of under the other...AND it has three wheels so its really easy to maneuver and its well balanced.
https://philandteds.com/en/productsus/pushus
Thats what many of my friends say regarding the double stroller. I did the same thing as you with weighing out the if and when you would use it. Only I decided I would be using it. DD wont even be 2yrs old when this baby is born and I think/hope I'll be able to use mine. But if not it was just $80 and will easily sell on craigslist for $80.
A major flaw with the P&T is that you cannot use the infant seat in the front and put child #2 in the seat in the back.
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When my daughter was born my son was 18 months, and I bought a Kolcraft Contours Options Double stroller. I ADORED it. We used it for a long time. The toddler seats can face either forward or back, face each other or out. Toddler seat reclines fully (PERFECT) and you take out the toddler seat near the handlebar to snap in a universal car seat carrier, like a SnapNGo. I could go on forever about it. I loved it. I bought mine off a website for $189 and no shipping, but that site is no longer in business.
Target sells it for around $219, as does Burlington Coat Factory.
I loved it so much I nearly cried when I recently sold it. For the new baby I'm getting the single version in green.
This was exactly my thought : )
~*Christine*~ TTC #1 with PCOS since September 2005. 8 rounds of clomid- 4 HSG- 3 failed IUI's HSG 11/16 showed no fill in right tube-First RE visit 4/12/07 (my 26th b-day)started injectables with IUI- 75 IU's of Follistim- increased to 100 IU's- HCG 5/4/07 - IUI on 5/6 BFN 5/21 Increased Follistim to 125 IU's tested again 6/18 BFN & AF showed up. Last IUI before starting IVF 6/30/07 ******BFP 7/14/07,7/15/07 & positive blood test 7/16/07****** Our little Bean was due Easter Sunday, 2008 (March 23rd) Kaitlyn Jean arrived 1 week late 3/30/08 7lb 10.5oz 20" perfect! Myla Grace was our little gift, BFP first month off the pill arrived on her due date 12/16/10 BFP number three August 4, 2013 Due March 27, 2014
I have this stroller. I have the Sport Buggy and when you buy it with the doubles kit (to make it a double), its about $500, which is over what you're wanting to spend...but I would check craigslist because you can get these cheaper when they're gently used.
Its a GREAT stroller. I love that its a jogger, but not the WIDTH of a double jogger and not the LENGTH of a front-to-back double stroller. My kids love it and sometimes fight over who gets to sit in back (when I give them the option). It folds pretty flat and the doubles seat is about an inch thick, so it doesn't take up ANY space in your car, plus you can decide when you want to use - so you basically have the option of having a single or double stroller. I don't think its heavy to push at all, but its a little heavy to lift. There are four configurations, so you can check those out and see if they work for you. I would say that the only downside to the stroller is that the accessories can be expensive... but I don't think they're necessary at all. In fact, I've never even bought them and I've gotten along just fine. It doesn't come with a drink holder (but the basket's big enough, so I just throw a water bottle down there and it doesn't bother me.) There is a carseat adapter so that you can use it as a travel system, but I never needed it, so I took it back - my carseat snapped in VERY securely without it.
I would look into it - it fits your criteria, except for the price... but you can get around that by scouring craigslist.