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Baby Strollers: any recommendations?

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AznSensation

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We're expected to have a baby this year, but I'm overwhelmed by the number of strollers. I would like to buy one for less than $400. Any brand/model recommendations?
 
best advice is look around and carry/push ones to see what you like.


edit: also do you want a large travel system? a small portable one? etc. need info
 
AznSensation said:
We're expected to have a baby this year, but I'm overwhelmed by the number of strollers. I would like to buy one for less than $400. Any brand/model recommendations?
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Expected? By whom?

Why the fuck would you spend $400 on a baby stroller? Strollers don't get used very long...a year or so.
 
Unfortunately, the best designs for newborns are not the best for infants and neither are the best for toddlers, and anyone that converts from one age to the other wont be the best for any age.
I tended to go with the peg-perego for the newborn and infant then switch to maclaren at toddler. (3 kids) I liked the handle that swiveled to allow me to see the newborn, also had 4 wheel swivel where you could lock the back wheels. Then switch to forward facing at infant.
 
It doesn't really matter that much. Bigger wheels are better. They roll over rough terrain more easily.
 
One of these:

at-at-walker-baby-stroller.jpg


Make it happen.
 
make sure you can stand up straight and push the handle without bending, it really kills your back to bend with these things. As for cost thats a person thing, your comfort more than childs, the kids wont notice the difference. Most people save them for multiple kids and either sell them afterwards or give to family members. So I would have gladly paid 500 to 600 if the damn thing didnt kill my back. As the child gets bigger you find yourself folding the thing up a great bit to get on transportation so you then switch to lighter units.
 
BoomerD said:
Expected? By whom?

Why the fuck would you spend $400 on a baby stroller? Strollers don't get used very long...a year or so.
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not anymore.

the stroller we got for my son was about $400 and had a car seat that attached to the stroller. then when he outgrew the carry car seat it had space for 2 kids. we used that for 4 years.

i can't find the actual model but its kinda like this. it was great when my son was born and my daughter was almost 4

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=&q=baby+sit+n+stand&rlz=1B3GGLL_en___US397&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=10853808659576776735&sa=X&ei=TQkqTuT1LYqxsAL_5cW_Cw&ved=0CEcQ8gIwAw
 
Look at the comments on babiesrus or amazon, that's how we sifted through a bunch of them. There are a lot of good options for even below $100. We already had a graco car seat, so we only needed to buy the stroller.

For the first few months, we used a graco frame ($74.99) with the graco car seat. It fits most graco seats and folds up really neatly.

We also bought a heavier graco 4 wheel version that also supports a graco seat that we like http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3692931 ($79.99). We just looked at comments until we found a high rated one that didn't have a ton of people bitching about something (a lot of them have quirks that people complain about, you just have to consider if you are willing to live with them). She is done with the car seat now (1 year old), and she is still fine in this stroller, it's great for moving around in stores.

Later we got a model for walks. We have a jeep liberty 3 pneumatic wheel stroller that's great for hiking/off road (it was around $250, but my wife is a coupon fiend so we got it for $150). [edit]I guess it's only $179 normally http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3502257

So we paid less than $400 for all three, and we really don't have bad things to say about any of them.
 
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I really like the Chicco KeyFit 30 car seat, and would probably just get the full system.

http://www.amazon.com/Chicco-Cortina...1381242&sr=8-3

Whatever you get, you will probably want a second lightweight, easy to fold one for your car as some of the stroller systems are pretty huge and a PITA to fold. We use this one for that purpose:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=2327597


You do realize you'll need one type of Stroller when baby is still in the "bucket style" car seat, I'm another once the child is a bit larger? For the early strollers, the entire car seat just sorta rests (or nests) inside the frame of the stroller. When the child is larger, they sit in the Stroller itself. For us, we were able to use the first Stroller type for about 6 months, then needed to switch to the other type. While you can spend a lot or a little on a stroller, to me its very worthwhile to spend the extra to get 1 that's very user friendly and has good ergonomics. Which for us meant a medium priced stroller, because I was tired of dealing with ones which cost less but were pieces of crap that frustrated me to no end. This is what we ended up getting, and I like it a lot:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3957336
 
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xanis said:
I don't have a kid but... who the fuck pays $400-$1K for a STROLLER?
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They are pretty nice. We had a grayco one before, with our first kid. The wife wanted the Bob one for the 2nd. If you think that is expensive then don't ask about the private school...
 
We used a Graco frame that fit the infant carrier for the first six months or so and then switched to a BOB Revolution which is a great stroller although very large (folded or otherwise). My wife bought an umbrella stroller for when we don't have room for the BOB which I refuse to use as it's too short for me. Make sure that whatever you buy fits you, not just the baby.
 
Depends on where you live. Here in suburbia you start out with the "travel system" that has a car seat that clicks into the stroller frame and also has a car seat base so that it's a car seat. You don't have to wake or disturb the baby to take them out of the car and into the stroller, or vice versa. Trust me, very useful. You can spend anywhere from a little to an obscenely large amount on this, depending on who you want to impress 🙂 . Don't bother getting a seat that goes up to 30 pounds, it'll all get too heavy to carry around the time baby hits 20 pounds.

The handle height is critical, for BOTH parents. Make sure it folds easily - though you'll get really good at it, even though it might be complicated. Folded, it had better fit into your trunk, and lightweight matters. Oh, and make sure the car seat base fits your car. Make sure you can push/steer it onehanded, trust me.

Go to amazon (or wherever) and read a bunch of comments/reviews to get ideas about what might be important. You can pretty much expect to own more than one stroller throughout the course of your stroller years - much like you'll own a bunch of car seats. You'll use the older-kid upright one a LOT more than you'll use the little-baby full recline.

Cupholders are no joke, you need them. Hooks for hanging things are important. That underneath basket thing (useful) - somewhere they sell e-z bags for that so that when you have to fold the stroller (usually with a tired and cranky baby in one arm) it's easy to swipe all the stuff out from underneath to fold. Check the canopy in actual sunlight to be sure you can adjust it to actually shade the kid - too many are merely "decorative" and don't really shade. Especially unexpected on those $1500 strollers 🙁 .

Be sure you can sling the diaper bag over it somehow, and make sure it doesn't tip over when fully loaded. Some do, it's a real pain.

For advice on "city" strollers, where you don't have a car, just ask - I was a NYC mom for a long time before becoming a suburban mom.

Congrats.
 
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We used the Chico key fit 30 car seat andthebaby trend snap and go stroller frame for the first 6 months. After that we used a combi cosmo since then. Buy one that who ever is pushing it, getting it in and out of the car can handle easily.
 
nanette1985 said:
Depends on where you live. Here in suburbia you start out with the "travel system" that has a car seat that clicks into the stroller frame and also has a car seat base so that it's a car seat. You don't have to wake or disturb the baby to take them out of the car and into the stroller, or vice versa. Trust me, very useful. You can spend anywhere from a little to an obscenely large amount on this, depending on who you want to impress 🙂 . Don't bother getting a seat that goes up to 30 pounds, it'll all get too heavy to carry around the time baby hits 20 pounds.

The handle height is critical, for BOTH parents. Make sure it folds easily - though you'll get really good at it, even though it might be complicated. Folded, it had better fit into your trunk, and lightweight matters. Oh, and make sure the car seat base fits your car. Make sure you can push/steer it onehanded, trust me.

Go to amazon (or wherever) and read a bunch of comments/reviews to get ideas about what might be important. You can pretty much expect to own more than one stroller throughout the course of your stroller years - much like you'll own a bunch of car seats. You'll use the older-kid upright one a LOT more than you'll use the little-baby full recline.

Cupholders are no joke, you need them. Hooks for hanging things are important. That underneath basket thing (useful) - somewhere they sell e-z bags for that so that when you have to fold the stroller (usually with a tired and cranky baby in one arm) it's easy to swipe all the stuff out from underneath to fold. Check the canopy in actual sunlight to be sure you can adjust it to actually shade the kid - too many are merely "decorative" and don't really shade. Especially unexpected on those $1500 strollers 🙁 .

Be sure you can sling the diaper bag over it somehow, and make sure it doesn't tip over when fully loaded. Some do, it's a real pain.

For advice on "city" strollers, where you don't have a car, just ask - I was a NYC mom for a long time before becoming a suburban mom.

Congrats.
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