https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 01:26:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2148201 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 22:37:08 +0000 shopaholic 2148201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Yay to insurance coverage!</p> <p>@hilsy85: I got an Orbit G2 w/Helix and skateboard attachment. I bought it used from a mom who had it for only a year and had a 2 y/o and 5/o. I think one of the seats was barely used at all. It's way bigger and heavier than my Vista, but 1) K always liked the sideways seat (every time we've tested it. 2) She won't be able to kick the 2nd seat, 3) the Helix part comes off really easily to convert 1 to 2, and the skateboard fits in the basket. I'm still testing it out, but hopefully by 3, she'll just use the skateboard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2148100 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:11:25 +0000 shellio 2148100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha ha yes to what @Baby Boy Mom: says. :)</p> <p>It will definitely depend on the kids, and it will not be predictable. We have the City Select and I will add that changing out the seats is NOT a pain, its the easiest thing in the world. We do not have the car seat bracket thing so I can't comment on changing out that. Our kids are 22 mos apart. We live in a walkable neighborhood and probably walk around more than we drive. We very rarely drive somewhere and then load the kids into the stroller- I guess the zoo a couple of times? But neither of our kids have liked the infant car seat AT ALL, so it would not have been that useful to us. I know normal kids sleep in their car seat and it is probably easy just to be able to leave them in the seat and move them from stroller to car etc so take my experience with a grain of salt. I just wore #2 until I felt comfortable putting him down in the fully reclined seat which was probably 3-4 mos old? And it worked out just fine. As for the glider board, DS1 refused to ride in the stroller for most of the first few months of having DS2 home, so we got the glider board to keep him moving because waiting for him to walk was so slow. Now he is 3.5 and has not ridden on the glider board for months, he is back to loving riding in the stroller for the past 10 mos or so, and we're grateful to have the two seats. In fact I took the glider board off last week because I was tired of kicking it and we haven't used it for months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2148088 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:57:18 +0000 sorrycharlie 2148088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I guess I'm saying seat? Lol. DD isn't always thrilled but she understands if I say "you need to sit because xyz, then you can walk." I also make a point of letting her walk and hold my hand when I can so she's more agreeable when I have to stick her in the seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2148087 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:55:26 +0000 sorrycharlie 2148087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So we had the city mini double and I sold it because storage sucked. Now we have a double contours elite and a single city mini. I love the contours because I can use it with a car seat or regular seats, and I can easily push it if DD wants to walk. I force her into it in parking lots or If I'm in a rush. I will bribe her to stay put with a snack or chocolate milk or a smoothie, or, I turn the seat facing me so even if she tries to slide out she hits the basket ;) and it's extremely easy to get her in and out of, she can actually even do it herself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2148073 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:37:48 +0000 birdofafeather 2148073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: That made me laugh. Sounds about right to me! Kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147801 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:42:02 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2147801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let me put it this way: everything about dealing with 2 kids and a stroller is annoying. :silly: If you get the glider board the older one will want to sit like the baby. If you get the seat she'll want to walk. The baby will decide no to the carseat or stroller and then will end up in the carrier. When they can both walk you end up with an empty stroller with two seats. One decides he want to push the stroller. The other wants to glide when the stroller is empty making it unstable. Maybe that's just my kids. ;) So…I guess I would start with the glider board combo but know you might end up having to get a seat after all. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147692 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:44:03 +0000 PinkElephant 2147692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: sorry, my post was confusing. I meant we do a lot of switching kids in and out of one seat (a non-car seat seat). When the baby comes out and the toddler goes in, I fold the glider up and wear the baby. does that make more sense? You definitely wouldn't want to switch out seats regularly; that'd be a pain :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147229 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 06:48:44 +0000 hilsy85 2147229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LOs will be exactly 3 years apart, and I am guessing we will only be using the glider board--in the beginning I plan to baby wear a lot, and have LO1 in the regular toddler seat. Then it will be cold here, so will hopefully be able to keep baby wearing and have LO1 in his stroller bundle me. And then by the time it's warm weather LO will be 3.5 and definitely able to just use the board. But have you looked at your list serves? I would think you'd be able to find both options cheaper used. That is my plan (will def get glider board but if I find the rumble seat cheap will get that as well).</p> <p>@shopaholic: which double did you get? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147103 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 23:47:41 +0000 lamariniere 2147103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My two are exactly 3 years apart and we got a glider board. It was the perfect solution for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147057 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:58:05 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2147057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: sounds like perfect timing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147055 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:57:25 +0000 mrskc 2147055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I would wait until after the baby comes before deciding to get the second seat or not. I think you can get by with just the car seat adapter and glider board though. I really only use the double stroller if we are going on a long walk or a big outing with lots of walking (like zoo or museum) but my kids are 22 months apart. What kind of infant car seat do you have? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147048 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:48:06 +0000 birdofafeather 2147048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: @Mrs Green Grass: Ah!! I totally thought the cat was out of the bag! Due November 1st. The move and some travel threw me off, so surprise! We're excited but it was kinda crazy finding out the day P's new job's health insurance started covering us. :silly: </p> <p>Thanks for weighing in! It's so hard to figure out how they're gonna be in 6 months with these kids changing their minds all the time!</p> <p>@PinkElephant: true. It's easy to switch one to the other but in order to have the car seat and the regular seat on there together, I have to get the brackets which I can get on their own or they're included with the seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147041 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:35:14 +0000 PinkElephant 2147041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest was 22 months when LO2 was born. We never bought a second seat. I started with LO1 in the stroller and carried LO2 in the Ergo, the moved to using the glider. Now at nearly 3 I have to talk her into sitting in a stroller unless she's really tired.<br /> You probably want the option of the car seat adaptor sometimes, but one option for long outings is to put the baby in a regular stroller seat so that you can switch to baby wearing with your older one in the stroller if necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147033 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:28:45 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2147033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: haha ditto. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147031 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:28:30 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2147031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: what?! I didn't know! Congrats! My sister is just getting the glider board, but her LO has never loved sitting in a stroller... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2147025 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:23:11 +0000 shopaholic 2147025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm... I totally missed your announcement lady!!!! Congrats!!!!! So excited for you!</p> <p>As for the stroller, ugh I'm thinking about this too. Got a full double stroller now bc I know K would not tolerate the rumble seat on the Vista. And so far haaaates sitting double any which way with her cousin's city select. So I needed to make sure she basically cannot touch or kick the baby. I also got her the skateboard thing and though she likes it so far, it seems like a novelty she won't stay on for more than 5 min at a time. I'm thinking by 3 though, she'll mostly walk and ride the board bc she hates being stuck in a stroller anyway. I just need her to stay in it sometimes so I want that option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146581 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:04:41 +0000 birdofafeather 2146581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mauxie: nope. there are a ton of different configurations. and since it's a real seat, not a rumble seat, it holds up to 45 lbs.</p> <p>ETA: i looked at the 2015 toddler seat and that looks similar! but it wasn't the same for the 2012 model strollers that we looked at.</p> <p>it's why we went with the city select instead of the UBV, but now i am debating whether the second full seat is necessary! </p> [attach=1362/15/nmx9fu.600x435.Screenshot-2015-04-16-15.59.07.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146575 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:56:27 +0000 mauxie 2146575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Ah, I see. Is it like the UBV rumble seat? We considered getting the rumble seat and not a 2nd stroller, but my friends with the 2nd seat didn't recommend it saying one kid's view is blocked and one ends up kicking the other, etc :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146556 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:42:54 +0000 birdofafeather 2146556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mauxie: the extra seat on the city select is a full seat, so it reclines and does everything the first seat does! if mine were closer in age, i wouldn't question getting the full seat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146555 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:40:38 +0000 mauxie 2146555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an UBV with a piggyback board and DD loves it, but we also have a side by side double stroller.. The UBV is great for shorter trips (market, target, short zoo outing, etc) but for all day trips we've found both kids need to be able to fully recline. My kids' age gap is just 18 months though..</p> <p>My nephew and niece have a bigger age gap and they do fine with just the board, no extra seat or additional stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146539 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:22:48 +0000 birdofafeather 2146539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: R started hating the car seat unless she was asleep, so we stopped using the adapter unless she was already asleep in the seat and she was a giant, so she grew out of her car seat at 7.5 months!</p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: she hasn't napped in the stroller in probably 6 months and even then, i was pretty dang shocked! our new neighborhood isn't as walkable, so i'm not even sure how long my walks will be anymore! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146528 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:16:26 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2146528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L was younger when #2 arrived and I ended up selling my UBV and rumble seat for a mountain buggy duet. Mainly because she still naps in the stroller if I use it anywhere close to nap time. If R still naps in the stroller I'd definitely get the seat. I'm a really heavy stroller user though, so I'm often out all day with it. For short occasional trips I could have made do with the ride on board. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146522 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:12:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 2146522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could probably use the adapter longer than six months- I had c in the car seat occasionally up to 9 months probably (more for convenience but it's doable). </p> <p>Otherwise I have no advice and will be watching this for answers. C will be almost 2.5 when baby #2 is born, but I think I will have to get the rumble seat for my UB vista, since you can't switch the spots as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/glider-board-or-full-second-seat#post-2146516 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:55:04 +0000 birdofafeather 2146516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD will turn 3 two months after LO2 is born. we have a city select and i'm trying to figure out if i need to get the full second seat ($160) or can get along with the glider board plus the adapter to add the car seat along with the original seat ($80+$20). DD already likes to hop on the back and ride along (leaving an empty seat) and we moved to a place where we don't use the stroller as often as we used to. i think we used the car seat adapter for about 6 months, so DD would be around 3y4m by the time LO2 would need a seat.</p> <p>i'm leaning toward not needing the full seat, but i'd be kinda of annoyed to buy the glider and adapter and then have to get the seat anyway!</p> <p>WWYD? </p>