https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:44:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nyc-moms-umbrella-stroller-or-snap-n-go-thing#post-221779 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:47:15 +0000 katmmad 221779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FYI -- Just in case anyone else is in my predicament I thought I'd follow up with our findings. Re: umbrella strollers we vastly preferred the G-Luxe lite to the Maclaren Triumph or Quest... but I didn't get to see any of the lower cost ones that I had researched, which meant that we were basically comparing those 3 really expensive strollers against the $17 umbrella strollers.</p> <p>But something interesting that came up while we were looking was the fact that my kiddo is about to outgrow his baby carseat -- I know he's nowhere near the 30 lb weight limit, but he is rapidly approaching the 30" limit. What's next, I asked? A convertible car seat. The guy at Babies R Us seemed confused when I asked which is best for taxis -- you just leave it in your car, I said. ("But what about when we need to take a taxi to the airport?" "You just leave it in your car." Uhh, thanks.) Then I found a really scary thread on UrbanBaby where parents all admitted to just getting in taxis, putting the kid on their lap, and buckling them both in. </p> <p>Finally I found this thread on the CarSeatLady <a href="http://www.thecarseatlady.com/taxis/using_taxis_2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecarseatlady.com/taxis/using_taxis_2.html</a> which suggests that the Combi Coccoro convertible car seat can be used with the Snap n Go Universal stroller. So... since I'm still freaked out about the possibility of having to deal with subway stairs and a stroller, now I'm thinking of just getting this and then getting a cheap umbrella stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nyc-moms-umbrella-stroller-or-snap-n-go-thing#post-207239 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 08:17:41 +0000 katmmad 207239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going out today to look at umbrella strollers... but one of the main reasons my LO and I don't go out more is because I have this fear of stairs, and it's so hard to take the subway without encountering stairs somewhere in there. (I know, I know -- the fear has always been there but never ruled my life, but now with my baby I find the fear much more crippling.) </p> <p>Is it even WORTH getting an umbrella stroller? I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to use it -- we always bring our car seat to the airport, and if my LO and I meet my husband out in the city for dinner somewhere I can see preferring to just pop up both in a cab. Our main stroller is a Baby Jogger City Select.</p> <p>If you get a snap n go kind of thing, does that count as one carry-on or two? Sorry so many questions, still waking up and forming thoughts ;) </p>