https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:07:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-78102 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:49:32 +0000 anbanan15 78102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Baby Jogger City Mini and I love it (when we use it, but honestly I prefer to babywear with the moby/ergo). What I love about it is how light weight it is. It's also easy to fold. You just pull a strap of fabric on the seat and boom folded, which you can do one handed! It's easy to clean and the seat lays almost completely flat. It also steers like a dream which is awesome. We got the adaptor kit so our Graco infant seat could just snap in place which was nice and made it like a travel system (seat and stroller sold together), but we didn't have the bulky/heavy stroller that often comes with them. </p> <p>The only downside to it is that if you want a tray, cupholders, etc you have to purchase them seperately, but you don't need them to enjoy the stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-78020 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:39:37 +0000 littleveesmommy 78020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the BritaxB-Ready stroller and Chaperone cars eat combo,and we love it so far! They snap together easily and the stroller is super easy to maneuver with one hand. The system is similar to the Uppababy Vista but at a lower price point. I also happened to purchase mine during the Britax Free Rodr event )I think it's held twice a year) where you get a free car seat with purchase of a stroller. Huge savings! </p> <p>I had originally thought about getting the B-Agile / B-Safe stroller car seat combo but decided on the B-Ready since we plan on having a second child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76740 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:24:34 +0000 HabesBabe 76740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're getting the Britax B-Agile/B-Safe. It's like a travel system, but not as bulky. I really liked the B-Agile (one hand fold, holllaaa!) because of its different features, and I like that it's not going to take up our entire trunk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76732 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:05:35 +0000 holdonforonemoreday 76732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I highly recommend the Britax B Ready stroller and Chaperone car seat system. They clip together so easily and you can buy a second seat or carseat adapter for the second child to sit on the bottom. The whole system takes up about half the trunk space in a 2010 Ford Edge. I love my stroller. (No, I don't work for Britax lol)</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Britax-USA-U281772-B-Ready-Stroller/dp/B003OBYTHM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1329426283&#038;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Britax-USA-U281772-B-Ready-Stroller/dp/B003OBYTHM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1329426283&#038;sr=8-1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76514 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:08:05 +0000 ktgee04 76514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I would never had thought of just getting a frame for the carseat but that definitely sounds like the easiest way to go when he/she is small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76496 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:56:40 +0000 LivsMama 76496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 - the UppaBaby Vista and the UppaBaby G-Luxe (umbrella stroller.) We did buy the carseat adaptor so our car seat would work with the stroller but Liv HATES. HER. CAR SEAT. With a burning passion. She screams from the moment shes put in until the moment shes taken out. So the snap in part was a no-go for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76493 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:55:54 +0000 banana 76493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also had a stroller frame (graco snap n go) and used it a lot. We loved how light it was and it was so easy to use. Then we did some research on lightweight strollers and ended up buying the Bugaboo Bee. I do love it but we don't get as much use out of it now since my LO doesn't like sitting in strollers. I'm hoping our 2nd child will end up liking it more than our 1st. I might buy the wheelie board that attaches to it so that my son can stand while we push the stroller with the baby in it.</p> <p>Would TOTALLY recommend buying a stroller frame over a travel system. And then buying a lightweight stroller after you figure out what you want/don't want in a stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76478 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:46:34 +0000 j0s1e267 76478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lozza, letting them sleep is the KEY!!!!!! </p> <p>Just want to add that I had a lot of mileage out of my stroller frame - 1.5 years! We stopped using it only after we transitioned her to a forward facing car seat.</p> <p>We bought the Bugaboo Bee a few months later and love how it manouvers but was not willing to have it tossed around at gate check so we bought a Maclaren Triumph umbrella stroller. </p> <p>Then the twins came along and the only stroller frame available for two infant car seats is from BabyTrend. HATED it!!!!!! It was like a boat, a nightmare to manouver, I has to lift it up to make any turns!!! I did my research, sucked it up and convinced DH to be the City Select with infant car seats attachment. I am happy now :)</p> <p>My oldest is not a stroller kid, once she started to walk, she prefers to walk and unless you are going to be out and about a lot, I wouldn't spend a lot of money on expensive strollers. *looking at my Bugaboo Bee* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76441 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:24:42 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 76441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heartily agree with @j0s1e267 right down to the one she recommended -- that's what we used and loved. A stroller frame/car seat combo is definitely easiest if you will be in and out of the car a lot. Now that Baby Y has outgrown his Chicco, we use a Maclaren Quest umbrella stroller for quick traveling, and Papa Y has a BOB jogging stroller that's more rugged, but a lot less portable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76415 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:11:20 +0000 mrstilly 76415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I too, recommend getting a snap n go type stroller. (I prefer the baby trend or graco versions to the mclaren above because they have more substantial wheels and are easier to push one-handed). </p> <p>We got a jogging stroller (Baby Jogger Summit XC) as our second stroller, and I LOVE it! But if you aren't a runner, it's overkill. Baby Jogger has a bunch of other strollers - I really liked the City Mini GT and the City Elite when I was looking in the store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76359 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:26:10 +0000 Bao 76359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have not purchased ours yet, but I have heard great things about the Chicco Keyfit travel system, that's what we plan on buying. We have played with it in the store a few times, and compared to the rest we like it a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76338 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:12:08 +0000 Lozza 76338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@j0s1e267: I agree 100%<br /> We have a Baby Jogger CityMini that's nice for if we're in the city walking over some crappy sidewalks, but as long as LO was in the infant seat (a good 9 months) we almost exclusively used a stroller frame/ Snap and Go with our infant seat. It was awesome- super easy, not bulky at all, and YOU CAN LET THEM SLEEP. For people who are mainly going to be driving around your LO and strolling at your final destination, I think it is totally the easiest and cheapest option. (It's also super easy- at least in my area- to find one of these for free or cheap on craiglist or mom listservs)<br /> I like our CityMini for use now that LO is out of his infant carseat, but I don't LOVE it.... I kind of wish I'd waited till after DS was born to buy a stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76325 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:54:10 +0000 j0s1e267 76325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a stroller frame to fit your infant car seat in the first year and then figuring out which stroller will meet your needs for later? Your baby will be in his/her infant car seat for the first year anyway and a stroller frame is much lighter, less bulky and especially useful since you will be driving everywhere.</p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/Maclaren-Easy-Traveler-Stroller-Silver-and-Black/-/A-13374868" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/Maclaren-Easy-Traveler-Stroller-Silver-and-Black/-/A-13374868</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76310 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:45:30 +0000 heffalump 76310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the chico keyfit travel system. It is pretty bulky, but it fits in the trunk fine and I feel like if I can handle it anyone can. I love that the car seat snaps into the stroller, makes life so much easier if she falls asleep either in the stroller or car because we can easily move her without waking her up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-stroller-reviewsrecommendations#post-76306 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:42:21 +0000 ktgee04 76306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will be a first time mom and my family has started asking me to give them my ideas for strollers. I AM LOST! </p> <p>Can you wonderful moms please give me the strollers that you love and why? We live in the midwest so drive places more than we walk if that makes a difference. I'm hoping for something that is user friendly and not too bulky. I've heard getting a stroller that your car-seat snaps into is your best bet...but again I'm not sure what to believe; I'm clueless!</p> <p>Thank you, thank you! : ) </p>