https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 23:05:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749998 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 03:47:07 +0000 mrsbookworm 2749998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the B-Ready double with my 4 and 2 year olds. We have a stroller with a buggy board but I find it really awkward to push. (Maybe I have short arms?). My 4 yo is definitely not ready to walk the mile to school and back every day and especially not in cold weather or rain.<br /> We had a double BOB, a Contours double and a Maclaren double umbrella previously and the Britax is by far the easiest to maneuver in the city. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749961 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:23:44 +0000 Kemma 2749961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about pushing the youngest in the stroller and wearing the big kid? Or what worked for us was to have our oldest tide her bike (admittedly we don't get snow but that kid could bike for miles!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749955 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:03:17 +0000 catomd00 2749955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Valcobaby snap duo or whatever the new name for it is! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749953 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:59:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 2749953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: just a note about the Vista as a double in the snow- impossible. When my second was born the older one was almost 2.5, and she had to sit in the rumble seat in the front. I could barely push her over the tiniest bit of snow. I'm sure newer options are better (this was the old Vista) but if you will be walking in the snow I would guess any front to back double like that could be hard. </p> <p>I think a ride on board on a goodsolid single sounds good </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749931 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:25:12 +0000 Littlebit7 2749931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: ahh that's good to know, thanks. My neighbor had a donkey; so maybe that frame is more robust like the donkey. Other popular strollers here are the vista and the cybex prism. I don't think the vista would be easy to bump, the cybex might work. I have a while to agonize over it ... ;)</p> <p>Another problem: two days a week I will have a nanny. I don't know if I can't reasonably expect the nanny to wear the baby (she's much older). Hmmmm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749929 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:21:17 +0000 delight 2749929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a buggy board (the Lascal one) for our Quinny stroller. Our DD is almost 4 and loves it. We didn't buy it until the baby was 6 months old and started riding in the stroller. Over the winter I wore him if we were all out together but my DD was in daycare so most of the time she wasn't with me and the baby. Now that the weather is nice and we walk a lot, I'm so glad that we got the buggy board. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749910 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:27:18 +0000 lioneyes 2749910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebit7 I would say don't get the bugaboo cam bc of your stairs- the chassis on mine snapped (they replaced it fully but annoying and stressful nonetheless) and the woman at bugaboo said it was probably from bumping up and down the stairs, which I have to do daily. Maybe the bugaboo with the bigger tires (buff) could handle that though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749659 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:44:23 +0000 Littlebit7 2749659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: thanks this is helpful. Good reminder to wait until spring and see if LO #1 even wants to ride. I was considering either a cam or buffalo for the ride board options and also the tires which I know can handle our stairs. Big air or foam tires are my friend</p> <p>@Anagram: thanks. Our current stroller won't accommodate a board. Well, I should say it will, but there is nowhere for LOs torso since a metal bar runs behind the canopy. I love our jogger but sadly that is its shortfall. I've had an eye on the duet. It will fit in our hallway<br /> @avivoca: thx. Yeah I've looked at the double of our Thule urban glide but it's massive too. Bummer cause I love it. </p> <p>Thanks all! You've convinced me to hold off on a purchase until the spring. I suffer from analysis paralysis (ha!) and over-research everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749646 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:23:29 +0000 avivoca 2749646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Double Bob and while it's nice, holy cow is it huge. I never fold it unless I'm trying to shove it in my car and it's hard to get it into stores by myself if I happen to walk to a store without automatic doors. I really wanted a Joovy Scooter X2, but my kids are three years apart and already H is looking a little crowded in the jogging stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749635 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:06:09 +0000 Anagram 2749635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with PPs to just babywear in the winter and keep your current stroller.</p> <p>But then you have some options--</p> <p>1)keep your stroller and get the buggy board.<br /> 2) get a narrow side-by-side like the Mountain Buggy Duet<br /> 3) get a more compact double inline, like the Britax B-ready<br /> 3) get a sit-and-stand type of stroller. We just got a Chicco Bravo for 2</p> <p>We had a Britax B-Ready (still have it actually) and it was really great for the first 1.5 years that we had both girls. We bought it before LO1 was born. It has so many configurations and is really versatile, but is more compact than the City Select inline stroller, so it's easier to get over curbs. You can also fold it with both seats attached. You can click in an infant car seat, a bassinett--it can be a single stroller or a double. And the car seat can go on top or bottom (with an adaptor). But our top seat broke on one hinge (where the footrest can be adjusted up or down) and it costs $140 to get a new top seat, so instead we just got a whole new stroller (the Bravo for 2). The push on the Britax was actually better, but the Bravo for 2 is lighter, so it's kind of a trade-off.</p> <p>Most of my friends with two kids have a side-by-side, but I just don't like how wide they are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749619 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:31:16 +0000 PinkElephant 2749619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first two are 22 months apart and were raised in an urban area (NYC) until about 6 months ago at 4.5 and 2.5. You definitely don't need a double - I would strongly discourage buying one until next spring/summer when you see what your oldest is doing about walking. Especially in the winter, it'll be easier to wear the baby and push the older one, then transition to having the older one walk or ride a buggy board in the springtime. As you said, it's easy to find a used double (or borrow one if you need it just for a one-off trip to the zoo or something), particularly in urban areas. </p> <p>If your stroller is in need of an update anyway, I'd suggest either a City Select or an UppaBaby vista, since they easily convert to singles with big baskets. But seriously, those are such a PITA to disassemble, fold, and store, that I'd avoid them if you can. We had a City Select (along with a Bugaboo Cameleon and a BabyZen YoYo) and for what it's worth, the others got more use - also, once DD1 knew riding was still an option, she clung to that option, which wasn't ideal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749614 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:23:29 +0000 raspberries 2749614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Joovy Caboose Ultralight (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BMAW0M2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BMAW0M2/</a>.) It works perfectly for us - it's super adaptable, so it can fit most infant carseats while they're still in the bucket seat, and it also has a built on standing platform and seat on the back for the older kid. Can't recommend it enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749609 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:17:19 +0000 Littlebit7 2749609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pajamas: yeah I'm hoping that might be the case which is why I'm leaning towards single plus a board. I figure I could always buy a used cmgt or something. But man my kid loves her stroller. And I can't imagine my three year old walking a mile without me carrying her for 3/4 of it ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749606 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:13:53 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2749606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: I'm in a very similar situation without the snow. Everyone I talked to said to wear the baby for the first few months and by then the older one might not not even need a stroller. I'll let you know how that goes...im already overdue so #2 better show up soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-advice-1#post-2749602 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:11:02 +0000 Littlebit7 2749602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So we are a ways out from needing to buy something, but we have #2 arriving at Christmas. LO #1 will be about 33 months when baby bro gets here. I'll need a double(? I think?). We live in a very urban area; I walk a ton with our stroller currently. Miles and miles. We get snow here also.<br /> The kickers: I have to bump up 5 steps to get to our vestibule and only have a narrow hallway to store a stroller in (I guess I could fold it though).<br /> So basically I'm looking at two options:<br /> A single with a rider board (our current Thule jogger won't take a board)<br /> A really narrow double. Probably side by side??</p> <p>BUT I will need large rear tires in order to bump up the stairs. This thing can't weigh 30+ lbs or I'll die. I'll have to walk LO plus new baby to prek 2x a week pretty much right after he's born in January. In snow. I realize I can wear him initially, and probably will do this for a few months. </p> <p>Thoughts????? </p>