https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 18:46:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-783147 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:54 +0000 Bookish 783147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I'm pretty obsessed with it so far. It feels/looks like a higher quality than the price suggests, and it's got all sorts of positions you can put everything in. &lt;3 it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-783115 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:48:56 +0000 hilsy85 783115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: that bagile looks super cute with the bassinet! And I"ve seen the city mini with bassinet like the picture I posted so I think you can take the stroller fabric off so it's just a frame. It looks crazy, I know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-783114 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:48:08 +0000 hilsy85 783114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: it depends how far back they recline...for a newborn/young infant they need to be flat, and it seems like not all do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-783112 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:21 +0000 hilsy85 783112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: so you don't feel like you could use either without the bassinet for a newborn? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-783108 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:51 +0000 hilsy85 783108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: I think she is considering this one actually! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-783102 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:12 +0000 hilsy85 783102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Stroller: thanks! will check that out :) @mrskc: thanks! will also check that out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-782957 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:17:14 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 782957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumbleride flite with or without the bassinet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-782928 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:11:45 +0000 sorrycharlie 782928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: @hilsy85: GET OUT OF TOWN! that is the coolest. thank god i didn't know that or I would have spent even more money! but hmm for the next!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-782731 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:35:08 +0000 mrskc 782731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The mamas and papas sola faces backwards and reclines pretty far. I remember looking at this one when I was stroller shopping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-782634 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:17 +0000 looch 782634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know about the City Mini, but on the model of Britax stroller I had, you could take off the entire toddler seat to strip it down to just the frame. I discovered it by accident and did it on purpose to clean it after a vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter/page/2#post-782633 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:09 +0000 MsLipGloss 782633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: I didn't use my stroller seat until my LO was 7.5 months (my LO is a peanut, and even then it still seemed so big for her!). I think it (the 6 month indication) has more to do with being able to secure your LO with the harness than the recline. </p> <p>FWIW, both the main seat *and* the second seat fully recline on the B-Ready (I have the 2012 B-Ready).</p> <p>ETA: Oh, and I am right there with you @ #FTMcluelessness! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782622 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:11:20 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 782622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I thinks that picture is some sort of snap n go because the city mini with the bassinet usually looks like this: </p> [attach=2389/13/mmui6x.350x350.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782616 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:09:33 +0000 loveisstrange 782616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: @hilsy85: City Mini definitely has a bassinet attachment. It goes with both the City Mini and the GT and you can get either the bassinet or the pram. </p> <p>I love our City Mini! We have the carseat attachment and I want to get the bassinet next time around. As for City Mini vs B-Agile, it's really a question of preference. They are EXTREMELY similar. You sister should test drive both and compare them in person to decide which one she likes better. The rubber handle on the City Mini (vs foam on the B-Agile) is what sold me. The foam felt cheap and less durable to me. Just personal preference.</p> <p>I would also say that neither really recline 100% flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782612 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:43 +0000 Bookish 782612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Graco Modes Click Connect, which you can get with or without a car seat. Although I haven't gotten any real-world use out of it yet, it is very easy to take apart/fold up, and the infant stroller part can face backwards or forwards, and reclines flat. It's also pretty budget-friendly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782592 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:37 +0000 Mrsbells 782592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Most strollers can be used without a carseat you can just recline the seat back. Having said that the carseat makes it much more convenient </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782577 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:02:41 +0000 ShootingStar 782577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Hmm, their website says 6 months +, which I thought I read somewhere was because it doesn't recline flat. Did you use yours without the carseat sometimes too? I would like the flexibility to be able to do that, but I thought I'd be suffocating my child or something. #FTMcluelessness </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782573 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 782573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: 2012 and 2013 UB Vistas recline flat, any from before that do not. Most people use the bassinet though, in the beginning, and you do have to remove that before folding it to put in the car. </p> <p>To me, UBV is a little heavy and bulky for someone who is mostly a in and out of the car, so I'd probably have gone with the Cruz if that were the case for me. I'm in the city and walk more than I drive, so I wanted the extra durability and smoother ride on rough sidewalks of the Vista. And I wanted the bassinet for the same reason as the sister-- LO is due at the end of July and I think the carseat will be very warm. Plus the bassinet is so darn cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782565 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:18 +0000 MsLipGloss 782565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: The B-Ready does recline flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782560 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:59:48 +0000 littlebittyhouse 782560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: yeah it was not cheap. i justified it as the only stroller we'll ever need because it has a piggy back if we end up having another. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782556 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:59:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 782556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: It reclined back enough for us that she wasn't going anywhere. We were just taking very short walks on our smooth street. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782549 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:58:07 +0000 LemonLong 782549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this one, it reclines pretty far, but you can also buy a bassinet attachment for it. We got ours from Woot. I like how light it is. <a href="http://www.onesmileymonkey.com/reviews/hauck-malibu-12-lightweight-stroller-review/" rel="nofollow">http://www.onesmileymonkey.com/reviews/hauck-malibu-12-lightweight-stroller-review/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782545 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:57:10 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 782545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can use the britax b agile from birth by reclining it or you can insert a bassinet. The bassinet is muh cooler than the carseat. We didn't use ours muh because my son was born in October, as you know, and it was too cold for the bassinet. It only fits up to 20lbs I think? Maybe 25. Shame because its very cute. Here's a google image </p> [attach=2389/13/mmuhjb.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782535 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:54:39 +0000 ShootingStar 782535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I thought the b-ready seat was only recommended for 6 months + since it doesn't recline flat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782527 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:53:01 +0000 hilsy85 782527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebittyhouse: @LivsMama: yup the cruz was my first thought, but I think it might be a bit pricey for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782521 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:51:49 +0000 LivsMama 782521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: the UB Cruz does, and I think the new UB Vistas recline fully now as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782500 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:46:01 +0000 littlebittyhouse 782500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: We used the UppaBaby Cruz from birth. There is a nice snuggly newborn inset and the baby is at a nice reclined angle. 10 mo later and we are still absolutely loving it and so is he! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782458 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:35:17 +0000 lamariniere 782458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a Maclaren Techno XT from birth. It lays flat and you can fold it with one hand. I found the straps to be tight enough for our almost 8lb newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782277 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:32:59 +0000 sorrycharlie 782277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: whoa, what in the heck? did they take the entire fabric seat off?? i have never seen that! lol!</p> <p>@mediagirl: yup! yeah I was going between that with the britax in the store, I Liked that the britax didnt even need a carseat adapter for the carseat - but we were given a chicco keyfit from my nanny LOs, so it would have been more money to go that route anyway :/ they look almost identical! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782275 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:32:32 +0000 Modern Daisy 782275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it's been mentioned, but I got the uppababy cruz and I just saw on the website that there is now a bassinett you can purcahase separately for it. I know it's pricey, but she can always sell it afterwards maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stroller-for-use-with-an-infant-without-carseat-adapter#post-782207 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:05:44 +0000 mediagirl 782207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: the city mini is the one with the one wheel in front, right? She really liked it, she just liked a few features of the B-Agile better. Like I said, both are great strollers, I think either would be a great fit for one child! </p>