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Stroller for 3Yr Old and Baby

I am going to be in need of a new stroller as I am due with my 2nd child this summer! My son will be 3 by the time the baby is born and I'm wondering what you moms out there suggest! My 3yr old hates the stroller so I'm not even considering getting a regular double stroller. I have been looking at the Joovy ultralight sit n stand stroller! Any of you out there have it and like or dislike it??

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Yes! I have the Joovy and love it. It's small, light and easy to drive. My son is 3 and he jumps on and off when he wants, it's great. And if I just take my daughter it's fine for just one.

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Yes! I have the Joovy and love it. It's small, light and easy to drive. My son is 3 and he jumps on and off when he wants, it's great. And if I just take my daughter it's fine for just one.

I had a 3 yr old and a newborn also. Why do you feel the need to put your 3 y.o. in a stroller? If he hates it, why not just let him walk? Unless you are doing some major power walking, he can probably just walk with you. Luckily, my older daughter held onto the stroller handle and walked right next to me, but we did talk about it a lot, and she understood the importance of not playing games when we were out and about. I never had a double stroller. Why not just try letting him walk, you may save yourself a few hundred bucks!

They also have cute little harnesses for kids, I used one for my first child,when we would go out in public places and we feared she would stray. Right now walmart has a monkey, harness that almost looks like a back pac with a leash for under 10.00. Maybe you can let your husband push one stroller when you have no choice but to take 2.

Any of the Sit n' Stand type strollers are great. I had the Joovy sit n' stand but have heard great things about the Baby Trend sit n' stand. Toys R Us is a good place to start looking for one.

I had baby trends sit and stand and LOVED it!
My son was 4 and new born.
had teh attachmennt for the front seat for infant carrier, and my older son was able to sit or stand, and easily on and off. also had a buckle for when i needed to make him stay on seat...lol.

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I had baby trends sit and stand and LOVED it!
My son was 4 and new born.
had teh attachmennt for the front seat for infant carrier, and my older son was able to sit or stand, and easily on and off. also had a buckle for when i needed to make him stay on seat...lol.

I was in the same situation (son is 3.5 and just had a baby in November). We went with the Joovy Ultralite and really like it. The only downside is it's pretty long, so you'll need to make sure it fits in your trunk. And I can't figure out how to make it stand up when collapsed without falling over, but that might just be me. I'm happy with it overall.

Good luck.

I had one & daughter was 16 mth when second one came. She did not like it. I ended up using seat for shopping bag storage since you can not get to net storage underneath easily. ui also bought hooks to hang bags from. Didn't use it often & I could have done with out it. I used a harness I daughter preferred it to the stroller.

I haven't tried the Joovy but just wanted to suggest making sure your 3 yr old has the opportunity to sit in the stroller before you buy it. I had the Kolcraft double stroller. My 3 yr old was really too big for the seats. It was very uncomfortable. The pictures on-line look fine...Were I to do it again, I'd go with a sit and stand style.

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