Infant Travel Advice: Kolcraft
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Best Stroller for Travel and Travel Advice
Asked by K.H. from Chicago
on June 23, 2008
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I'm going to be traveling (via airplane) with a 6 month-old. Any recommendations for a lightweight stroller? I'd like something with a sun shade because I don't want m...
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- We've traveled with both the travel system (when kids were in infant seats) and the Maclaren Triumph and, recently, our Kolcraft double umbrella. All equally easy to ...
- I have travelled alot with my kids as babies! It depends if your son can sit up or not. I personally found that travelling with the MacLaren Volo was SUPER easy with...
- I just got back from traveling with my 3 children by myself. I have twin 5 year olds and a 22 month old. I bought a peg perego pliko lite and I have to say it was the...
Stroller Advice - International Travel with a Preschooler and Toddler
Asked by L.H. from Washington DC
on March 9, 2012
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This summer, we will be traveling to Scandinavia (Sweden and Denmark) with our 4 year-old and 14 month-old. We will be doing a lot of walking around the cities and us...
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- I would go with the lightest and most foldable option, which may be 2 umbrella strollers if you have 2 adults. You may have to pack up the stroller in a hurry for publ...
- get 2 Maclaren strollers(Volo, Triamph or Quest), much easier than a double.....and do not worry about a tray, get a gyro bowl they a awesome.However if you can hold o...
- I have the Joovy ULTRALIGHT Caboose. It's a Sit n Stand type stroller and is fantastic. Only 21 lbs too (compared to closer to 30 for most sit n stands). It has a f...
Twin Mommas - Advice Please!!
Asked by J.F. from Buffalo
on September 3, 2009
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My husand and i are currently looking into the various major gear we'll need when our twins are born in March. So far with the help of family, friends and garage sales...
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- Hi J. Congratulations Twins are so much fun. Yes, I could not have lived without a stroller. My twins were big so getting a sling was not helpful although people ...
- I don't have twins, but my son couldn't live without his swing. He slept in the thing. And their big and expensive. Bouncy seats are great too, especially when they...
- Congrats J.! I have twin girls that are about 15 months. I found the following things to be the most useful: - 2 vibrating bouncy seats. As others have said, the...
Has Anyone Traveled with Their Phil & Ted by Air?
Asked by J.W. from Portland
on August 3, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am looking for advice from those who own a Phil & Ted stroller and have traveled with it by plane. We are planning a future trip, in preparation for this ...
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- I would think twice about traveling with an expensive stroller. I was a nanny for a family with a Bugaboo stroller and it was damaged on a plane trip--not ruined, but ...
- Hi, I traveled from Australia to New Zealand with my Phil and Teds and it was pretty cumbersome. If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a Maclaren umbrella stroller off of ...
- I don't have a Phil & Teds, but I have a double Urban Mountain Buggy (double wide) and it is huge. I took it to Hawaii a few days after we bought it. I called the ai...
Double Stroller Advice Needed!
Asked by N.L. from Orlando
on June 18, 2007
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Hi, i'm pregnant and due next month, and I have a 19 month-old boy.. I am not sure which double sroller fit me best with a new born and an almost 2 year old son... ple...
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- I have a 19 month old and I'm 8.5 months pregnant. I've been looking at the double strollers and it's a little confusing not to mention expensive. From what I gather y...
- Hi N.. I don't remember the exact brand we got my husbands sister, but it's one where the small child sits in the front in or out of the car seat and the older child h...
- Good Morning N.!! I also had 2 children back to back!! My sons are 15 months apart, and I searched for a long time before my 2nd child was born to find the right dbl...
Double Stroller Advice
Asked by W.R. from Norfolk
on September 28, 2010
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Hi Moms! I am expecting my 2nd in February, when my first child will be nearly 3. I expect there will be times that I will need to have them both confined to a strol...
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- I have the Sit-n-stand and LOVE it!!! My son had just turned 4 when my daughter was born, and I wanted to have some way of containing him without strappinghim down. ...
- My son was 2-12/ when my second was born. We have the Joovy Ultralight Caboose. It is only 21 lbs., folds up very easily, and pushes like a dream. Comes with a fant...
- at that age id get a sit and stand. with cup holders....i love cup holders. make sure infant seat will fit in the seat and 3 year old still has room too. there are ...
Double Stroller Help
Asked by S.O. from Los Angeles
on May 14, 2008
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I am looking for a good double stroller to fit my two year old and one month old. I have been looking at the Contours Options Tandem by Kolcraft, Graco DuoGlider, and...
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- I have the Graco Quattro Tour stroller from Babies R Us, and I Love it!! I have a 2 year old and a newborn, and it's been working out great. Of course, like any othe...
- Whatever you end up getting, try and get it on Craigslist.com....(used items), I never buy any big ticket items in the store anymore, there is such great used baby stu...
- I think it all depends one what your needs are. Over the years I have had 5 different strollers as our needs have changed. If your older son is still prone to fa...
Umbrella Stroller Advice
Asked by R.D. from San Diego
on December 15, 2008
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Hello Mamas! I am looking to get an umbrella stroller for my 7.5 month old son. His regular stroller is just too heavy to be carrying up and down the stairs now that...
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- It's definetly worth it to spend a little more on a good umbrella stroller because you're going to get so much use out of it. Like many others I have a Mclaren and I'v...
- We like our Chicco stroller. It's about $70 at Babies R Us, but I've seen it on amazon.com for closer to $50. Not the best shade, and not much in the way of a basket...
- I love the MaClarean Triumph. It only weighs 11 lbs., has a shade, and opens and closes easliy. I use it all the time for quick trips with my son who's 3 now. He still...
Looking to Buy a Double Stroller, Need Advice
Asked by R.H. from Dallas
on September 30, 2007
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I'm looking at the Baby Trend Sit/Stand combo or the Phil and Ted's E3. The Sit/Stand looks like it would be a good one for us, seeing that I have a 4 month old and a...
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- I know nothing about the Phil and Ted's, but I bought a sit and stand for baby #3. It was great because the other 1-2 kids could also fit if needed and there is also ...
- We use the Graco Duoglider double stroller, which has worked out really well for us. We already had a Graco Snugride infant car seat, and this stroller is designed so...
- I bought a sit & Stand from Babies R US - for about 70. It's worked really great - my boys are 16 months apart and are large for their age and it still works (if I co...
Mom to Be Needs Advice on Type of Stroller to Buy
Asked by J.D. from Providence
on March 3, 2008
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I am wondering what type of stroller I should register for. I hope to walk often with our child once she is born as I am a big walker, so I would like something light...
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- The best stroller for doing the walking that it sounds like you plan on doing is a jogging stroller with a front swivel wheel. And the joging strollers are much light...
- There is no single stroller that will do everything. Think about where you will walk. If the ground is fairly smooth you will be fine with a regular and not a jogging ...
- There is a website calle bobgear.com that sells small 3 wheeled strollers that are convenient for shopping & exercise but I saw one on the graco website called "The Sm...
