Safety & Baby Gates: Kolcraft
10 articles
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...
My Little Explorer Can Undo All Our Childproofing - Help!
Asked by J.B. from Nashville
on August 18, 2009
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Hello Moms! Ok, so my 22 month old son is now able to unlock the doors to our house and lift up the child gates - as of this week! He must have hit a growth spurt beca...
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- Hey J., I guess my son was around 2 years old when he started exploring more. I guess it was around this age that we let him go at will a little more around the house...
- Your son is old enough to know what he can and can not touch around the house. He is old enough to know he can't leave the house without permission. He should know not...
- We have 2 boys who are 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 and I so remember those days. Our youngest is still in the crib with tent, we tried taking it down couple times but even the ro...
Leg Caught in Crib Bars...
Asked by J.H. from Los Angeles
on August 4, 2008
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My son has now done this twice. He'll wake up screaming. I'll run in and he's got his leg caught in the bars. Right above the knee. Which makes it a bit tough for me t...
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- Fear not. All the sources say that kids aren't strong enough to break a limb in the bars or hurt their head by hitting the bars. Their crying is the worst of it.
- My son (8.5 mos) is doing this too, because he flips onto his tummy but has not learned how to flip back. (He does this only during the day, when he is incensed that ...
- My 6.5 month old did this twice a few months back and it scared me to death! Her leg was wedged just as far as you mentioned and I had a hard time getting it out too. ...
What's the Best Inexpensive Stroller for Traveling?
Asked by K.G. from Portland
on July 23, 2011
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Hi moms,
We are traveling out of state for a wedding and will be taking our 7 month old with us. The current stroller we have is huge, heavy and impractical. (It wa...
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- We used to have an umbrella stroller that we took sometimes for our first, but the handles were kind of short (I'm 5'9"). I think McClaren does a nicer one, though, bu...
- Hi K., We have a Chicco umbrella-style stroller, and I started using it for travel when my first was 5-1/2 months old. It doesn't recline fully, but it uses zippers...
- If we didn't already have the previous version of this, I'd get this one: http://www.amazon.com/Chicco-05060886970070-Liteway-Stroller-Fuego/dp/B001ODAHF0 HTH!
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...
Need Recommendations for a LIGHTWEIGHT Stroller
Asked by P.M. from Dallas
on June 1, 2007
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Hello- My daughter just turned 3 and our stroller has many, many miles on it. Time for a new /newer one. I am traveling soon and I know I will need it. So any help ...
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- Check out www.travelingtikes.com. They have a lot of great lightweight strollers, some already mentioned here. I too have been looking for a replacement to my big bu...
- Maclaren is the way to go! I did tons of research on this. Chicco and Combi were on the list. Chicco only went up to 37 lbs I think and Combi was hard to push (cou...
- I LOVE our new Maclaren stroller. We purchased it at Target for $100 and have traveled with it NUMEROUS times. I can't say enough. It has a strap so when its folded...
Need New Umbrella stroller...suggestions?
Asked by S.M. from Omaha
on January 15, 2008
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I am in need of a new umbrella stroller. It needs to be easy to fold and lightweight for traveling. I would like to stay under $100. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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- We have the Chicco Capri stroller, got it at Babies-r-us. I think it is about $60. Not sure the weight limit. It is on the web site if you want to check it out! We...
- Hi, Walmart and Meijer both carry inexpensive ones that are easy to use and are cute too. You could also try the consignment shop.
- We have a great umbrella stroller that is made by Jeep. We bought it at BabiesRUs but I think you can get it at Wal-Mart SuperCenter. I'm pretty sure we paid under $40...
Strollers for Traveling
Asked by L.J. from Portland
on January 14, 2008
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We are flying to the Philippines next month and I want to bring an umbrella type stroller with us for my 5 month old especially for the airport. I definitely don't wan...
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- We fly everywhere with our Chicco umbrella stroller. My son has used it since he was 6 months old. You may want to visit the Babies-R-Us website to see what it looks...
- Hello. I received a regular $20 Baby's R Us umbrella stroller as a shower gift with my first son. I am tall so the handles were too short, however I found that they ...
- Hi L., Have you considered wearing your baby instead of using a stroller? We took our daughter to Panama when she was 5 months old and we used the Moby Wrap. It wa...
Looking for a Good Lightweight Stroller to Travel With
Asked by J.L. from New York
on February 18, 2007
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I am looking for feedback about strollers. We are going to Aruba in April and my husband is insisting we buy a smaller stroller for the trip. Our daughter is 2 and a...
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- Hi there. I too am 35 yrs. old with a 2 1/2 yr. old daughter and 12 yr. old stepson. LOL I used to use the graco stroller from the travel system too. I agree it is big...
- J., I am out of strollers now but they used to make an umbrella one that was about $30 and had clips so it could recline a little. It's great for having in the car an...
- When we travelled with our daughter, we bought a Graco citylight (I think that's what it was called) umbrella stroller. It reclines, has a cover for the rain/shade an...
Best Stroller for Twins
Asked by R.S. from Boston
on March 9, 2008
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Hi - I hope there are some moms of twins out there who can give me advice on the best stroller to get for my twins. Someone gave me a double umbrella stroller for my ...
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- I also have adopted twins! They are 2 1/2 years old right now. For the first year, I used the Graco front to back stroller, as the car seats clipped right in and the...
- I would highly recommend the EasyWalker Stroller. It comes in a side by side but is narrow enough that it maneuvers through a standard doorway. It is VERY lightwiegh...
- After researching and looking at the pros/cons, I recently purchased a Phil and Ted, and I love it. I wish I had more knowledge of strollers before I registered for my...
