I have an 11 month old and I'm due in early Dec. My daughter doesn't walk yet so I'm looking for a light weight double stroller that 1 seat can go all the way back for the new born and the other can sit up so that my daughter can look around at what is going on around her. I am clueless as to what brand and which type to get. If any one has advice I would love to hear it.
Thanks everyone you have all been really helpful I'm hoping to go to a babystore on friday to try some of the carriges that you all recomended. I'll let you know what happens at the end.
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I just bought a BOB Dualie Revolution and I love it! Our daughter will be 2 when her baby brother arrives, so I wanted a side-by-side that could hold a carrier car seat. It's a dream to push, has a snack tray on the carrier attachment bar and a second for when the baby can sit in the stroller. The seats recline almost completely flat and it's easy to fold, unfold and carry. Congrats and good luck!
We have the Phil and Teds Sport Double. It is a little pricey but I have never regretted spending the money. It is a double that takes up no more room than a single jogging stroller. It is so easy to push and maneuver through stores. I couldn't imagine getting through a clothing store with a full sized double! When my daughter was a newborn the seat reclines fully and the double seat attaches to the front of the stroller and then once they are bigger the double seat attaches to the back. My kids are now 4 and 17 months and it still works for us! Good luck finding something you will love!
I liked the Graco DuoGlider. It isn't lightweight, but I'm not sure if any double really is. The back seat can hold an infant carrier or be reclined fully; the front can recline a little and sits up nicely.
Kolcraft Contours :)
We love our City Mini Double. We used it with our daughter who was 3 weeks old - it reclines nearly all the way or can be used with a car seat (must purchase an adapter) and our 2 year old. I expect you'd get much more out of it since your two will be closer in age. It is the simplest folding stroller ever and it is so light! We also got a hand-me-down Kolcraft Contours - that thing is super heavy & takes up a ton of space in the trunk - but is pretty neat if you don't need to fold it up & bring it out with you. We liked it for neighborhood walks while using the car seat for the little one. I stopped using it when the baby was about 4 months old and just use the City Mini all the time now.
my girls are 15 months apart and I LOVE the phil and ted's. We have the Vibe and we chose that one because you can fold it with the double seat attached. We live in a city in Switzerland and I needed a double stroller that I knew would fit it doorways and in stores and the P&T's does! The main stroller part makes a bassinet for the newborn and the older one sits on top in the double seat. The baby is covered and the older one gets to sit high. My daughter loved it! I was worried about having one sit in the back seat as they got older, but the both love to sit back there! (the oldest is 21/2 and the youngest is 15 months) Definitely go and test drive some. I tried several double strollers in the store and knew this was the stroller for me when I couldn't even get the city mini double out of the aisle to test drive it :) Good luck with 2!! It's so much fun having them so close together!
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my girls are 15 months apart and I LOVE the phil and ted's. We have the Vibe and we chose that one because you can fold it with the double seat attached. We live in a city in Switzerland and I needed a double stroller that I knew would fit it doorways and in stores and the P&T's does! The main stroller part makes a bassinet for the newborn and the older one sits on top in the double seat. The baby is covered and the older one gets to sit high. My daughter loved it! I was worried about having one sit in the back seat as they got older, but the both love to sit back there! (the oldest is 21/2 and the youngest is 15 months) Definitely go and test drive some. I tried several double strollers in the store and knew this was the stroller for me when I couldn't even get the city mini double out of the aisle to test drive it :) Good luck with 2!! It's so much fun having them so close together!
I second the City Mini Double. I had my son a day after my daughter turned 14 months so she had just started to walk. Like the person before me said, you have to just buy an adapter for the car sear but it's so easy to fold and unfold that I did it just two weeks out from a c-section. When the bigger kid is not in it, you just slide the car seat over to the middle so it's more stable, and that takes 2 seconds, so you're bigger kid can easily get out and walk when she wants. It looks big but fits through doors without a problem. I hate strollers in general but this is a good one. We didn't get the one with the bigger wheels and it's still great to take on walks. Highly recommend trying it out.
