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Stroller suggestions

When my kids were younger we used a “Jeep” branded jogging stroller, 3 wheels used it for all four kids
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Took it hiking and other places it “shouldn’t” of gone. Held up great, and it have no transmission problems lol, pre-Fiat era


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Congrats! We had a Graco single that the infant carrier dropped in, then went with a Graco double of stone sort when the oldest could either sit or stand. It's obvious but stick with the same brand so bases for vehicles work with the stroller.

When it comes to infant carriers, I think we found whichever was the lightest weight. Baby plus carrier (and diaper bag and other junk) gets heavy on the wife otherwise.
 
I will say this as a dad of 25 years And a husband of 30 years.
i will expand from advice of a stroller to pretty much all concepts of mom and dad rules lol.
this involves almost everything.
First off you get what you pay for
The most important thing is to remember a happy comfortable wife leads to a “mostly”happy life.
Also Remember just this. You will never please them 100%. Take a compliment very seriously and always return with a compliment.
Lastly never leave dirty dishes in sink or dirty skivvies on bathroom floor
Hapy wife = happy life
 
We have an Evenflo stroller/travel system for our kid. The car seat base stays in the car and you detach the car seat from the base and attach it directly to the stroller. Its really nice for when they are small(under 1) but when they start to get bigger you really need to find a new car seat.

They have car seats that can swivel towards the door to make it easier to buckle/unbuckle them. Those are pretty slick.
 
You want the basic graco 3 wheeled jogger you can click the infant car seat into. Asbolutely no need to get spendy unless it's for showing off imo you're only going to use it a couple years. Depending what your vehicle/travel situation is a basic umbrella stroller too. Check back in a couple years when you need a double.
 
hokiehunter373 said:
@kyler1945 1st kid? Planning to have more? If so, just buy something that can expand to 2 now and save some cash in the long run
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Yeah idk that one in particular I have to disagree with unless budget is a significant consideration. The thing is the double strollers are so frigging unwieldy I would gladly just get a couple of years use out of a single before needing to upgrade. Even now with three kids we have both a single and a double and probably use the single more than the double.
 
redsquirrel said:
Due date? Did you/are you finding out the sex?
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April 1. Surprise on hardware.

We’re pretty lucky - we discussed when we wanted to have kids. I said no birthdays from September-January for obvious reasons. She’s a teacher and wanted maternity leave to transition to summer break seamlessly. April was the month. Bang bang pow pow one shot and here we are…
 
kyler1945 said:
April 1. Surprise on hardware.

We’re pretty lucky - we discussed when we wanted to have kids. I said no birthdays from September-January for obvious reasons. She’s a teacher and wanted maternity leave to transition to summer break seamlessly. April was the month. Bang bang pow pow one shot and here we are…
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Surprises are the best! You only get so many in life. It's like Christmas but you get a newborn. I also have an April Fool's baby from a teacher momma. It comes in handy for summer breaks, and she'll be able to probably extend her maternity leave straight into summer like you said. Excited for you brother!
 
We went UpaBaby. That stroller is a Cadilac and when kid is very young the car seat pops right onto the stroller without every waking the baby.
 
kyler1945 said:
April 1. Surprise on hardware.

We’re pretty lucky - we discussed when we wanted to have kids. I said no birthdays from September-January for obvious reasons. She’s a teacher and wanted maternity leave to transition to summer break seamlessly. April was the month. Bang bang pow pow one shot and here we are…
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You make it sound SOOO romantic....haha
 
City mini GT2 is a solid stroller/jogger and they've got pieces to fit with most car seats. It's on sale on amazon right now for $280.
 
redsquirrel said:
You have 7.... I nominate you. I have 2 (and I love them both dearly)
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I'm not sure 7 goes hand in hand with slow and deliberate... ;) I have two and cut myself off. Literally. Well I had a surgeon snip the tubes but yeah... Lol. Kids are worth it though, just a lot.

All info within is about 5-7 years old:

We had the 3 in one Britax setup when my kids were small, having a stroller where you take the rear facing infant car seat out of the car and it clicks right into the stroller is great. To do this with a jogging stroller like a bob I believe you have to buy an accessory and they aren't as stable (well, weren't 7 years ago). Then once they are a bit bigger they can just sit in it. Some strollers have an attachment where the older kid can stand on the back like a bobsled. Mine didn't. We gave all this and the carseats to friends, they out two more kids through them and still seem to work great. If you do go used know that you're supposed to toss car seats after an accident (so I wouldn't buy used from a stranger) and depending on the brand car seats have expiration dates, I think they vary but are around 7 years, likely published somewhere but keep an eye out for that- you may not care, but worst case scenario your insurance company could deny injury coverage or something like that. My opinion- it's your kid, use the same mentality you have about your own safety, no cutting corners, but one of the few constants about parenting is you'll deal with a lot of opinions and unsolicited advice.

We had that stroller and my wife got me a jogger, I used it a decent amount but see more utility in the Britax one, they fold to go in the car easier. You cannot jog with a normal stroller though, it WILL tip over and be a hassle. Jogging stroller was much better for off road (even just grass, umbrella stroller size wheels suck)

Once they got slightly older a double umbrella stroller was what we used mostly, but be prepared for your back to hurt, I couldn't find one with arms long enough to not have to hunch over to avoid kicking the back of the stroller.
 
thedutchtouch said:
but be prepared for your back to hurt, I couldn't find one with arms long enough to not have to hunch over to avoid kicking the back of the stroller.
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Won't happen. I'll weld the whole thing up before I bend over all day. I lived 18-30 thinking that I just had to tolerate a world designed for 5'8 people. The last several years I've been modifying to the world to fit my sneech build.

Honestly, I told the lady that to me the biggest factor on stroller choice seemed to be not having to bend over to fold it.

She's obviously thinking she needs an uppababy to be considered a good mother. I'm looking at the Chicco one handed grab and fold mechanism thinking it's a no brainer.
 
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