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Baby Gear Question

Ok, so when we went into Buy Buy Baby to get my friend's shower gift DH and I must have spent a half hour in the stroller section, no joke.  We both really want a 3 wheel stroller (for our imaginary child).

Is it better for a 3 wheel version to get the stroller with a infant seat adapter?  I'm not seeing many travel systems that are 3 wheeled with good reviews.

And is it too early for me to read baby bargains, b/c I swear I am agonizing over the tiniest things now and we're not even TTC!!

Re: Baby Gear Question

  • Then if you want to get a jogging/3 wheeled stroller than I recommend the BOB revolution stroller. It is not cheap by any means (350 or more) and you can buy infant car seat adaptor and all sorts of add-ons.  We were not originally going to get one, but my brother-in-law said we HAD to, it was the best, yada yada... and Jim told him jokingly... alright then that 's what you can get us... and low and behold he and his wife did! Now I recommend it to everyone! I <3 it!!!

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  • I'm looking at the Bob on babiesrus now with the infant seat adapter.  It gets really good reviews.
  • I love Baby Bargains. Its the only book I won't loan someone because I reference it all the time. I wouldn't recommend getting it now if you're not ready to buy though because they will likely have a new edition by the time you want to research and buy. However, it DOES have good generic information about what types of things are necessary (not a lot) and what isn't, etc.
    Campbell James - 3.6.2010
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  • Yeah, don't buy the book yet. They print an updated one every year.

    The 3-wheeled strollers are jogging strollers, and you shouldn't jog with an infant under 6 months b/c their head control isn't strong enough, so I don't see the point of getting a 3-wheeler that has an infant attachment (or deciding which to get based on whether it has that). But that's just me -- we've been happy with our Snap n Go stroller frame ($50 new, but we got it for $15 at a consignment sale) for 6 months and are finally looking at our permanent strollers options now. That's what BB recommends and we don't regret it; we have a better idea of how we'll use a stroller now that we've been living with our little guy for 6 months and we see how our lives have changed. 

  • Exactly what we did. Actually just traded in our snap n go at BRU and got a chicco stroller.
    Campbell James - 3.6.2010
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  • Oh we just want the 3 wheels for use, not actual jogging.  I only run when there's chocolate involved! Wink
  • Then yep... get a BOB. It has one hand steering and turning. And it turns on a dime. I don't jog with it, but we do our walks, (on sidewalk, dirt, and turf) and it rols and works on every surface. Plus it's easy to close. you can almost do it one handed, plus the wheels are removable to make more space.
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  • i use a snap & go for quick trips in and out of places. i have a bumbleride which i absolutely LOVE. they make a 3 wheel version i believe. it also has the infant adapter but what i love most about it is that it's suitable from infancy to toddler so it's not really necessary to have to lug the heavy ass carseat around. 

    Jess and James 10.18.08
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