When I was pregnant with my first child, I had no clue what things I needed. I went to my local Babies R Us and picked out a few things I was told I needed. I was young and I didn’t do very much research and the Babies R us worker didn’t have a lot of knowledge on which one was best either. I figured a stroller is a stroller and they all work the exact same, right? They all have wheels, a car seat came with most of them, all made to put a baby in, so I just looked at the price, then looked at the color and pattern on the seat and just picked one.
It wasn’t until Carter got a little older, I started to notice that my stroller didn’t maneuver as well as some other peoples. It didn’t push very well on grass, I couldn’t take it jogging with me and it took up SO much room in my small car. Whenever I traveled I felt like my whole trunk was taken up by his stroller. So I started buying additional strollers. I had one that came with his car seat, I had one that I bought for jogging, I had an umbrella stroller, and I had one that I would take to the mall and would travel with because it was more compact. It was getting crazy that amount of strollers I had and was still frustrated that I didn’t have one stroller that could work for everything.
Along comes my second baby. This time around I wasn’t going to make the same mistake. I researched every double stroller there was on the market. I took my kids to the store and put them in every one, I folded all of them, I lifted each one to see how heavy it was, I pushed my kids around in it, I tried pushing it with one hand. I was fed up with having so many cheap strollers and having so many cons with each one. I ended up getting rid of all of my strollers and I bought the single and double version of the Baby Jogger City Mini GT. I cannot say enough good things about this stroller. I have owned the single and double for 2 years now and I haven’t felt the need one time to use anything else.
I have had a lot of people ask me advice on strollers and what a first time Mom needs. My biggest piece of advice is to get a good stroller, carrier, diaper bag and carseat up front. They can be more money at first, but IT IS WORTH IT!! You will not regret investing in better items that actually work well.
The Baby Cubby created this guide, which I REALLY recommend looking through to find a stroller that works for you. I really wish I had this knowledge when I was having my first baby.. It would have saved me a lot of frustration. The Baby cubby is knowledgeable and can help you find what you are looking for. They carry everything you need for a first time Mom or even a second time mom like me that is fed up with going to store that can’t help you! They even have a track you can test out your stroller on different terrains… are you kidding me!! How awesome is that?
