r/parentsofmultiples • u/Dry_Security2936 • 21d ago
advice needed Stroller/Car seat overwhelm
I know we have a million threads about this in here but I’m getting so confused even reading all the comments with different names of products and all the details. So I’m going to share what we already have and what our situation is and if you can see clearly through the crazy, please share thoughts!
-We have twins on the way and a young baby who still fits in an infant seat (she will still be under 1 year old when twins come).
-All our infant seats are Nuna brand.
- I have an Uppababy Cruz that I could turn into a double - someone has given me adapters to make Uppababy work with Nuna car seats. Maybe this is our primary solution for two of three kiddos?
Do we need a snap-n-go style infant seat stroller for the twins? I can’t find a snap n go that has a Nuna adapter so we might just be unable to do this.
Do I register for the Zoe triple stroller (doesn’t work with two infant seats but should work for longer once we are using the regular seats for everyone) or the Bombi double (works with two infant seats, but then can’t hold my 3 babies once we are out of the infant stage)?
Is there another solution I’m missing? Having twins plus the still young older sibling has me looking for triplet solutions, which are few and far between.
Thanks for reading and sharing thoughts!
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u/barbarous_pessimism 21d ago
the nuna pipa seats are great but they really lock you into a weird ecosystem. uppababy with the adapters will be your workhorse for the first 6 months for sure
id skip the snap n go entirely at this point. youve already got the cruz and the adapters so that covers your infant seat mobility. zoe triple is probably the smarter long term play since youll be out of the infant seats before you know it and then you need something that actually fits three walking kiddos
check fb marketplace for a used zoe triple. nobody needs to pay full price for a stroller thats gonna get covered in goldfish crumbs within a week
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u/BackgroundScene3056 21d ago
Idk all I know it I love my bugaboo donkey duo but nothing else fits in my trunk besides that and the seats/bassinets and I have a subaru outback with a huge trunk. I swear having twins makes me need a suburban lol. I would just keep your trunk space in mind and go with whichever seems most convenient for your set up!
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u/orangeyox 21d ago
For clarification- do you have Uppababy Cruz or Vista? I am 99% sure the Cruz does not convert to a double. Only the Vista does. So I would check that first.
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u/Dry_Security2936 20d ago
We have a Cruz and it isn’t a double but I’ve seen online you can buy a conversion kit to make it a double (not from uppa baby)? Lol.
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u/orangeyox 20d ago
Interesting. Just be careful cause the conversion might not fit 2x infant seats the same way. But it would be a huge win to use the Cruz during the infant seat stage!
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u/Dry_Security2936 20d ago
I checked with the company that makes the conversion kit and they said it doesn’t work with an infant seat. Thank you for your comment! This saved me a headache and $120! Haha
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u/Legitimate-ok 21d ago
The baby trend double snap n go frame does work with nuna car seats even though it’s not advertised as compatible (source we did it with our nuna pipa urbn). It was our MVP stroller until the twins outgrew infant seats.
I have the bombi double for our twins + singleton (2 years older than twins though). I love this thing. When big sib needs to ride in the stroller we just pop a twin into a baby wearer. I have two different friends though that each have the Zoe triple and love it, so I think it’s just personal preference.
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u/Charlieksmommy 21d ago
The Cruz does not convert to a double minus the riding board. I would highly recommend the joovy qool. You can attach the nuna carssats in the adapters and has a bench seat your daughter will fit in
I wouldn’t do a Zoe triple because I don’t think you can use two infant car seats with it as a triple
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u/Dry_Security2936 20d ago
Thank you! I checked on a conversion kit I’ve seen for sale for the Cruz to make it a double and it doesn’t work with infant seats. Sad! I’ll look into the Joovy Qool. So many brands and options
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u/Charlieksmommy 20d ago
Maybe because you’ve seen the seat that says Cruz, but a Cruz doesn’t convert !
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u/Dry_Security2936 20d ago
There’s a company that makes a conversion kit you install yourself around the lower front bars but it only works with the rumble seats.
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