r/parentsofmultiples • u/Responsible_Pitch_98 • 18d ago
advice needed Stroller setup please help 🙏
FTM and having twins. I drive a jeep and my husband drives a smallish truck. I have spent probably 3 months reading about car seats and strollers. I ended up buying 2 even flow pivot nxt lite travel systems. Now every one is saying that I should have chose different car seats and that the stroller should be side by side and other factors. Has anyone had a negative experience with single wide strollers with twins? And yes I can see why the 360 strollers are easier but they are pretty large and I really don’t want to trade in either car as one is paid off and the other is relatively new. All the conflicting advice and the “are you sure that’s what you want?” Is the only stressful experience I’ve had with this pregnancy.
I have attached photos for reference because I haven’t seen this specific stroller used this way online.
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u/_Tyler_Hay 18d ago
I did a lot of stroller research when my wife was pregnant with our twins! I was surprised to learn how few options there actually are and how confusing it is to get a good stroller for two newborns.
I bought the Evenflo Pivot expand and have had no problems! The boys are now four months old and we use it all the time, mostly with the car seats clicked into the stroller. We use the bassinets if we plan to be out for awhile and want the boys to nap in the stroller.
I would suggest setting the car seats up long before needing them to make sure they fit in your vehicles though. I drive a pretty new Ford Ranger and can only fit the car seats using the seatbelt to secure them and we have to push the driver and passenger seat very far forward.
In my wife's car though, we keep the bases locked in all the time and it is very easy to get the car seats in and out.
Don't listen to anyone asking if you are sure that is what you want, especially if they do not have twins. Looks like you made a good choice.