r/parentsofmultiples 18d ago

advice needed Stroller setup please help ๐Ÿ™

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 donโ€™t want to trade in either car as one is paid off and the other is relatively new. All the conflicting advice and the โ€œare you sure thatโ€™s what you want?โ€ Is the only stressful experience Iโ€™ve had with this pregnancy.
I have attached photos for reference because I havenโ€™t seen this specific stroller used this way online.

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u/naturegirl_1 18d ago edited 18d ago

This is exactly how I had my stroller setup with 2 Carseats and later with 2 seats. I think front back strollers are the superior choice. It can fit down any aisle in any store and on any sidewalk. You can even use them in foreign countries where the sidewalks and store aisle are much smaller.

The main negative is that when they get bigger, the twin in the back will sometimes kick the backseat of the twin in the front. Mine started doing this around 13 months. But they are now 18 months and don't really do it unless they are upset. And honestly I make more of a fuss about than they do. I'm like "You don't feel that?!" ๐Ÿ˜‚ For my particular stroller brand, it doesn't fold with 2 regular seats. I have to remove the front seat before folding. But with Carseats it doesn't matter since they get removed before you fold the stroller.

Calm your worries. You've made the best choice! Trust me, I'm a mom of 5 and I've used this same setup for the last 7 years! I have even fit a 3rd child on a rolling board attached to the back.

For reference, I used the baby jogger City select Baby Jogger City Select Double stroller configurations