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My son and daughter-in-law are about to have twins 11 months after
their first born. Has anyone seen or heard of three individual strollers that can be somehow connected together or disconnected. Seems like it would be ideal to be able to have individual strollers, or a parent pushing two and the other, one, or all three connected together. Does anyone have advice from experience about configuration? Some strollers are three inline, others are three across and I suppose the two-one "triangle" configuration exists. I thought about combo stroller car seats but it seems to me that such an idea is probably not worthwhile because of the difficulty getting car seats mounted and unmounted. |
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Sid Eaton writes:
I thought about combo stroller car seats but it seems to me that such an idea is probably not worthwhile because of the difficulty getting car seats mounted and unmounted. I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but we had the "Double Decker Stroller", and found it very easy to move the carseats (with infants) from the stroller to the carseat base (in the car), and back. Why do you think it would be difficult? They have a triple version. While I've never seen one, this is certainly what I would get if I had triplets. http://www.doubledeckerstroller.com/ David desJardins |
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Sid Eaton writes:
I thought about combo stroller car seats but it seems to me that such an idea is probably not worthwhile because of the difficulty getting car seats mounted and unmounted. I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but we had the "Double Decker Stroller", and found it very easy to move the carseats (with infants) from the stroller to the carseat base (in the car), and back. Why do you think it would be difficult? They have a triple version. While I've never seen one, this is certainly what I would get if I had triplets. http://www.doubledeckerstroller.com/ David desJardins |
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WOW, I have never seen a double decker stroller before. Thanks for the link
David. Were you happy with it? What made you choose it over something tike a Graco duo glider? That is what we have. It seems like the disadvantage to the DD is that it is only good with the infant seats. With the Duo Glider we used the infant seats and now that they are not in them any more we can still use the stroller. Just curious. ~Kimberly Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02 come see us... http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/ |
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WOW, I have never seen a double decker stroller before. Thanks for the link
David. Were you happy with it? What made you choose it over something tike a Graco duo glider? That is what we have. It seems like the disadvantage to the DD is that it is only good with the infant seats. With the Duo Glider we used the infant seats and now that they are not in them any more we can still use the stroller. Just curious. ~Kimberly Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02 come see us... http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/ |
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I too have seen this triple decker stroller that was mentioned, but I don't
think it would be of use to a family with a toddler and two infants. I thought I remember it to be a frame that holds the infant seats, but not having a regular seat for an older child. Don't quote me on that! I do NOT recommend the stroller connectors that you mentioned. They are supposed to be used to connect two umbrella strollers but they do not function well at all with two strollers I doubt it would be any better with three. My suggestion is something like the Graco Duo Glider that accommodates two infant seats and then can be used for two children after they have outgrown the infant seats. They could then attach one of those sit and stand things to the back of the stroller so the older child could sit or stand on that. They could also use the duo glider and a snap and go when they have an extra pair of hands around. They could put the older child and one of the babies in the duo glider and pop the other infant into the snap and go. I had two snap and go strollers when my twins were infants and DH and I would each push one baby around when we were together (they did not have the double one when mine were born). I also had the duo glider when I was alone with them, which was quite often. The infant seats pop in and out very easily and it helps a lot to not have to disturb a sleeping baby when transferring from stroller to car. Good luck to your son and daughter-in-law. I am sure they appreciate your help! Michelle Mommy to Riley Claire & James Michael http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/r/rileyandjames/ |
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I too have seen this triple decker stroller that was mentioned, but I don't
think it would be of use to a family with a toddler and two infants. I thought I remember it to be a frame that holds the infant seats, but not having a regular seat for an older child. Don't quote me on that! I do NOT recommend the stroller connectors that you mentioned. They are supposed to be used to connect two umbrella strollers but they do not function well at all with two strollers I doubt it would be any better with three. My suggestion is something like the Graco Duo Glider that accommodates two infant seats and then can be used for two children after they have outgrown the infant seats. They could then attach one of those sit and stand things to the back of the stroller so the older child could sit or stand on that. They could also use the duo glider and a snap and go when they have an extra pair of hands around. They could put the older child and one of the babies in the duo glider and pop the other infant into the snap and go. I had two snap and go strollers when my twins were infants and DH and I would each push one baby around when we were together (they did not have the double one when mine were born). I also had the duo glider when I was alone with them, which was quite often. The infant seats pop in and out very easily and it helps a lot to not have to disturb a sleeping baby when transferring from stroller to car. Good luck to your son and daughter-in-law. I am sure they appreciate your help! Michelle Mommy to Riley Claire & James Michael http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/r/rileyandjames/ |
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As the others have stated, I too would stay away from the connected umbrella
type situation....and you are misguided about the difficulty of the combo strollers...they are so incredibly easy!! We had the graco double stroller and it was fantastic.....but we recently went with the schwinn double jogging stroller because as the babes reached toddlerhood, it became more of a struggle to get them in and out...and the babe in the back would keep kicking and pulling the hair or just plain bugging the babe in front. I would probably opt for a double and then a single.....or even a double with one of those step/riding plates because eventually the older one wont want to be in a stroller anymore Good luck Gwen "Sid Eaton" wrote in message m... My son and daughter-in-law are about to have twins 11 months after their first born. Has anyone seen or heard of three individual strollers that can be somehow connected together or disconnected. Seems like it would be ideal to be able to have individual strollers, or a parent pushing two and the other, one, or all three connected together. Does anyone have advice from experience about configuration? Some strollers are three inline, others are three across and I suppose the two-one "triangle" configuration exists. I thought about combo stroller car seats but it seems to me that such an idea is probably not worthwhile because of the difficulty getting car seats mounted and unmounted. |
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As the others have stated, I too would stay away from the connected umbrella
type situation....and you are misguided about the difficulty of the combo strollers...they are so incredibly easy!! We had the graco double stroller and it was fantastic.....but we recently went with the schwinn double jogging stroller because as the babes reached toddlerhood, it became more of a struggle to get them in and out...and the babe in the back would keep kicking and pulling the hair or just plain bugging the babe in front. I would probably opt for a double and then a single.....or even a double with one of those step/riding plates because eventually the older one wont want to be in a stroller anymore Good luck Gwen "Sid Eaton" wrote in message m... My son and daughter-in-law are about to have twins 11 months after their first born. Has anyone seen or heard of three individual strollers that can be somehow connected together or disconnected. Seems like it would be ideal to be able to have individual strollers, or a parent pushing two and the other, one, or all three connected together. Does anyone have advice from experience about configuration? Some strollers are three inline, others are three across and I suppose the two-one "triangle" configuration exists. I thought about combo stroller car seats but it seems to me that such an idea is probably not worthwhile because of the difficulty getting car seats mounted and unmounted. |
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Twinzmommie writes:
I too have seen this triple decker stroller that was mentioned, but I don't think it would be of use to a family with a toddler and two infants. Oops, you're right. I didn't read the original posting carefully: I thought they were having triplets. For a toddler and twin infants, the only triple stroller alternative I know of is the Runabout. Otherwise a separate twin stroller and single stroller. The Double Decker is still a good alternative for the infants, imho. David desJardins |
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