Strollers

I don't know about the OP's 11-month-old, but my 11-month-old wouldn't be
able to stand on a sit-n-stand for that long, and I wouldn't really feel
comfortable having her sit on it that long either. BRBR

True! That is why I also suggested the Duo Glider and a snap and go when she
has someone else around to help her. This way she could put an infant in the
snap and go and the 11 month old and the other infant in the duo glider.
Michelle
Mommy to Riley Claire & James Michael
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/r/rileyandjames/

"Twinzmommie" wrote in message
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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.

I second that. I bought those connectors and two umbrella strollers and
they were awful, I ended up selling them in a yard sale.

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.

I'd suggest the same thing. I love my Duo Glider, and all I have to do is
take the suncover off of the second seat to fit it into my Celica trunk.
Maybe you could get a sling to hold one baby while the toddler rides in the
stroller?

"Twinzmommie" wrote in message
...
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.

I second that. I bought those connectors and two umbrella strollers and
they were awful, I ended up selling them in a yard sale.

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.

I'd suggest the same thing. I love my Duo Glider, and all I have to do is
take the suncover off of the second seat to fit it into my Celica trunk.
Maybe you could get a sling to hold one baby while the toddler rides in the
stroller?

Unless your DIL is able and prepared to carry a baby/toddler everywhere for
the next 2 years or so, the only option is a triplet stroller. Even once
the older child can walk, (s)he will not walk far or for long, which could
imprison DIL ... unless she is an amateur weightlifter in which case she
should still consider whether she wants to be balancing a baby/toddler in a
front or backpack while she is crawling around on the floor of a public
restroom trying to retrieve a pacifier / toy / cup / bottle that just got
tossed behind the toilet?

Triplet Brands:
Inglesina (old-fashioned "pram" look and holds upto four babies at a time);

Baby Trend (*much* the cheapest but NOT very tough);

Peg Perego (very plush but hard to clean);

Baby Jogger (three in a row side by side ends up MUCH TOO WIDE, don't do it)

and the RUNABOUT (lighter, easy-clean, big wheels, great straps to prevent
standing, super-manoeuvrable, lots of street cred, ... i.e. perfect and
wonderful ... enough said).

All of them fit in a minivan -- the Runabout does not need to be dismantled
as the handle telescopes; the Perego and the Inglesina do need dismantling
(they'd fit in a Suburban without dismantling). Not sure about the Baby
Trend -- it may fold.

Try: www.tripletconnection.org to see pics of new and secondhand triplet
strollers for sale.

If getting the Runabout you need the sunshade and the basket, which are
extras.

If you want more info., let me know. A new Inglesina, Runabout or Perego
runs about 700 these days but you get 50% or so of that back if you sell it
in decent shape. In your DIL's shoes, I think I'd hunt down a secondhand
Runabout -- they sell for 300-400 and should have *plenty* of wear in them
for another family, so that if the older child is super mobile at an early
age she can cash it in and trade down to a twin stroller. Plus Runabout (in
Oregon) is usually good about supplying spare parts. The Baby Trend, I
don't know, it used to be $300 +/- a couple years ago from Babies R Us.

PS Just a thought, but we still used our Runabout to go to the zoo long
after they were out of it for shorter trips. Spending all day out
somewhere, it's nice for them to be able to climb and rest somewhere *other*
than Dad's shoulders.

--Janet
Elliot, Hanna, Connor (10/21/96)
and Holly (4/4/01)


"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.

Unless your DIL is able and prepared to carry a baby/toddler everywhere for
the next 2 years or so, the only option is a triplet stroller. Even once
the older child can walk, (s)he will not walk far or for long, which could
imprison DIL ... unless she is an amateur weightlifter in which case she
should still consider whether she wants to be balancing a baby/toddler in a
front or backpack while she is crawling around on the floor of a public
restroom trying to retrieve a pacifier / toy / cup / bottle that just got
tossed behind the toilet?

Triplet Brands:
Inglesina (old-fashioned "pram" look and holds upto four babies at a time);

Baby Trend (*much* the cheapest but NOT very tough);

Peg Perego (very plush but hard to clean);

Baby Jogger (three in a row side by side ends up MUCH TOO WIDE, don't do it)

and the RUNABOUT (lighter, easy-clean, big wheels, great straps to prevent
standing, super-manoeuvrable, lots of street cred, ... i.e. perfect and
wonderful ... enough said).

All of them fit in a minivan -- the Runabout does not need to be dismantled
as the handle telescopes; the Perego and the Inglesina do need dismantling
(they'd fit in a Suburban without dismantling). Not sure about the Baby
Trend -- it may fold.

Try: www.tripletconnection.org to see pics of new and secondhand triplet
strollers for sale.

If getting the Runabout you need the sunshade and the basket, which are
extras.

If you want more info., let me know. A new Inglesina, Runabout or Perego
runs about 700 these days but you get 50% or so of that back if you sell it
in decent shape. In your DIL's shoes, I think I'd hunt down a secondhand
Runabout -- they sell for 300-400 and should have *plenty* of wear in them
for another family, so that if the older child is super mobile at an early
age she can cash it in and trade down to a twin stroller. Plus Runabout (in
Oregon) is usually good about supplying spare parts. The Baby Trend, I
don't know, it used to be $300 +/- a couple years ago from Babies R Us.

PS Just a thought, but we still used our Runabout to go to the zoo long
after they were out of it for shorter trips. Spending all day out
somewhere, it's nice for them to be able to climb and rest somewhere *other*
than Dad's shoulders.

--Janet
Elliot, Hanna, Connor (10/21/96)
and Holly (4/4/01)


"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.

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience and for your ideas
stemming from that experience about what strollers might work best for
my new grand family.

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience and for your ideas
stemming from that experience about what strollers might work best for
my new grand family.

I have a 20 month (Ethan) and 2 month old twins (Ryan and Olivia). We
use the Prego Triple for Mall events, i.e. flat surfaces. For walks
(Always take walks together) we use a double jogger and a single
jogger. They are much more flexible in where they go, and much better
to manage.

The Preggo tripple is only used if one of us has to take all the
kids....

I have a 20 month (Ethan) and 2 month old twins (Ryan and Olivia). We
use the Prego Triple for Mall events, i.e. flat surfaces. For walks
(Always take walks together) we use a double jogger and a single
jogger. They are much more flexible in where they go, and much better
to manage.

The Preggo tripple is only used if one of us has to take all the
kids....