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I scrapped the stroller when my little one was younger... I used a Moby
wrap.  Any hands free carrier would do.  Now that he is bigger I use an
umbrella stroller.

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Heather <kd5cbl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Her sun is 3 months old so I think he is a little young for unbrella
> strollers!  I used one with my other friend's daughter when she was 9 months
> old.  Heather
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>  The lighter strollers, often called umbrella strollers, are great because
>> they can be easily carried when folded up.  However, I don't know that
>> they'll last through several children, so your friend might end up buying
>> more than one.  Some people claim they've had trouble with the umbrella
>> strollers tipping, but I never have, as long as I didn't hang anything heavy
>> like the diaper bag on the handles.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
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>> unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into
>> advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt
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>>  I was reading that the lighter strollers work best for getting on and off
>>> public transit.  Are these strollers going to last her for several children
>>> her husband wants a big family!  I am traveling to baby are us with her to
>>> pick out a stroller.  I wanted to know if a travel system is the way to go
>>> or just a stroler.  I know my friend had a travel system that allowed her to
>>> have one child in the carrier and the toddler in the stroler.  She only has
>>> one for now so not sure what is the best way to go. Heather
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>>>  Hi heather, there is a stroller from graco called the flipit, just
>>>> google graco flipit and you should be able to find it online. We chose to go
>>>> with a more expensive stroller called the bumbleride flier, but this costs
>>>> more than 300 dollars. The graco is about 180.
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>> Ronit
>>>>
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>>>> Heather <kd5cbl at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Hello, I am caring for a baby for a friend who has to work 12 hour days
>>>> and
>>>> I needed to be able to select a stroller that is good for getting on and
>>>> off
>>>> buses and can be pulled from behind. I was trying some strollers but
>>>> they
>>>> seemed to be hard to pull from behind. Please any ideas would be much
>>>> appreciated! Heather
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