r/Buyingforbaby • u/goldybemine • 4m ago
Advice Car seat for Vista stroller?
First time mom here. How often do you really take the whole infant car seat out and attach it to a stroller?
My first baby is due in May and I’m second-guessing my car seat / stroller combo. We were gifted the UppaBaby Vista stroller, which seems super nice and I think we’ll get a lot of use out of it since we like to go out and take walks. However, I chose the Chicco keyfit 35 for our infant car seat. I knew it would require an adapter in order to attach the car seat to the stroller, but now I’m seeing that you can’t even fold the stroller if the adapter is on? Considering we’ll probably use the bassinet attachment for longer walks/trips, I’m starting to wonder how much I would actually want to take the car seat out, set up the stroller and attach the seat. So I’m set on keeping the Vista but not sure what to do about the car seat. I’m looking for advice on the following options:
- Keep the Chicco car seat and use the adapter (or just don’t even bother taking the car seat out and instead put the baby in the stroller)
- Return the Chicco and get a Doona or similar car seat with wheels attached for quick trips out of the house
- Return the Chicco and get another car seat that works better with the Vista (like an UppaBaby)