Mockingbird - Single-to-Double Stroller 2.0

Like someone else said, if you want something that lasts until toddler age, it will be a convertible seat not an infant seat. I’m not a fan of infant seats so we’re going straight to a convertible and getting a stroller with a bassinet mode. Nuna is great, just pricy. I am a big fan but do agree with the other commenter that I need two hands to collapse. The mockingbird is also pretty nice - plenty configurations and compatible with a lot of car seats. I can fold it with one hand and i think it pushes well. If you’re planning on having more kids it’s nice with the ability to add a second seat or have one bassinet and one toddler seat at once.

So, a couple things— First of all, a single stroller plus baby wearing may be easier sometimes. I’d recommend both the stroller and the baby wearing device be doable for either the newborn or the toddler because you might want the option to do either version. For a double, I’m going to offer a counterpoint. A lot of people are complaining about tandem but we use ours for something pretty specific which is neighborhood walks including walking to daycare. We are always on sidewalks and you have to pay attention to bumps or whatever but I think that’s true of a lot of options. My wife almost accidentally tipped our wagon yesterday going around a bend so other styles aren’t a guarantee of not-tippiness. Anyway, I think the advantage to tandem is that they convert between two and one seat, right? I haven’t seen a side by side model that does that. So we like our Mockingbird and the fact you can rearrange the seats however you want— we currently like doing tandem with the kids facing each other, toddler facing forward at the top so he can see baby and the view, and baby facing backwards in the lower position so she can see both mom and brother. Meanwhile it’s very fast to switch into a single stroller if we only have one kid or are wearing one kid. My main quibble is that it is a little bulky as a double stroller in terms of folding, we really have to take everything apart to fit it in the Prius trunk. The main thing that’s annoying is that we have to take off the plastic pieces converting it to a double, but we don’t have an obvious place to store them while keeping them attached to the stroller which would be my preference. It’s not an issue with our SUV trunk though.

I’m loving my Mockingbird! We use the car seat adapters right now (twins are 3 months) to click in our Chicco KeyFit 35 seats, but they are compatible with a ton of different car seats.

I have twins so my options were limited, but we got a Mockingbird. I love it but that thing is HEAVY and it barely fits in my RAV4 trunk. If I had to do this again, I would lift/move the folded up stroller to really test it.

Have you checked the mockingbird single to double? I'm currently pregnant with my 2nd and age difference will be similar to yours. After doing some research I thought that one was the best choice for double seating for us. Can be pricey though. Another option could be a wagon, but they may not be as comfortable as you'd like for the 1 year old.

Oh that's a shame. We got ours already so we'll see how it feels for us once the baby is here. We do have a wagon already so that's good to know that it's a good option for replacement

Wow! I'm impressed with all of the research. Since you mentioned the vista, I would actually suggest the mockingbird. We love the versatility of the seat arrangements as a double and both seats recline for naps while walking around the park or afterwards. Sounds like an awesome trip!!

I have a 6 week old and nearly 3 year old and we enjoy our mockingbird, it’s a little unwieldy but not terribly. Currently we use it with a bassinet and 2nd seat and also the ride along scooter thing which my toddler prefers to the seat usually

Love ours. We also had a mockingbird from the start but barely used it until LO was over a year old. This was just so convenient and lightweight. We never tried to take it like over grass or uneven surfaces though

Double stroller! Went with the mockingbird single to double. Initially did the snap in for the car seats and then later used the bucket seats. My twins are 2 now and our stroller still gets a ton of use because when I do errands with them they still aren’t old enough to not run off in a store and I can’t hold both their hands and do the shopping.

See I have the opposite thought. I hate my mockingbird and wish I just got a single stroller with my first and then a side by side when we had our second. We got the bumbleride indie twin with my second and love it SO much that we never use our mockingbird double. About to have 3 under 3.5 this week and still don’t use the mockingbird, it’s awful as a double, imo!

You don’t need a diaper bag specifically. I use my favorite tote. I have the mockingbird Convirtible stroller that can turn into a two-seater with a toddler standing platform. It’s very lightweight and easy to open one handed. We got the Chicco Keyfit 35 ClearTex for infant car seat, and got the adapter for the stroller. It was easy to take in and out of the car seat now that my baby is a toddler, we have the Greico Extend2Fit 3-in-1 and it’s going to last us a very long time.

I have three kids and we now have every type of stroller I can imagine and we do actually use all of them. 1. When we were having our first, we bought a Graco "travel system" with an infant car seat and stroller. LOVE this for babies up until they can walk basically and we've used the infant seat for all three of our kids. Super convenient to be able to just plop them in the stroller if they fell asleep in the car or vice versa, plus the infant car seats are lighter and easier to carry around with baby in them than the all-in-one car seats that are designed to stay in the car. Once baby could walk/outgrew the infant seat, we got them a convertible car seat that could grow into a booster. At this point we could still keep using the stroller as a normal stroller without the car seat attached to it, but we had #2 on the way, so we bought... 2. ...the Mockingbird single-to-double stroller! And we gave the travel system stroller to my mom who watches our kids a lot so she could have a stroller at her house. We got the car seat adapter for the Mockingbird so that when #2 was a newborn, we could keep using it just like we did the travel system, but we could also have #1 in the stroller too. Highly recommend this stroller. It has all the features of the more expensive double strollers, but a much lower price. The storage basket underneath is huge and we've had nothing but great experiences with their customer service. It's so great that it can be used equally well as a single or a double (great planning for siblings in the future!) 3. Then along came #3, and the older two were getting too big for the double stroller. So, we used the Mockingbird mostly as a single stroller with the car seat adapter for #3, but now that #3 is older (11mo), we got a Jeep umbrella stroller from a consignment sale and love using that on trips or just keeping it stashed in the car as it doesn't take up too much space and is small/easy to maneuver around. 4. We also got the Radio Flyer Voya Quad Stroller Wagon recently and LOVE it for things where we need to keep all 3 kids contained as it still fits the older two in it. Wonderfolds are really popular right now for stroller wagons, but honestly the radio flyer voya double or quad is just as good if not better. It's easier to fold up, lighter, smaller, less expensive, and comes with more accessories than the Wonderfold. All this to say - I would personally recommend going with the Mockingbird single to double stroller and just getting a car seat adapter for an infant car seat. That would give you all the benefits of a travel system but also more versatility for the future.