Britax B-Agile

[jsantini]

I've been looking for a stroller I could rent that would be parent facing for our upcoming trip. My son will be 3 months old and I would prefer to have the option for him to face me in the stroller. The only rear-facing/parent-facing stroller I could find to rent is a Britax B-Agile.

Has anyone used this stroller in the parent-facing mode and what should I know about it for use in the parks? Does he have to be in a car seat type infant seat for it to work parent facing? That is probably my main concern, but any other information is welcome too.

This is my first trip to Disney with a little

 

[jennab]

We have a B Agile and it doesn't do "facing parent". Are you thinking of the B Ready? The B Agile is very similar to the City Mini

 

[jsantini]

The stroller rental company said it is the Britax B-Agile travel system that has the rear facing baby carrier. So I'm thinking it's basically a car seat snapped into the stroller? If so, I'm not sure that's the way we want to go as I don't want him in an infant car seat for many hours a day.

 

[jennab]

Yes the B Agile has clips so you can attach a car seat. That would be a pain though if you want to use the actual stroller part (having to take the car seat out and put it somewhere). Plus folding it up would be hard… the stroller doe lay all the way back and has a flap on the top so you can see in.

 

[Tink522]

I took DS for the first time at 13 weeks and used a City Mini and Ergo. I originally wanted a stroller faced either way but was sold on the City Mini. Good luck!

 

[PocahontasLookALike]

The b agile is is only parent facing when using the infant seat (which I wouldn't recommend at the parks). I have the b ready and it does parent facing without the infant seat. I love it. But I don't think companies rent them

 

[wed100105]

I'm bumping this thread up because next June I'll be in the exact same situation as the OP. Would anyone care to chime in on the best stroller for a 3 month old at WDW?

 

[jsantini]

This is the stroller we used from about 3 months to over a year and we took it to Disney twice for weeklong trips:
http://www.amazon.com/Bumbleride-Reversible-Handle-Stroller-Wheels/dp/B006NWKXC4

I love it. Being able to quickly reverse the handle so baby can face forward or back is awesome. The sun shade provides almost total coverage, and it lays flat for napping/diaper changes and sits up totally straight for great back support for baby with a few angles in between. Some reviewers say it doesn't steer well but that's only the case if you forget to flip the axle bar with your foot when you reverse the handle. We used the heck out of this stroller, including flying with it for four trips and its held up really well.

 

[jsantini]

The Ergo was also indispensable in the parks at that age.

 

[Mousemommy1]

We used our City Mini nearly fully reclined and an Ergo when we took our DS at 3 months. It's a great stroller.