First Trip To Dw With Baby

[Willow25]

Hello All

Another stroller question for you experts. My husband and I will be flying to DW from Australia with our 3.5 month old to meet up with my family for a two week vacation. What would your advice be for a stroller to use in the parks. Given baby's age we will need something that lies down?? If I remember correctly the rental strollers do not do that. Thanks for any advice.

 

[Willow25]

Anyone have advice???

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Oh, congratulations to you and your family!

I would bring a stroller. Without a doubt. Do you have a seat on the plane for the baby/bringing a car seat? MY DD is older, so we get a seat for her on the plane, bring her car seat, and check her stroller through with our luggage. That way it's there for us, but we don't have to drag it through the airport. We use an attachment to her carseat called GoGoBabz, which turns her carseat into a temporary stroller. We then can wheel her through the airport without having to use the stroller.

I did travel from the US to Ireland with her when she was 4 mos old. We took our big carriage with the carseat that clicked into it. We gate checked the stroller/carriage and used the carseat on the flight.(We bought her a seat even for that flight, at 4mos, b/c I couldn't imagine holding her for 7 hours.) It worked out v well for us. I also brought her Boppy pillow to hold her and give my arms a break.

I think that's a great age to travel with - they are so tiny and easy and cute!

 

[brergnat]

For travelling, I would highly recommend something lightweight, yet appropriate for your infant.

I personally love the Maclaren Quest. It is recommended for babies 3 months+. The Quest is the most lightweight stroller Maclaren makes with an almost full recline and footrest.

What I love about it:
-It's VERY lightweight and compact when folded
-has a one handed fold mechanism with automatic lock
-steers ONE HANDED
-has a canopy that has a tilt feature, so it can cover more when the sun angle is low
-reclines almost flat (probably to about 150 degrees or so).
-has an extendable footrest for baby (PERFECT for naps)
-has a 5 point harness that is easy to adjust, plus it's height adjustable.

It is pricey ($200 US), but it is WELL worth the money. Check out Maclaren's website (do a Google search) for all the info. I cannot stress enough how good these strollers are!!! I am a mom of 2 toddlers and have had 7 strollers until I found the Quest. I wish I had just bought one in the beginning, but I was trying to "save" money by buying cheaper ones...cost more in the long run...live and learn, and then advise others to not repeat your mistakes!

In addition to the stroller, make sure you bring a carrier of some sort (Bjorn or similar). You will need that for when you can't have the stroller with you (in rides/lines/restaurants, etc).

Also, be aware that SOME restaurants may have infant seats that wheel up to the table. They look sort of like carseats. Ask if they have anything like that available, since your baby will not be sitting up yet and a booster seat will not work. In addition, ask politely if you can bring in your stroller, and be seated somewhere out of the way if your baby is sleeping when you arrive for a meal.

 

[ApolloSaturnV]

My best suggestion to you would be to look into www.abbf.com, A Baby's Best Friend. They have everything to rent for baby while at WDW. We have used them several times and have ALWAYS been pleased and happy we reserved items with them. Everything is always clean and in great condition, and the convenience of having everything waiting for me at the hotel is a convenience I want on my WDW vacation.

They get rave reviews on these boards and mine is definately one of them!