Joolz - Aer²

UPDATE: moved comment to where it belonged 🤦🏻♀️ sorry, OP! You're providing valuable information and I wasn't negating you at all! Original comment kept below, but meant as a reply to a different comment. ----- I've literally never seen them there and I spent many hours there trying to convince myself I needed and could afford a Bugaboo. (Surprise to no one, I didn't and I couldn't! Lol) Nuna, Uppababy, Silver Cross, Thule, Doona, Joolz, Cybex, sure. Chicco? Never. Maybe this is a new development? 🤷🏻♀️

I got the Joolz Aer (similar to Nuna TRVL) because of the one hand fold and how narrow it was. I've used it for 29 months and have had no problems. A compact stroller opens up more options because you can fit through narrow aisles so you can pop into any store no matter how small. I also liked it better for eating out because it can fold up compact at smaller restaurants.

Joolz aer 2 and Nuna pipa URBN are what I'm doing for my nyc baby. This combo is most versatile for travel etc.

I have it and I have another travel stroller. It's mostly good with good wheels but I don't think it lies down flat enough like the other I have ( silvercross jet ) also the basket is def big enough but I find the seat just to be too short and not long enough.

I used it with the Nuna Pipa Lite car seat when she was an infant and it was great, not too tipsy at all, but I think that's the lightest car seat on the market. When she was old enough to not need the car seat I found it fine too. Once you unzip the back part to allow for recline the strap lets you easily adjust the recline position without having to zip and unzip it - I discovered this after a few times unzipping it.

I have a travel stroller. Most people I know stopped using a full or mid-size stroller by the time their child reached 18 months. They bought a travel stroller. I did a ton of stroller research. I tried a lot of friends strollers. The Yoyo is tricky to close and has a small basket. I don't like it. The aer also has a tiny basket. I had a Minu, not the strollers fault, someone crushed it by dropping their full size stroller on it at daycare. I replaced it with the Butterfly because my son is tall. I prefer the Minu. It folds even with stuff in the basket that's not the case with most travel strollers. Full and mid size strollers don't fit in boutique or cornerstone aisles. So you'll be leaving it outside. Also remember your 8 month old will be a 2 year old. Not all subway stations have elevators. You can't carry a mid-size stroller by yourself. You want something you can carry with one hand your child's hand in the other.

I have a Cybex Gazelle and absolutely love it. It has built in adapters so that you can add another seat when you have your second baby and the weight capacity is the same for the top or bottom seat. The suspension is great, the basket is large, easy to fold and store in the trunk of my SUV, has adapters for the Nuna Pipa car seat, also has a bassinet attachment. I have pushed it with my toddler and infant easily. When we don't feel like using the second rumble seat, my toddler just hops in the basket at the bottom and relaxes comfortably. The shopping basket is also handy. I got the Joolz Aer as a travel stroller and also love it.

The Joolz Aer for sure! My 71 year old mother in law uses it regularly while watching my baby. She can lift it up and down our front steps and in her words "I love this stroller and wish I had it when my kids were babies." We also have the Cybex Beezy which has a very similar fold, cheaper than the Joolz Aer, slightly heavier but my MIL is able to lift that stroller too. Both strollers have great suspension and we've traveled the world with them on various terrain.

Joolz aer. I have not tried transferring in carrycot as like many others say my baby wakes up whenever I enter the house, despite my baby being a pretty good sleeper. One thing to note is you have to tilt the carrycot to take it out, so it might make transferring more prone to wake up. Having said that the joolz aer folds up very small and folds with the carrycot so might work for your stair storage. I'm also glad I got this vs other bigger prams as it fits most narrow corridors. Personally I don't understand why people who live in London get a big pram then buy the joolz aer or yo-yo as a travel stroller

The Joolz Aer has a bassinet attachment that still allows the stroller to fold up.

Mine is called the Joolz Aer and it was amazing. Super light and folds up small. Put all stroller basket items in a packing cube so we could grab the cube and fold up the stroller and jump right into the tram.

4th floor walk up. We tested the most popular lightweight/travel strollers and we liked the joolz aer best because it has a strap and one handed fold. I needed something lightweight that I could do by myself. In the beginning I'd take her in the baby car seat off the stroller, fold it and put it on my shoulder and carry both up. When she got bigger and no longer in infant car seat I started leaving the stroller in the car because we always got parking pretty close. But if I needed to I could carry her and the stroller folded up with the shoulder strap.

We love our Cybex e gazelle but it's v heavy, wouldn't want to be taking it in and out of the car every day. It's also huge so hard to fit in some small shops and cafes round here. Our friends have the bugaboo and really like it. We also have a joolz aer for quick appointments/holidays and it's amazing, so light. If it wasn't for the lack of storage space, we'd probably use this as our full time pram.

We have the Aer and love it for travel! We've taken it onto the plate and put it in the overheads no problem. Our son is 19 months now and still uses it, but does like to walk occasionally, but his stamina is low so it still get use! You'll probably time you end up using it more than your original one, especially in London as it's so light and easy to handle.

I have a Cybex Gazelle as my full size stroller and a Joolz Aer as my travel stroller. I love both because of the sturdiness, suspension, and still going strong years later with baby number two.

Having just purchased a travel stroller, we looked at the stokke yoyo, bugaboo butterfly, uppababy minu v3, silvercross jet 5, and joolz aer -- all comply with most overhead cabin sizing. I would recommend also purchasing the stroller case/carrier so it looks more like a standard carry-on. Some airline staff might make you gate-check regardless of size once they see that it is a stroller. Having the cover/case will reduce that issue.

Yes! I have had the Joolz Aer for 21 months now. One of the reasons I got it was because of the smooth handling and wheels not getting stuck . My sister had a couple different strollers that I hated on city sidewalks cause they weren't smooth and the wheels randomly stick. I have love the Joolz Aer.

Agreed. Friends have the Yoyo which is typically the other main contender but are jealous of our AER2 and prefer it.

Don't fall for the Uppababy hype. While it is a well built stroller,. it is overkill and after using other lightweight strollers feels way too heavy. They are also too big to travel with imo, even in cars unless you have a big SUV or Van. Great if all you are doing is walking flat ground to the park. One exception is possibly for the first couple months when your baby can't hold their head up yet, then it is nice to have a stroller with a bassinet or car-seat compatible options. Maybe see if you can borrow one for those couple months and then switch to something lighter after. Or just use a carrier for those months. (Although the Joolz does have a bassinet option also) If I was starting over I'd probably just go with one of the Joolz light weight stroller that also is easy to travel with. I've heard good things about the yoyo also. We took the Joolz Aer to Europe, fit in the overhead compartment and handled the cobble stone streets great.

We have the exact same setup as pikarinu - uppababy Cruz and joolz aer - and basically use them in the same way.

Ooh always interesting to be nosy at what others found useful! I've just gone back to work after mat leave. A few comments/additions if you don't mind: - People either love poppers or zips on baby grows. We were big fans of zips and I don't think you can go wrong with Baby MORI - if you join their sleep club these work out a lot more affordable and are wonderfully soft. Also agree on their sleeping bags, pramsuits etc. my favorite baby brand. - Seraphine (went bust - you can still buy their things at Next) are great for hospital and breastfeeding nighties / tops. Also just general maternity clothes. - Dock-a-tot sleepyheads are no longer encouraged under safe sleep guidelines. - We love our Stokke Tripp-Trapp. If you look on John Lewis you can often get the baby set free. - Pramworld website worth looking on for all of the big purchases. We got £500 off our pram bundle (Bugaboo Fox - would recommend if you are suburban/rural, potentially not for inner city for space purposes as is like the SUV of prams) - For baby carriers, we really liked the Ergobaby Embrace for newborn and then Omni 360 after about 4 months. For the style driven you may want to look at Artipoppe. - Anything Binibamba if you want a luxurious present for new parents / babies. - A lot of Americans on Reddit discuss Snoo bassinets which basically automatically rocks to help soothe newborns to support sleep. We never needed this but new parents who are considering it should know they can also be rented. - Rockit and Snoozeshade to help promote naps on the go. - We found having a separate travel pram super useful for holidays and to keep in the car boot for when baby can sit upright. The Joolz Aer+ / Aer2 can fit into the overhead for most airlines and we have no complaints. - Unless you are confident you want to pump, I would suggest waiting to buy a breast pump until baby is here and you see how breastfeeding is going. I needed to for a short while and could buy the midwife recommended pump directly from the maternity ward (and at a discount). - Also make sure you join the baby club on Amazon as you can get 15% off a lot of things.

Coming up to 2 years with one kid. My advice is skip the bassinet and get car seat adapters for first six months (baby shouldn't be in car seat for more then 1.5 hours but unlikely you will leave baby in there for any longer with feeding etc). When they get to sitting up age aka using the normal seat, you can get a thing called a pram wedge if they don't like the slanted angle to help sit them upright. It's a very functional option as stroller

I used the infant car seat with it. Joolz sells attachments you can use with an infant car seat. In my above comment that's what I meant what I said "I would take her in the baby car seat." I did originally buy the bassinet attachment because this stroller still folds up with the bassinet on it but it was too heavy for me. It was easier for me to keep her in the infant car seat sleeping and carry that in front of me with the stroller folded up with the stroller strap on my shoulder.

I've literally never seen them there and I spent many hours there trying to convince myself I needed and could afford a Bugaboo. (Surprise to no one, I didn't and I couldn't! Lol) Nuna, Uppababy, Silver Cross, Thule, Doona, Joolz, Cybex, sure. Chicco? Never. Maybe this is a new development? 🤷🏻♀️

Why don't you try them in it near the time? The main downside is because it isn't parent facing you can see them that easily especially for a baby that little. I have the joolz aer + with bassinet and love it but my baby is only small 25centile and just 3 months and already makes the bassinet look small. I used the joolz from birth for my cafe and shopping pram

We have successfully used as sole buggy - I'm really happy with it

The absolute best child-related purchase we ever made was our Joolz Aer. It can take a beating, and it lasted us \~5 years before we stopped using it altogether. It traveled the world with us, and whether on hikes, city walks, or anything in between, it just kept on going. It has a solid, firm back (very important for proper growth and development) and it collapses into a small form that fits into the overhead bins of airplanes. It can be collapsed or opened with a single hand and the flick of the wrist, making it practical for parents out with the kid on their own. It's pricey, but worth every penny. And, one huge plus (to us) is the relative dearth of them in this area, or the US at large, which makes it easy to spot your stroller pretty much anywhere.

Never been happy with Silvercross. We've had the Silvercross full bundle - car seat was rubbish and the pram was heavy and impractical. Rucksack and hand warmers were a nice touch. I would avoid any Silvercross products based on my experience. We've had the Bugaboo double (side by side, called donkey I think?!) - it's good but a bit unwieldy, Doona one that converts to a car seat (useful but heavy and uncomfortable for child), Babyzen yo-yo (useful for travel but limited) and the Joolz aer which is great for travel (can get on a plane) and more versatile than the Babyzen so it can be used more like a normal pram - it's been my favourite travel pram. On a side note, the Cybex car seats that rotate are amazing.

Another vote for the joolz aer! The one handed fold and shoulder strap are a game changer. I can (relatively) easily get up and down the stairs holding my toddler and having the aer tossed over my shoulder.

Joolz Aer - super easy to navigate tight sidewalks/restaurants/bodegas, bassinet is sleep safe, and it folds (bassinet included) very compactly.

I would go joolz aer 2 and then get the carrycot