Doona - Car Seat & Stroller (Doona+)

If you can find it on marketplace, buy it. Especially if your travel a lot, or live in an urban area where you walk more than you drive. I couldn’t justify new, but goddamn that thing is useful.

Doona + a used bigger stroller for home (like Uppa or Nuna)

The Doona is expensive, but I absolutely adore mine. The turn radius is AMAZING imo.

I use a second hand doona which is good for infants as it folds into a car seat. Got it for $100

I have a Doona that I use for right now and I used it on a recent trip with my baby, I wore him in the airports and out and about and threw my bag into the stroller. when I was with my parents I just left it in the car

I absolutely love our Doona for car travels. I take Uber pretty frequently and it’s just so easy for in and outs. I also traveled across the country and it was sooo handy in the airport! I found it heavy in the very beginning but I actually think I’ve gotten stronger since then because it’s easier for me to lift now. we were lucky enough to get ours for free so that is also a plus; we could never have afforded it with the hefty price tag

Absolutely love ours. I love it because you don’t have to transfer them from a car seat to a stroller if they’re sleeping. Just makes like so much easier. I wouldn’t say it’s the best stroller but for short distances it’s great.

I guess I'm going to be the odd one out but we travel with ours and love it for that. We actually just flew with it today. It's easy to get into an Uber, walk through the airport until security, take our baby and collapse it and it fits through the little TSA scanner, then pop it back up put baby back in and walk to the gate. When you get to your destination you still have a car seat and stroller to get to your final destination It's great for travel, but we would never use it as our main car seat or stroller

Like any stroller, everyone needs to weigh the pros and cons against their lifestyle. Where I live, slush isn't an issue (although I have several friends who have loved it in NYC, so who knows - pros and cons!).

We had the Doona and it’s one of our top 5 baby items. Incredibly convenient for quick car rides/errands and the best baby product for travel. Literally no cons except that our 99th percentile baby grew out of it around 12-13mo. I am SO sad that we can no longer use it.

One time we went on a larger plane and I was able to push the Doona right down the aisle, it was amazing.

I can get my uppababy vista in and out of my lifted truck. My friend has one so I was able to test lifting it. I’m small and need something I can lift without much trouble. The car seat snaps in and out. I eventually splurged on a doona for travel only and I love it for that.

I love it as a car seat, it’s great for travel/errands. We also have another stroller we use for walks and park trips though. Really depends on your lifestyle whether you’d get enough value from it.

We have the uppababy vista. It’s a great smooth stroller. We recently switched to the doona since it’s a lot more convenient and lighter.

I don’t understand the point of the Donna. I have a travel system and I can either attach the car seat or the actual stroller/ bassinet to the frame/ wheels that fit easily in my car’s trunk. It takes two seconds. ???????

We live in the City and Doona has been awesome!

Doona for travel/errands until they size out, then bugaboo butterfly for travel. Uppababy vista for every day.

At one point we had like 8 lol. They all have such different use cases! A city mini travel system we got when we had our first. Sold it once our 2nd baby was out of the infant car seat. We also had a Doona and loved that. Sold both when he got too big. We had a City Mini double (someone in my parents rich neighborhood was giving it away! And then they paid $$$ to ship it to us, lol.) that we just used around the neighborhood because it was too bulky and a pain to take in the car with the second seat. (Sold this one) A evenflo pivot stroller wagon we took around. A $50 costco wagon that folded up and fit in the car really well. For a while we stopped using the pivot because this one was just easier. A double umbrella we only used for traveling or kept in the trunk, it was a pain because it was short so the adult had to hunch to push. But it was small, we took it on planes to visit my parents. (Sold this one, kids are 6 and 3 now) A GB pockit amazing fold up tiny single stroller. Perfect for travel, took it to NYC and on a cruise. A urbini reversi single stroller, we kept that one even though we used it rarely because it was the only one that could recline super flat for the kid to sleep that had okay storage underneath. After we sold the big double stroller we decided to take the kids to Disney World and I realized wagons weren’t allowed. We considered taking 2 single strollers and quickly abandoned that idea and bought a Graco Sit and Stand double stroller on marketplace for $50 that we love and take with us when we go places like the Zoo and stuff now. Good storage, our older kid can stand or sit and hop on and off easily.

I have a Doona and love it. I was so overwhelmed with stokers and car seats, i’ve pushed that decision further down the road. ??

I have one and I love it. I don’t find it too heavy, but I imagine all of that is very individual. I also bought mine secondhand and paid less than half price, so that may color my perception!

I’m short and found the doona way too small!

Honestly surprised at how many people are upset by the height. I’m 5’7 and have zero issue. It’s extremely convenient when running errands, especially with ny toddler in tow. IMO the biggest downside is that it’s damn heavy, but since it doubles as a stroller, the only time I’m carrying it is into the house. All that said, we bought from a trusted secondhand source, so didn’t have the hefty price tag.

This is what we’ve settled on, plus a Doona because we do a lot of plane travel and it seems convenient for that while they’re still little. 

No, that thing is a monster. Add a kid, and you have like 40 lbs to carry with one arm twisted. It's also more manual than you'd hope. Lasts a year max if you don't have a large bebe. But! If your back is 100% super duper and you're incredibly fit and under 5'2"ish, it works great!

We loved ours too! We flew so much with ours and it made travel so much easier! I miss it lol

I would get a travel stroller but not a Doona as they will grow out of it soon (our son grew out right before 12 months)

Our plan is to just put the base in our car and use the seat belt path in ride shares and on planes.

We went with the Doona - quite a few of our friends have them and love them.

For a 2 hour flight I wouldn't stress it, you should be fine babywearing the whole time. Your plan to check the stroller and car seat and just baby wear until you get to your destination is sound. The rest of this post is what I think you should consider, only if longer flights are on your radar in the first year. We just traveled with an older baby (5.5 months) and used a doona and a Oscha Cairis carrier through the airport The doona was nice because it went strait from the Uber, through the airport until security, folded down and went through the scanner at TSA while baby went with me through the metal detector, then popped back up and carried baby until we had to gate check it at our gate. This was super helpful on our return flight as we had less time than we hoped to grab food in the airport and the options were a long ways away so we ended up doing a bit of jogging which I don't feel comfortable with with baby in a carrier. It also meant (aside from takeoff and landing where it's not allowed) my baby slept well in their carrier for most of their 6 hour flight with only a single feeding. I feel like they wouldn't be as chill with being in there so long if we also did carrier through the airport. I'm a big fan of baby wearing, but we also needed the car seat and with the doona also doubling as a stroller and working so well going into and out of Ubers straight into stroller mode and working just with a seatbelt, it was super helpful for us. I would also recommend one of the giant backpack bag covers for the doona to keep it clean and from being damaged/scuffed when gate checked You can definitely do it without a doona and with just a carrier, you'll just likely have to take the baby out a few more times to rest and lay in different positions a few times. Also, our alpine ear protection was amazing, baby didn't cry once for adjusting cabin pressure. Alternatively, make sure you can feed the baby, especially during final descent to help those ears pop

I am 5’6” and primarily used it. Partner is away for work a lot so I had lots of solo errand running w baby. I LOVED it. She is 14mo and we still use it but I finally just got a seat that will transition w her for many more years. Now we use the Doona in my partner’s car. He loves it too.

I LOVED it. We live in a very dense city and didn’t have a car when my son was small. It was awesome for navigating tight spaces and for use on public transportation and Ubers. I wouldn’t recommend it for a more suburban lifestyle.

I have a Doona, it’s fine. Would not say it’s great in the snow, and wheels get your car dirty (and you sometimes) if that’s something that bothers you. If the Evenflo version was out when I had my first, I would have bought it. I’d like the option of having no wheels sometimes for easier carrying or the capability to put in a stroller.

Oh yes, that's a good thought! We don't anticipate being anywhere but the US and EU for the first year, so Doona should be fine in both, but definitely something to keep in mind.

Unsure what you mean BIFL. Survive multiple kids, suit a single child from newborn to 3+ years, or simply extra durable so it can withstand your stated activities? Bought a Doona secondhand and am using it for the second time so it has supported at least 3 children up until they grow out of it at like 2 years old. So it's technically a short life span, but not having to carry a separate car seat was a godsend and honestly it's in good enough condition I would be able to resell it as well if I wanted to.

If I had to start over, I would choose the even Flo dual shift, and a mocking bird that can convert to a double. I was one and done when we had my daughter, so I got the Doona and I love it but the even Flo seems easier as you can take the wheels off and click it in to a stroller!!!

I have and love my Doona but it’s really only for car/plane/cab/and quick errands. Great for running to the pediatrician or the bank. Terrible for going on walks etc. It’s a pretty rough ride over anything but very smooth pavement, and has a fairly short handle for pushing. If you’re not even planning to use it as a plane seat I definitely wouldn’t spend the money. ETA it can barely handle the grass in my front yard, it will definitely be a rough go in snow and mud. If you’re used to a real stroller I think you’ll hate it.

I have both the Doona and Nuna! They are both great w their own pros and cons. If I had to pick between the two, I could go for the Nuna. The Doona has a pretty short time span in which you can actually use it. By the time my daughter was 9 months old she outgrew it based on her height. It was so convenient as a new born but as she grew it did get really heavy. A lot of people I know love the Doona and it is great but not for everyone and not in every scenario. The Nuna , IMO, handles better & has more functions. And will be something that can grow with your baby. The materials feel so lux and it is pretty light weight as well as folds easily for travel. We use the Nuna TRVL as our main. If you check on Nordstrom they actually sell it in a package w an infant car seat— I got mine during their mid year sale and save a few hundred $$$