Remember when strollers had a little bar under the handle that you could squeeze to change the position? Like, instead of the child facing out, you could change the handle position so that you pushed the stroller "backwards" and the child faced the parent? When I was little, my friends' parents all had them for the little siblings and even my friend's doll stroller had it! How come those aren't made anymore?
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NZ Child Restraints
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cos now you just turn the whole seat around so mom can see baby or not.
skaterbabs
Well-known member
I remember that. It's still available on a few models, but typically they are more expensive strollers.
Starlight
Senior Community Member
I thinking she's meaning now that all of the strollers seem to accomodate (or come with) an infant bucket, the baby is sitting in the seat facing you for awhile anyway.
There are still some strollers that do this, if you aren't in the mood for scouring your area Thrift Stores/Craigslist for one of those lovely pastel printed monstrosities of the early 90's. I have a Peg Perego Venezia that does reverse, and actually looks stylish. LOL
There are still some strollers that do this, if you aren't in the mood for scouring your area Thrift Stores/Craigslist for one of those lovely pastel printed monstrosities of the early 90's. I have a Peg Perego Venezia that does reverse, and actually looks stylish. LOL
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
Right, like NZ said, you literally grab the whole seat, lift it up, turn it around, and put it back down facing you. That way the swivel front wheels are always at the front of the stroller (if you flip the handle, then you have the swivel wheels on the back, or they have to make two sets of swivel wheels...it's just much easier for them to make it so the whole seat can be turned around).
Judi
CPST/Firefighter
There were a couple different kind of strollers that would do that. The better ones also would let you change which wheels swivel. That way, your front wheel could always swivel. My Peg Perego did that. I remember a Graco that did it too. The others did not allow swivel change, so you ended up with fixed front wheel and swiveling back ones, not as fun.
Now they make the seat move instead. I am assuming that is cheaper to do. The Graco Coachrider does this. Also the Fisher Price infant to toddler stroller the Kolcraft Contours and others.
I figure they don't do it as much, also because a lot of people have their car seat in the stroller, which faces the baby towards you.
Now they make the seat move instead. I am assuming that is cheaper to do. The Graco Coachrider does this. Also the Fisher Price infant to toddler stroller the Kolcraft Contours and others.
I figure they don't do it as much, also because a lot of people have their car seat in the stroller, which faces the baby towards you.
marchofemily
Member
I know what you are talking about. My parents had a gray Graco that had a few stripes on it that did that. There was also a boot cover on it. My little sis just had her 1st baby and my mom really wanted one of those strollers again. Ours had burned up in our house fire back in '94.
It would be awesome if you didn't have to pay hundreds of dollars to get a stroller with reversible handle/seat. I had a lot of fun with that stroller. I was 9 when my sis was born.
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
LOL, now you have a Kolcraft where the seat flips. Care to make a mini review of which is better?
mimieliza
New member
Yeah, my cousins were both in that type of stroller (the gray Graco with pink/teal/purple stripes - hello, 1988 called, it wants its stroller back).
My DD HATED her regular front-facing stroller with a fiery passion when she was a teeny baby, but was perfectly happy when I used it as a travel system so she could face me. I would have liked a stroller with a reversible handle, but the Peg Perego Venezia was the only one I found, and it was $$$ and too big and heavy.
My DD HATED her regular front-facing stroller with a fiery passion when she was a teeny baby, but was perfectly happy when I used it as a travel system so she could face me. I would have liked a stroller with a reversible handle, but the Peg Perego Venezia was the only one I found, and it was $$$ and too big and heavy.
brightredmtn
Well-known member
I used to baby sit a family with a stroller like this. When I had DS I wanted my stoller to do this but couldn't find one
Here is one on ebay that says it only weighs about 16lbs. I think we get our tax return i might get one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PRAM-FORWARD-RE...ryZ66703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/PRAM-FORWARD-RE...ryZ66703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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