i have a 7 month old (not my first- my 3rd b”h). for my oldest i got everything graco- travel system (stroller plus car seat that attaches to it, in the same pattern) pack n play, swing….cant think of anything else, but i was a real graco fan. i planned on nursing, but got bottles because i was in school at the time and planned on pumping. i got avent and he was just fine with them. i bough pacies for him, and i tried a few different brands, but he didnt want them.
when number two came along, i needed a double stroller, so i got the city mini, cuz its what everyone had- even though i dont usually get things just cuz everyone else does. I HATE IT!!!!!! my second did not take a bottle, but she loved (still does actually) her pacie- and she ONLY takes mam brand.
now, when number three came along, i needed a new single stroller, so i started doing research all over. i ended up getting the valco baby latitude, and i am THRILLED with it. it has an adjustable handle, you can get to the basket VERY easily (even with a sleeping kid)its very easy to push and fold, and it folds flat. he also loved the hospital pacie, and preffered that to everything else. (unfortunately for me, he stopped taking it a few months ago) he doesnt take bottles either, so i didnt need to get new ones. im trying to get him to take bottles now (pumped, because i work) but hes not so thrilled. i borrowed a carried from my sister (baby k’tan) and i absolutely LOVED it. hes more mobile now, and doesnt constantly need to be held like he used to, so i havent gotten a new carrier that is more age appropriate for him. if i did get a new one at this stage, it would probably be a mei tai.
i also got a new car seat this time around. i got the safety first car seat that goes up to 35lb (dont remember what its called. its a great seat, high safety ratings, but ive got two problems with it. it has a lousy canopy, and it doesnt fit onto the universal srtoller bars (like the bar for the city mini) he now weighs about 16lbs, and i dont have a problem carrying him in the car seat. i also got a winter bundle me, which is perfect because its warm enough that he doesnt need a snow suit, which is not really safe to wear under car seat straps anyway.
ps- i DONT have an odyssey. i test drove one and didnt like the way it drove. i have a town and country. so not EVERYONE has an odyssey….just saying… 🙂