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Vince Camuto Stretch Cotton One-Button Blazer | CorporetteMomsOoh: I liked this blazer at $150, and I like it even better on sale for $90. It’s one of Vince Camuto’s classic styles — every season brings new colors — and this deep red looks really lovely. Wear it with light blue or neutral accents (taupe, cream, gray) for a more conservative look, or a light pink or light orange for a bit more fun. It’s available in sizes 0-14 for $90. Vince Camuto Stretch Cotton One-Button Blazer (L-2)

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  1. Uppababy Cruz vs. City Mini GT says

    So, I’d love to have input as to whether parents would recommend buying the Uppababy Cruz vs. the City Mini GT. I’ve read reviews on Lucie’s List and thissite’s “Best Strollers” post (and have ordered the Baby Bargains book), but I’d also love any comparisons between these two specific strollers.

    FWIW, we have the Chicco KeyFit carseat and a caddy for our first baby, due in three months or so. We live in DC (a flight of stairs up to our condo) but also just bought a car, so I imagine we’ll want the stroller both for walking to restaurants/parks/the farmer’s market, and also for excursions in the car. Right now, the major “pro” of the City Mini GT for me seems to be the ease of folding, and the major “pro” of the Cruz seems to be the ability to have the baby face you, instead of just facing out.

    Also, I’d like not to consider price in this equation. We originally had decided on the City Mini GT (at the top of our price range), but the in-laws want to buy the stroller for us now, and MIL for some reason is in love with Uppababy products or the BOB (which we have ruled out as too heavy).

    Thoughts?

    • mascot says

      Have you actually done a test-drive on both strollers? Check how they fold/unfold, storage, weight, height on your and your partner, etc. This will tell you more than the reviews. There was one stroller I loved on paper which I think was a city-mini, but felt like I was going to crush my finger when I tried folding/unfolding in stores. We ended up with a Uppa Vista and later the umrella Uppa, both of which we loved. The cruz wasn’t out yet.

      • Uppababy Cruz vs. City Mini GT says

        We have. I mean, as much as you can test drive in a BuyBuyBaby store. I definitely liked the ease of folding on the City Mini better, but other than that, didn’t have a preference in regards to handling, etc. My partner is probably more likely to have issues with any stroller due to his height and length of legs, but he is annoyingly complacent about the decision.

        We were also considering the Vista for awhile…

        • Jdubs says

          I have a Vista and a City Mini Double… so i can sort of compare the Cruz with the CMGT…

          Ease of Folding – When my oldest was born, we were living on the top floor of a townhouse with the Vista and the neighbors on the bottom level had the CMGT. Everytime we got home at the same time I was SO JEALOUS of how easy hers was to fold and lift down the stairs while I struggled with the massive Vista. I never had an easy time folding the Vista. (We’ve since replaced the frame and I think the 2012-2014 frame folds a little easier than the 2010 did.)

          Tall Partners – My partner is well over 6′ and I’m much closer to 5′. The Vista works great for us since the handlebar adjusts up for him and down for me. The Vista also doesn’t have a bar along the back so he doesn’t kick it with his long legs. Not sure if the Cruz has those features?

          Facing In/Out – I never realized how great facing in was since we started with the Vista. Had a friend who started with the CMGT and was miserable miserable miserable that her baby couldn’t face her once he outgrew the carseat. Again, personal preference but something to consider.

        • Yep says

          Haha my husband is annoyingly complacent about everything. I just registered alone because I knew I was going to obsessively compare prices and brands and didn’t want to have to deal with his lack of caring. He goes to the important stuff (choosing a daycare), so I don’t mind.

    • CHJ says

      We have the City Mini GT and love it, and several friends have the Uppa Baby and love it! For us, it came down to cost and size. We were living in a city apartment at the time, and the stroller was going to be stored in our hall closet. The City Mini is much smaller than the Uppa Baby, so that was appealing.

      Honestly, both are really great strollers. The Uppa Baby is cool because you can configure it a million different ways. The City Mini is nimble and great for collapsing and sticking in a corner at a restaurant or coffee shop. If I were paying for it, I would get the City Mini because it’s an excellent stroller and half the price. But if your in-laws are paying for it and don’t mind the extra cost, I’d test them both out and pick whichever you prefer. You really can’t go wrong.

    • Preemie Mom says

      I can’t do a comparison, but we have the Uppababy Cruz and I love it. The “facing you” feature is something I could not have lived without when my baby was a newborn, in particular – he did not like riding in the stroller and not being able to see me until he was much older. I do sometimes wish, though, that we had splurged and gotten the Vista. It would have been really nice to have had the bassinet for long walks, or so I could have taken him on a walk, had him fall asleep, and then not felt bad about leaving him in the car seat to sleep. Also, I would have liked the option to turn it into a double with the Rumble Seat later on. On the flip side, though, the Vista is quite bulky and the Cruz has been a great size for city living.

      • Anonymous says

        +1 to all of this

        Our original plan was a car seat w the city mini GT but we didn’t buy before baby was born (used a wrap in the early weeks). Turned out ours is the one baby that hates being in a car seat (any car seat) so we ended up getting the Cruz.

        Both are great strollers though.

    • POSITA says

      Can the baby not face you when in the carseat on the City Mini? We had the Britax B-Agile, which is very similar to the City Mini, and we just attached the carseat facing us.

      By the time the baby was big enough to be in the stroller itself, she wanted to face out to the world anyways.

      • Uppababy Cruz vs. City Mini GT says

        Good to know. This is the first baby, and I just wasn’t sure whether the facing us option would be helpful after the baby graduates from the carseat option. When in the carseat, the baby will be facing us regardless of stroller…

        • Uppababy Cruz vs. City Mini GT says

          Although based on Preemie Mom’s comment above, maybe this depends on the baby!

          • Preemie Mom says

            Didn’t realize facing you would be an option with the car seat option on City Mini. I was comparing how he did when I tried facing him out while still in his car seat, as well as in the big seat – both of which he did not like until he was about 11 months old. But he also didn’t really do well in the big seat until 10 months old (he was too small and we didn’t have the infant insert) – but keep in mind my LO was/is still pretty small, even for his corrected age. So FWIW, for us it was really only about a month where it was nice to be able to have him face us in the big seat. :)

          • Uppababy Cruz vs. City Mini GT says

            Ahhh, that makes sense, thanks. I think we’re going with the carseat + snap and go equivalent (hand me down) at the beginning, so are basically deciding on a stroller for when the baby outgrows the carseat.

    • Amelia Bedelia says

      We live in DC and have the CitiMini GT. We LOVE it because it folds so incredibly easily. We are in a tight restaurant? No problem! just pop it closed and prop it against a wall. have to do the metro stairs because the elevator is out? No problem! carry that thing straight up!

      I will say this, though. We do a tremendous amount of walking and frequently are frustrated with the lack of under-storage. I can only fit the diaper bag and groceries if they are not in bags. so, that is very annoying. And you really have to wedge things under there. i hear people with the Uppa really liked the amount of storage. So, consider whether that will impact your life.

      Last thing that annoys me (and I have no idea whether Uppa does this better): my baby (now one year) likes to sit up straight. The GT reclines even when in its most upright position. I didn’t like this. we have found a way to wedge it up straighter, which makes kiddo happy, but then you can’t use the umbrella portion.

      My complaints are minor. overall, I wouldn’t trade the GT even with them. I love it. But everyone I know who has an Uppa loves it too!

    • pockets says

      I have the Cruz and my neighbor has the City Mini. She had major stroller envy the first few months because of the Cruz’s parent-facing ability. Technically you can use the carseat with the City Mini, but using the stroller seat is a lot more convenient and comfortable for you and the baby.

      Now that our kids are bigger (20 months), parent-facing ability is still nice especially when you are rushing home before naptime and don’t want your kid falling asleep in the stroller because you can sing, talk, etc., to make sure your kid doesn’t fall asleep.

      I also think the Cruz is much more comfortable to push and much sturdier, although that may be biased because at this point I’m used to the Cruz. The City Mini feels really flimsy to me when I push it.

    • sfg says

      I too agonized over these two strollers. The Cruz won out for me for reasons articulated above – the face-in option and the huge basket. Also seemed to me that a common complaint about the City Mini was that the most upright option was not upright enough for some kids – I believe the Cruz has more options for this as well (5 levels versus 3). I live in the city and walk a ton, but we also have a garage so we don’t have to collapse the stroller a lot. If I had to carry it upstairs regularly, that would have been a huge plus for the City Mini. The Cruz collapses best with the seat facing out, so that is another consideration if you will have to collapse whatever stroller regularly. It fits just fine in the back of my Prius.

      FWIW, I did not make a final decision until after my baby arrived and we had used the Keyfit + Caddy option for a few months to see what actually felt best, how we wanted to use a stroller, etc.

    • RR says

      We have the Cruz and love it. I haven’t found folding to be difficult at all, it handles great and is comfortable to push, the basket is huge, the parent facing is great, and the sun shade is AMAZING. That’s probably my favorite thing about the Cruz–that giant UV protection sun shade.

    • Tunnel says

      I agonized between this decision as well. We went with the City Mini GT and are very glad that we did. The deal breaker for us was when I tried to fold the Cruz in the store and then lift it as high as I would need to get it into the car. I found it to be very, very difficult and couldn’t imagine doing it with one hand (and my other hand on my kid). The GT is amazingly easy to fold and way lighter. The GT has also been great on all kinds of terrain, which is very important to us. Not just sidewalk, but gravel and sand too. We were the only ones able to push our stroller on the beach this summer. We had the Britax B-Safe car seat, bought the attachment for the stroller, and was able to easily pop the infant car seat in and out (and have baby face us this way). The only con, which someone said earlier, is that the basket underneath is definitely smaller than the Uppababby’s (which is huge). Also, I would not hang my diaper bag off of the handles for fear of tipping over/weight distribution (you shouldn’t do this on any stroller, but since the GT is so light it’s a bigger concern). If you are going to need to be folding the car seat regularly, for storage or otherwise, I would very, very strongly recommend the GT.

    • grey falcon says

      We have the GT, which we are still using with the car seat attached (facing us), and love it. We live in a very urban area and have no car, but the fold-ability is a lifesafer for small spaces and tight maneuvering. It’s also very sturdy and great “off road” in the park, on bad paths, whatever. Friends who have the GT have also confirmed that it does better in snow than most, if that’s an issue. Honestly, you’ll be fine whichever way you go, but I think the seat facing/angles and off road capabilities are probably the two areas where they diverge– oh, and price.

    • Anon says

      If you have to walk up stairs I’d get the City Mini. Unless you plan on having the stroller live in the car (what my fourth floor neighbors did.)

  2. Anonymous says

    Ladies, can I get some shopping help please? I’m looking for some flowy long sleeve t shirts to wear with leggings and skinny jeans while I’m wandering around the neighborhood on maternity leave. They all look the same online… Anyone have good experiences with something?

  3. sfg says

    What type of yogurt did you start with for your child? Plain Greek? Regular (full fat) plain? Did you mix anything in?

    • FVNC says

      Full fat vanilla-flavored Greek yogurt. It’s more sugar than I’d like, but my kid is so incredibly picky that I’m just happy she’ll eat a “real food.”

    • Claudette says

      I myself eat full-fat plain Greek yogurt for breakfast, so that was what I tried giving my daughter at first (at around eight months old). She mostly refused and made some hilariously awful faces that made me think she didn’t like the thick texture, and indeed, when I switched to regular style, full-fat, plain yogurt, she became a much better yogurt eater. She will occasionally eat the yogurt plain, but she will pretty reliably eat it with fruit puree (just jars of baby food so far) mixed in or spooned on top.

    • Lyssa says

      Full-fat plain Greek yogurt. Sometimes on its own, sometimes with any fruit or veg that we happened to have around (and now, with cereal or granola). He loved it, but I’ll note that he seems to like bitter things a lot.

    • Anonymous says

      We did Trader Joes full fat yogurt. Down side: my husband is now obsessed with it (kid is now 3).

    • rakma says

      Regular full fat yogurt mixed with blueberry puree. DD’s breakfast every morning for almost a year (she’s branching out now)

    • EB0220 says

      We all looove plain full-fat greek yogurt, with honey and smushed raspberries mixed in. Soooo yummy.

    • anon says

      Regular full fat plain and he LOVES LOVES LOVES it. Sometimes we mix it with vegetable puree (just pretend it’s tzatziki) and he LOVES that too.

  4. pockets says

    Full fat Greek with pureed sweet potato or beets mixed in (now we get fancy and mix in beets + spinach)

  5. diaper changes says

    Baby is not here yet… but trying to plan for a diaper changing set up in our tiny apt. We are not getting a changing table as we don’t have any room (and of the babies I’ve seen in my family, none really get changed on a changing table so this is admittedly a bit of a foreign concept to me). But alternatively, do you really need to get a pad with raised sides and a belt and all that? What about messes – do you have one you can wipe down? My original plan was to get a bunch of waterproof liner-type pads to change baby around the house, but am now thinking that I will basically have to wash each one every time I use it, which seems excessive. What are people using, and how do you make this efficient? On Amazon, seems like most of the products would have to be laundered frequently.. am I missing something?

    • TK says

      While we did have a changing table and fancy cloth ‘changing pad’ from amazon, we bought a bunch of cloth diapers and always lay one between baby and whatever he’s being changed on – changing table, travel changing pad, towel on bed or couch or floor, etc. Cloth diapers were super cheap and are easy to wash, so we didn’t have to wash the actual pad covers more than once a week or so.

      We have a changing table but never used the belt, and haven’t really used the table since he was 7 months because he was too wiggly. IF you don’t have room, one isn’t necessary at all.

    • NewMomAnon says

      You don’t need one of those pads with the belt. If I had another kid, I would set up a changing pad on the floor (one of those foldable laminated deals that I could wipe down with baby wipes if needed) and then set up a basket of diapers, wipes and creams next to it. I would get something like a changing pad to put under baby, since my newborn had lots of blow-outs that came up the back of her onesie and made messes on the changing surface.

      Alternatively, if you’re using a pack and play as a crib, consider getting one that has a removable changing station insert and then use that for diaper changes. That’s what we had on our lower level, and it worked great until baby got too big (by which point, we had very few blow outs and I was comfortable doing changes on the floor with nothing under her).

    • OP says

      Keekaroo!! Peanut diaper changer. There were days in the first month when we had 4+ accidents, all were wiped up with a wipe and done. It’s my favorite baby product ever.

      • Newmomanonthesecond says

        THIS! It’s relatively new so people with older children wont know to recommend it to you. It’s a game changer. We have a changing table and I am glad we do just bc the keekaroo peanut is the best thing we own, but i suppose you could put it on the floor?

        It’s my number one baby product recommendation.

      • PregLawyer says

        KEEKAROO!!!! It’s the best thing we got. I can’t imagine having a changing pad with a liner that needs to be washed. You can truck it around the house, it has high sides that keep baby from rolling out, and is so easy to clean. Also, most diaper bags come with a portable changing pad that is an easy-to-wipe-down material. If you aren’t getting a diaper bag, get a SkipHop insert. Then you can use that around the house (on top of the couch, on the floor, etc.)

    • mascot says

      9/10 times if you have a diaper situation that gets the changing pad dirty, you are already doing laundry. Or at least with my kid that seemed to be the case. But, one of those laminated changing pads like what you can put in a diaper bag would work.

      • Meg Murry says

        We used a foldable pad from a diaper bag for our changing station on the first floor. We just slid it under a bookshelf, and had a basket on the bottom shelf with diapers, wipes, etc. We also didn’t have a special diaper pail downstairs, just a trashcan with a lid in the bathroom that was emptied daily.
        For blowout changes we usually did a towel on the bathroom floor or stripped him down right in the bathtub or over the sink – its far faster to just rinse off the blowout than to try to use a million wipes.

    • MDMOM says

      If you have a spare bedroom (guessing not), you could just change the baby on the bed with some sort of liner on top. Floor works great if you have carpet or can otherwise make a soft spot. Pack and play is great and easy, just need bassinet insert. I have a bunch of dental bibs (or “chucks”) that I use as disposable changing pad liners. Not the most environmentally friendly thing but super convenient. You only need the changing pad with belt if you are using a surface that baby could roll off of. You’ll change so many diapers in the first week alone that you will figure out what works for you and what doesn’t pretty quickly.

    • Katarina says

      We have always used a towel on the floor, and it has worked fine. We have a lot of old towels, and just threw it in the washing machine. We did so much laundry in the early days, the towels were never the limiting factor.

    • Anon says

      Check out the Keekaroo Peanut on Amazon, you can wipe it with a baby wipe and it has been very useful so far…

      • grey falcon says

        Also, consider what you’re doing for sleeping arrangements. We are in a small city apartment and put the baby in the infant sleeper on top of a pack n play for the first few months instead of doing a full crib or a bassinet/cosleeper/etc. The pnp also has a diaper changer attachment, which has been great. This setup has worked great from a floor space perspective and given us lots of flexibility on location/position/sleeping arrangements.

    • Quail says

      yeah, the changing pad covers get dirty really fast and it seemed like half the time we just use a cloth diaper underneath the kid on the plastic-covered changing foam pad. The keekaroo thing sounds awesome.

      I am definitely on the less-is-more baby gear train but I am glad we have a changing pad secured to the top of a dresser type thing (actually an IKEA hacked 8-cube bookcase up on legs and secured to the wall) because getting down on the floor so often and bending over would have just killed my back. But I know lots of people who went the floor route and it worked well for them, too.

      • Meg Murry says

        Yes, I would say after the first few weeks, our changing pad on the table in baby’s room was mostly cover-less, and just had a towel or one of the 75,000 otherwise useless receiving blankets tossed over it as a cover. Someone also gave us some pads that were meant to go on top of the pretty cover or under the baby in a crib that we tried to keep on there so we didn’t have to change the covers as often. I think it was something like these: http://www.target.com/p/multi-use-blue-yellow-and-white-baby-pads-3-pk/-/A-539926

    • Anonymous says

      I’ve changed babies basically everywhere: beds, floor, low changing tables, high counter (at preschool I worked at in college).

      1) It depends on what part of your body hurts most that determines which one is better. If your knees are a mess, the floor is AWFUL. Bad back? Leaning over a bed is not fun. Honestly, my favorite was on the counter (think standing desk height), but some of the women I worked with didn’t like lifting the kids that high.

      2) Belts are unnecessary unless the kid is a wiggler and then you probably just want to use the bed. Squishy soft pads are great if you’re using another piece of furniture (table, counter) that is hard and that you want to keep small messes off of.

      3) Those flannel protective sheet things are usually good enough for regular changes even on a bed. For big messes I’ve put down towels first on the bed and then the flannel sheet.

      4) I know someone who puts pet training wee-wee pads on furniture even under their high sided changing pad. Which if you’ve got really nice furniture that you’re hoping to use for several years may be worth it.

      We have space for furniture so our set up is a specially ordered high armoire-type thing (no doors) that will work as clothes storage for her when she’s a toddler. A keekaroo changer (no covers is genius) and a piece of flannel beneath it for truly awful messes.

    • anon says

      In your situation I would just change the baby on a towel on the floor. It is really only messy for a month or so.

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