The First Years Wave Stroller

Review by Christopher Mitchum : Excellent Stroller

This is my first review. But since there aren't very many, I wanted to be helpful for other parents looking at this stroller. First the good: It is very pretty. Very very pretty. The cushion is removable and washable. You can switch it from parent facing to outward facing so easily that I was surprised at how easily. You can change it to a bassinet while the baby is still in it. If they fall asleep, you can just lay it back. No waking! Everything about it is designed to be easy from what I can tell. The handle is height adjustable. Then the bad: It is not a lightweight stroller. It is a standard stroller. Which means that it is bulkier to fold up, and it is a bit on the heavy side. There is no cup holder. I really want cup holders. The basket will hold a diaper bag and no more. It's not small, but it's not big either. My son is 9 months old, 29 inches, and 21 lbs. He has plenty of room to grow in the stroller. My daughter is 4 years old, 31 lbs, and 36 inches (or so) and she can sit in it, and weight wise is totally fine. It's still easy to push. BUT she doesn't have much head space. That said she is 4 and doesn't ride in strollers. I wish that I had found this stroller 9 months ago when he was a newborn! One of my concerns about this stroller was the fact that it doesn't sit completely upright. And I was worried about him hating not sitting straight up. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he can sit upright if he wants, and the relaxed angle of the upright seat was perfect for him. He is really happy in there.

Review by M. Baker : Wonderful Stroller!

We received this stroller for our son who is now a month old. I did a lot of research and shopping for strollers and this one has the best combination of features that I wanted. The handle allows you to easily reverse seat directions, the toddler seat can recline to any position, the seat converts easily from a toddler seat to a bassinet (this is brilliant!) and it comes with a universal carseat attachment. It really has all the wonderful qualities of a higher end stroller like the Bugaboo but for about a 1/3 of the price and with fewer accessories. It rides very smoothly and turns on a dime with one hand. The sun shade is wonderful because it is so big! My son loves this stroller and usually falls asleep within minutes of being put in it. The only cons would be that the basket is kind of small and hard to access when using the bassinet. You do have to remove the seat to fold and it isn't the most compact stroller in the world. Also, there is not cupholder - but fortunately there are lots of universal cupholders on amazon! Definitely reccomend this stroller!

Review by My Sugar Babies : Great Features, Some Quality Concerns

I'm expecting #3 and I will admit that I am a sucker for strollers. This is the eleventh stroller I have purchased in the past 7 years. Don't judge me. Besides, there are single strollers, jogging strollers, double stroller, etc. Different strollers, different purposes and I currently only have 3 right now! Moving on... I just received the Wave stroller by The First Years. It has so many incredible features that I'm sure many other companies will begin to take notice and try to duplicate. The reversible seat is incredible. I love that you don't have to take the baby out and flip the entire seat to have the baby facing the other direction. The entire seat swivels as it rotates on the frame (which my 3 year old really enjoyed spinning around!#. By doing it this way, the swivel wheels always stay forward facing and the larger wheels and brake are always at the back. Brilliant! I had the Peg Perego Venezia for my son and loved that the handle flipped without taking the baby out of the seat #perfect for walks when you are frequently changing directions and trying to avoid the sun#. However, with the Venezia, once you flip the handle you then have to switch the wheels the buttons on the wheels #to make the front wheels swivel and to lock the back wheels#. The Wave is the only stroller I've ever seen that has the reversible handle completely perfected! Another plus for the Wave is how it folds. Although you have to take the seat off to fold #which isn't a big deal and actually divides the weight making it even lighter. A bonus in my opinion#, the folding mechanism couldn't be easier. I just purchased the Maxi-Cosi Foray before I bought this and folding it is ridiculous....4 tedious steps. I decided to order the Wave to compare the two strollers side by side to see which one I like and return the other. After folding this stroller #which is also much lighter!# and seeing all the features, I'm definitely returning the Maxi Cosi. I tested the stroller with my 3 year old son #33 pounds# and my 6 year old daughter #42 pounds). The stroller still steered incredibly smooth with heavier kids. My three year old fit fine, his head was right at the top of the seat and he had to kind of duck down to close the canopy but his feet fit on the bottom of the footrest and he said he was comfy. My daughter had enough room as far as the width of the seat, but the length was not even close. Then again, as a first grader she won't be riding in a stroller. I just made her hop in to feel how it steered closer to the weight capacity. The description of the infant carseat adapter for the Wave says it's universal on both the manufacturer