Doona Car Seat & Stroller, Desert Green - All-in-One Travel System

Let me clearly state that this has been the best and most satisfying purchase I’ve ever made in Amazon (and probably everywhere else). It arrived just the day the baby was born, and so we were able to come out of the hospital with the baby in it the next day. It was amazing having learned how to use it right away. We had a 15 minute walk from the hospital to our home and we chose to go that way instead of using a car. Since then we have been using the Doona every day and our baby has always felt comfy and happy when we seat him in it. It’s very maneuverable and it has served its purpose for every use we have thought of for it. So here’s a short summary of use cases we’ve successfully checked:- Taking the baby to the restaurant for lunch and dinner: we have used it in car seat mode and kept him just by our side in long benches in restaurants or as a stroller (with the brakes on) and replacing a seat at the table with it. It’s compact enough to avoid people getting in close proximity to its wheels, unlike most strollers.- Taking the baby on a ferry: Yes! It worked wonderfully in car seat mode for this. And the baby really likes traveling since his first day out (really thanks to the Doona... remember the baby adapts to your lifestyle instead of otherwise, if you choose to do so).- Using Uber: We’ve taken the baby on more than 50 rides and all drivers -really, all of them- were impressed at how easy it was for us to get him in and out of the car, converting from stroller to car seat and back to stroller in an easy operation. Just tell your Uber they don’t need to get off the car to open the trunk or help handling the stroller, because it’s instantly a car seat. It has made our life out of home really easy.- Taking the baby to the beach: just convert to car seat and carry it with the handle and then pop out the wheels when you hit your palm tree spot. The integrated shade helps keep the baby comfortable but we go extra cautious and always put a blanket covering the top of the Doona so no mosquitoes or too much sun and wind gets in. There’s an official sunshade but we found it easy to go the cheap way since we didn’t get the sunshade along and didn’t want to wait for shipping times.- Taking the baby to the movies: Yes! Believe it or not, babies like Avengers even if it’s a three hour long movie. We just put the Doona in car seat mode and voilà! Just check the baby for signs of wet diaper and maybe go to change it once through the movie to avoid crying. Remember to seat close to the aisles or next to the handicapped seats and you’ll enjoy your movie date once again and not having to wait for years to go back to the cinema. Actually having done this helped us emotionally since we found out we still can do things we like.- Taking the baby on a plane: Oh, yes... we had an international flight at week 5 and we felt like a “moving Kodak picture spot/opportunity” everywhere through the airport. It was so easy to get to narrow or crowded places and there are two ways of traveling with it: 1. Taking it to the gate and unloading the baby right at the plane’s door and the airline will take care of it and put it with the cargo and then deliver it back when you get out of the door so you can keep using it through customs and luggage pick up without having to hold the baby the whole time. And... 2. Getting a seat for your baby that you can take the Doona on board because it’s certified for air travel... We chose option 1 and saved some money for diapers and baby formula. And it was by far the easiest to use stroller/seat we saw (and the airline staff said that too). There were other babies on both planes we took and honestly they weren’t having as good time as we were.- Taking the car seat through TSA check... easy... it goes through the X-ray machine in car seat mode, flipped upside down. Just the right size for that.- Taking the baby to doctor’s appointments: waiting rooms sometimes get crowded and we were happy our Doona didn’t take as much space, avoiding making other people uncomfortable. During an appointment I found out another “mode” for the Doona that I’ve never seen in reviews or elsewhere: just retract the wheels to put it in car seat mode and leave it in the floor. Surprisingly, it works like a rocking chair! Really, just try it when you get yours and be amazed at that “rocking chair” mode. I’ve never seen so many “WTF” faces around before.- Getting in and out of elevators with one hand: just retract the handle and put it upright and it will take the less space possible. It’s so easy to do.- Going shopping: it’s so small and flexible you can take it to the outlets and feel like a “Kodak picture spot/opportunity” once again (actually someone mentioned that while I retracted the Doona to climb some stairs and avoiding a long ramp other parents where going through slowly (hence the photo op... a line of parents wasting time and only one avoiding the traffic jam).Now we’re in month 5 and while most of this review was written during the first two months, nothing has changed and we’re happy we went the Doona way. We removed the newborn insert just before month 3 and baby didn’t even notice the change.Short summary: we have been happy parents thanks to Doona.***********Follow up: Our baby is 2.5 years old now and we miss the Doona. We used it for 15 months and once again, we miss it but it surely made another happy family after us. If there could be something similar for toddlers, we would definitely buy it. But honestly, still think it was the best purchase ever.

The media could not be loaded. The only thing I have to say negative about this product is that I wish we could have used it forever (we have a tall daughter) the functionality is unmatched, one simple button press and it transitions smoothly and quietly into a stroller making it possible to not “Wake the baby bear” as you travel to your destination. The fit is diverse and adjustable so your little one is always snug and comfortable. No more lugging a carseat in to a gas station heavy on your arm because you got the dreadful “See attendant” while trying to pump gas. Can’t say enough great things about doona. It is a little pricey, but it earns its keep!

I wanted to update my review, sorry it's long.I bought the doona in may 2020 for my child due in Aug 2020. Alot of people are wondering is the price worth it if the doona does "last" as long because of the child maximums.The doona has lasted me 1 year. The child max for the seat is 35 pounds and up to 32 inches; which my son at 1 years old he is 25.2 pounds (93rd children percentile) and 30 inches (58 percentile)I guess I could use the car seat for a little bit longer but I decided to upgrade to a Evenflo GOLD Revolve 360 Rotational All-In-One because it'll be his forever car seat.Anyways, I LOVE my doona. Even though it is on the pricey side, I love how it was a 2 in 1. So when you think about it, it's a pretty good deal! It works like a dream when the child is a newborn, that's when it helped the most, I had an emergency C-section, and having to the doctors office all the time my son's and my appointments, the doona makes it so easy from transitioning from the car to wherever. If my son was sleeping I did not have to disturb him or ever go into the trunk and get the stroller out. You just take out the car seat and pull the button and plop it into a stroller.I will say, I started to notice around when my son was 10 months, the car seat plus the child is pretty heavy, the doona is already I think 16 pounds. And for me, I liked to put him in the doona first and then took him out to the car and latched the doona to the base, going down stairs with him in the seat was heavy, which I could have done it differently, it just worked better for me this way. Also, I love you hear a clear latched sound and the green button show when the doona is clicked into the base.I used the anchors for the base and that was so easy for the doona to get in and out of the car. The doona also is easy to secure the car seat to another vehicle that you didn't have another base for, so if you only really ever use 1 car, probably save your money on buying an additional base. Loved the green and red brake system, the red brake both locked both rear wheels, and the green unlocked them both. It was super easy to adjust the straps for the harness. I do wish the sun visor was a tad-bit bigger but it never was any big issue because I always had a nursing cover to put on the doona.Overall, if you have the money to buy it, BUY IT! I loved this thing, it manuvers so we'll, it glides (it's not all terrain, not great on big gravel) It was worth the money, you cannot get better convenience that this!!

We bout this only for traveling with our 2 year old and it’s perfect for airplane and uber. Only wish there would be storage on the bottom. Otherwise it worked great for our trip. Very easy to use.

I love this car seat we have bought 2 of them bc of the functionality of it, the lightweight of the car seat/stroller makes life so much easier for everyone! It’s compact too so I was able to fit 3 car seats in my back seat of my Ford Escape 2018 which was almost impossible!It’s beautifully made & has a nice leather handlebar strap, it also came with an extra bag for storage & a seat cover which was a great addition for the price!!! It’s safe for baby and very comfortable, it’s easy to clean as well! Everyone should own a Doona in my opinion, don’t miss out on how easy this car seat/stroller will make your life!