Orbit Baby Sidekick Upgrade Offer Round Two

Orbit Baby's Sidekick Upgrade was so popular that it back until July 31st. First generation stroller owners can buy a G2 Orbit Baby stroller frame and a Sidekick for just $370. That's a savings of $250. Orbit Baby always has the best special offers.


Buy your upgrade here.

Orbit Baby Making Adapter for Maxi-Cosi Car Seat

Orbit Baby should be releasing an adapter for the extremely popular Maxi-Cosi Mico . The adapter will be for use with the stroller and rocker (But not for use in a car.) Built around Orbit revolutionary hub, the car seat will rotate. And the adapter arms fold down for easy storage.

Preorder Orbit G2 Now

Preorder your Orbit G2 now, Amazon says it will be shipping them on March 19.

And for the first time you will be able to purchase just the car seat and base ($400 ). It's probably the most expensive newborn car seat available in the United States, but I have one from when I was pregnant and it is the only car seat I would use if I had a baby. As is, I use it as a sculpture in my closet, even though I should auction it off.

And if you want the stroller system but can't afford $900, Juvenile Shop has the original on sale for a slightly more affordable $699.99.

Orbit Baby G2

There is quite a buzz about the Orbit Baby G2. The stroller just premiered at the ABC Kids Expo. First off, it's red. Finally something other than grey or beige. It is also a stroller that you can use from birth if you aren't interested in the car seat. Orbit has introduced what they are calling 3D Rotation. The stroller now reclines, forward and back. Even though I don't understand why you would want to tilt a baby forward. And no more air pump, they replaced the old tires with foam tires and gave them 4 shock absorbers per tire. Then they gave the stroller a hard footrest that can be adjusted as your child grows. And on hot days you can unzip a vent in the back of the stroller for increased air circulation. There are also some cosmetic changes like, a newly designed cupholder, and a covered snack tray for the kiddies.

Expect it around January 2010. There isn't a price listed yet, but expect it to priced similarly to the first generation toddler stroller which is around $600.

And did you see that sweet red carrycot in the background. And the beige cover on the stroller, also in the background, is probably Orbit's new organic fireproof seat covers. I'll try to get more information on those for later.

I do have a complaint, not about the Orbit, but about the Kids Expo. Why not have it during the summer? A lot of people have kids in school during September and can't attend. Most of the publicity for this thing comes from blogs, so why not make it easier for parent bloggers to attend.

Update: Pish Posh Baby has the stroller for preorder. It says $900, but that seems to be a misprint. The price will remain around the same.
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Orbit Strollers Introduces Panniers

Orbit has designed storage bags that fit on either side of their very popular stroller. They are being called Panniers and are inspired by classic, French bicycle bags. They will hold a standard grocery bag that holds up to 8 pounds on each side, making the stroller more of an option for more urban parents. (The Cargo Pod didn't hold much shopping.) They attach easily to the stroller and the stroller will fold with them attached. And there is a rain cover for wet days. They will be available in December for around $120.

And isn't that baby just sweet enough to eat.

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Orbit Stroller On The Office

Everybody it seems saw the Orbit Stroller on The Office. There was one scene that helped me decide that the Orbit is the stroller for me. When it was tossed from a pile of tires, hit the ground, and still looked in good shape. I'm buying one the minute my doctor gives the ok to start conceiving again. I'm going to sit it on a shelf as a reminder not to give up. Because if you have spent $900 on a car seat, you better not give up.

Here is what Orbit founder Joseph Hei had to say about the stroller's starring role in The Office,

"We don’t recommend parents throw their Orbits into barbed wire fences, or drag them behind cars like Dwight Schrute, but in reality they’re made to safely protect children even better than they do Dwight’s watermelon.

We’ve always prided ourselves on using higher-quality materials and more advanced engineering than anyone else in the baby industry. Hopefully our appearance on The Office was a fun way to show everyone that the Orbit can take much more than what Dwight dished out!"

I just wish that you could buy a car seat or even a car seat package of infant car seat and toddler car seat. I rarely carried my children in their car seats, they were placed in the car and left there most of the time. Of course this was in an age before the travel system. Yes, my children are that old.

And if Orbit could design a booster seat in the next year I would be very happy. My nine year old is nowhere near 80lbs and is refusing to give up the car seat he has had since he was one because we can't find a booster seat that looks "safe". And the Orbit SmartHub looks like the very definition of safe.

I know, I know, if a kid is old enough to tell you that a booster seat doesn't look safe, he doesn't need a car seat. But he just got big enough to legally give up his car seat, and he still has tons of room in it. We wouldn't even be looking at booster seats if his car seat wasn't long past it's expiration date.
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