I got the valco ultralite, with the toddler seat. It's rated to 20kg. Dd1 was 21months when dd2 was born. It was a lifesaver. The pram is great on paths and the toddler seat has a sunshade.
I didn't bother getting a twin pram or stroller. My eldest was only 20mths when our second bub was born and we just used a skateboard on the pram and he was happy to stay on that. Don't forget too that by the time your baby is born, your DD will be close to 3 years and she may have grown out of a lot of what she does, or the other alternative is to wear bubs in a sling or a carrier and keep DD1 in her stroller for a while. I did that when I had our 3rd bub because DS1 was only just over 3 and DD1 was 20 months, so it was a little more practical at first to keep DD1 in the stroller and put DD2 in a carrier.
Last edited by Trillian; March 5th, 2011 at 03:31 PM.
I had a Valco pram so when DD2 came along, I just got one of those chair thingy's you attach at the front of it. Being that your eldest will be almost 3 when bubs is born, I'm not sure you will get the use out of a twin/tandem pram. KWIM? You might find you have new bubs in there & nobody wanting to use the other side because they are a big girl now?
You could always look for one that is second-hand to save some $$ & it won't be wasted if you don't use it as much as you would have liked?
Yes!!! We just picked up our double pram today! we got an Onyx Baby Jogger City Select and it's awesome!! So excited DD will be 2yrs 3mths when bub arrives and still very much needing her to be in a pram at times esp when I'm on my own shopping which is most the time.
I also have a carrier for bub and will use that at times too, just depends!
I got an el-cheapo double for $50 second hand. It is a monster and isn't really suitable for taking in the car but it did the job for a walk to the shop etc. If we were in town then I used a sling for bub and sometimes a pram for DS, but more often he just walked next to me (he was 2 when DD was born).
Nope, I didn't. My DD was 2y10months when DS arrived. She was a bolter too. My mother thought I was nuts, especially after she let her go one day in the main street and I (heavily pregnant) had to chase her...but that's another story.
I had one of those backpack/lead things for her, but she only wore it a grand total of 2 times. That was enough for her to realise that she hated it and she could manage to do the right thing. When walking I wore DS and pushed her in the jogger, and same when out with the stroller. When she got bigger and only wanted to walk she had to hold onto her strap at the side of the stroller. lol she still holds it. That meant in the small amount of time she might still have needed to sleep in the pram, DS was still tiny. Then when he started to want to see more of the world she didn't need to anymore.
I also didn't want the bulky hassle that goes with a double if I could get away with it.
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DD will be 2yrs 3mths when bub arrives and still very much needing her to be in a pram at times esp when I'm on my own shopping which is most the time.
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