we got a phil and teds and TBH we dont really use it that often. DD1 had just turned 3 and she was much more able to walk than i had thought...as up until the point that we bought it she was still using the pram a fair bit for trips to the shops etc. and i also wanted to be able to wrangle her if i went for a longer walk or went the shopping centres IYKWIM.
in the end i used a wheely board on our bugaboo (you know the boards that they can stand on). she stands on that and when she gets tired she sits down on it.
if i were to have my time again i'd probably surf ebay for a second hand phil and teds and have it for those (now) rare occassions where i think she might need to be restrained...ie antique stores hahaha!
best investment I made when my second was born, was an ergo carrier. THe pram I have does not have toddler seat attaching capabilities, but my first (also a bolter) prefered to walk. I found that keeping the pram for her, and putting bub in the carrier was best for us. On a few occasions it was the other way around (the ergo is good to 18 kg, and at 4 I still use it for her sometimes).
Sometimes my 3 year old sat in the basket behind the seat, baby was in sitting up position in the pram...
My DS will only be 17 months when this bub is born next month, but a few months ago I bought a Kolcraft Contours Options Tandem pram from the States - bought it from Walmart through an Australian consignment company, all up including shipping to Queensland it cost less than $500 and is better than most I have seen lately on the market. It has HEAPS of room underneath and 6 or 7 different seating combinations. It's designed so you can even take one seat out and it becomes a single-seater with a massive trolley-like space. Obviously my DS is a bit younger than your DD (mind you, he's already 13 kilos, so I understand the weight-part of the concern with getting a pram!), but I figured I really don't need the stress of chasing a toddler while pushing a newborn, and I won't be physically able to do much baby wearing, unfortunately.
I will add that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pram and can't wait for bub to come out so I can use it!! That being said, I can wait for the night feeds.....
becs_bubs, I'm looking at the kolcraft online now, how have you found it? I have the strider double but think I must be the only person who doesn't like it, my DS is 21months and wants to sit in the front seat which means I have to put DS2 in the bottom seat & I don't like that he can't see me (neither does he!). I'd love to hear from anyone who has the kolcraft before I spend more money on a pram that might not be any good. TIA
I am a doofus who didn't think about this properly, brought a new pram for the baby and then went oh crap, my toddler is not going to make it on these walks...
I think I am being gifted a used Maclaren twin stroller so I am lucky but I wish I had of thought of it before.
I just got a normal pram to be honest. I figured my then 2 year old could walk efficiently enough so didn't need to be in a pram. Also we never really used a pram as it is so didn't think it was necessary.
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