I had an 18 month old and a new born and i have a phil and teds but its not a side by side, i have the sports buggy with toddler seat and its great, my 18 month old can still recline a little and has been happy to sleep in it. It is easy to steer one handed to and its light and plenty of room left in my our sedan when its in, when seat is attached in upper position can still be folded with seat attached once bubs is older and the seat is on the bottom you have to remove it, but in saying that is easy to get off. I love it! Good luck deciding, it is a hard decision to make and i didnt make up my mind and get it till just a few weeks after DS2 was born.