We will have a 21ish month gap between DD and Pud (due August). We bought a Phil&Ted's Dash with double kit as it was a ludicrously good price when we first started TTC #2. That was so we can use the single pram for DD while I have Pud in the ergo, have them both in the pram if need be, and then when DD decides she wants to walk everywhere we still have a usable single pram. We haven't actually got the pram out of the box yet, so I'm not specifically recommending that model or anything, but perhaps a single pram with a double kit is the way to go, or even a skateboard if your DD likes to ride standing up by then?
We're using a basinette with Pud when s/he arrives as well, and if DD isn't ready for a big girl bed by the time Pud needs a cot, then we will bite the bullet and buy a second cot. It's not such a splurge as we got everything for DD secondhand and free from my sister. They were renovating their house leading up to DD's birth, so their 19 month old got her new room and new bed at that young age - she was ready for it, though, and they used a bed rail to stop her from falling out. It will very much depend on what DD is ready for and like you say, we don't want her to feel like she's being chucked out of her cot for the baby.
Lulu - That's a good point about having them both in the pram to keep track of them!
Thank you all for your advice so far. It is very helpful. I know I"m going to just need to see what DD is like when(if) the time comes, but it's nice to hear other's experiences. It's amazing to think that DD could be ready for a 'big girl' bed later this year!!!
EDIT: Kazzo - we posted at the same time. Thanks for the info. I would like it if we could get away with the one pram (esp when it is just me). It's nice to hear from a few of you that it could be doable.
I have a phil and teds too, i bought it 2nd hand when preg with dd2, i used it with thedoubleskit when needed. Now i just use kt as a singlefor DD2 who is 2.5, she likes to walk but could notmanage 1.5ks there andbackfor the schoolrun ect. When bellybabe comes along the double kit cancome out again.
I had 4 in 4 years and never needed a double pram so I say invest in a good carrier instead
As for beds, my ds was in a toddler bed at 22 months, dd1 was in one at 14 months, dd2 at 10 months and dd3 has slept with us mostly. She is nearly 11 months and starts the night in a toddler bed then comes into our bed.
I only have one child but we took the side of his cot at around 2yrs.
At the shops he walks most of the time. But if I had a second child with me I would put him in the pram, he's still too unpredictable.
I only have one child but we took the side of his cot at around 2yrs.
At the shops he walks most of the time. But if I had a second child with me I would put him in the pram, he's still too unpredictable.
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