Should I buy a double pram or will we get by with a boogie board?

[feeb]

Thanks for the replies lovelies!

Mum_of_5 that is one of my fears, DS jumping off the boogie board! TBH the idea of going into the supermarket without him restrained terrifies me a bit...

Feeb, I can really see how it would be handy to have that option. A toddler complaining about walking would get really tired, really fast! I have wondered about the PT's, does your DS1 still fit in the underneath seat?

Bloom, I do do a lot of walking. I prefer to walk if the weather is good and really only take the car if we are going long distances or if it is raining. You've scared me a bit with your comment about pushing a 3 year old and a baby - would it really be that hard?

It's so hard to know what to do. I do like to go for walks and walk to the shops pretty much every day that I am home. But when bubs arrives I plan on keeping DS in childcare at least 2 days a week, if not his current 3 days... On weekends DH is around and we have a stroller so if we were to go somewhere we could each push a pram. Which basically leaves me with the 2 or 3 days during the week when I'll be home with both of them... In the first 6 months or so I could probably make do with the buggie board/sling, but then it's not really the ideal situation either is it? I'm just not sure if it would be a waste to shell out the $$$$ for a double pram and then a year down the track not really be using it.... But at the same time I think there could be times where life would just be a whole lot easier with it....

Yes he does, they swap around a bit who goes where. DS1 head is a bit above bar at top of seat in bottom but he doesnt care as he doesnt sleep in it and always leaning to side to look he prefers bottom seat to top.

I also like fact that i can just have main pram without toddler seat if i was taking just 1 of them somewhere as would be annoying tpo push a double pram side by side with 1 child.

[meow]

My big boy likes to ride in the bottom seat of the P&T too

[Arcadia]

I'm a baby wearer, but my first outing with ds in sling and dd in stroller ended with me in tears. It is really hard to control a toddler when you have a newborn in the sling. I got a bj city mini double and it's changed my life. I like the way both babes can be protected from sun and weather with adjustable hoods...both can sleep with reclinable seats, and honestly it's easier to push than the stroller especially when the baby in the sling gets heavy (ds is 9kg at only 4 months).
I am a big walker and I love my double pram! If I had th cash I would have got a city select, but we got our city mini double cheap from eBay because I wasn't sure how much I'd use it.

Oh and fwiw dd is 30 months and I can't see our pram use slowing.

[~*Kat*~]

I am going to have a 16 mth gap between DS and our next bub so I am planning on getting a double stroller or pram of some sort I need to do research cos we r on limited funds but I am hoping to get a decent but not bulky 1. I am not a fan of the boards cos I have seen mums struggle to stand comfortably behind them with the boards on and they tell me they hurt this backs alot walking behind them and play dodgems when toddler decides to jump off mid walking

[mum_of_5]

i used a valco runabout with dd and ds3 when he was born and i hated it dd was so heavy over the front wheel it was a pain to push then when ds4 was born i was using a double side by side stroller and with a 15month 13kg ds3 and a month old 4kgs ds4 it would pull to the heavier side i have gone and brought the baby jogger city mini double and omg its so easy to push with different weights in it it doesnt pull to the side if your going to do alot of walking i think a double pram would be worth it

[Cherished]

I love the 2nd seat on our P&T Dash! I would recommend anyone buy it even for their 1st bub like what we did. It's been used heaps for extra space when out shopping. For months there I even did the grocery shopping with it as there was no way ds would lie down in a capsual thingo in the trolly. We wanted another bub straight away but that's not going to happen anymore however even if DS is still a bit older I'm glad I'll have the 2nd seat for carrying the extra crap that 2 kids will bring AND for those times when ds does want to get in and sit down... I can't think of much worse than a cranky tired complaining and probably crying kid when we are miles away from the car or when it's going to be impossible to get home quickly.

[MamaPan]

Miss E - I have a 21 month gap between DS1 and DS2. I got a double pram (mountain buggy) which I used whjen i had them both. It didnt get heaps of use to be honest but it was awesome when I did use it (we are now selling it). I used thebugaboo for DS1 when I was alone with him (DS1 was in creche 3 days and I did most of my walking when I just had DS2 in the end).
That said, my boys arent really into prams - so I dont use either anymore!!! (so if your DS is still in the buga you prob would get more use out of a double IYKWIM)