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Are twin pushchairs essential?
Hi,
Can anyone offer their advice on this?
I am 30 weeks pregnant with my second baby and by the time he's born my little boy will be 26 months. I am trying to decide wheher it will be worth getting a twin pushchair or just another expensive mistake. My oldest will still be going to nursery 2 days a week when the baby is born so any errands I need to do could be done then with baby in a single pushchair, the only thing is if I don't get one it means on the other 3 weekdays when hubby is at work and can't help out we would probably be stuck at home as not sure how my little boy would feel about walking an even if we drive somewhere we would still need to get ut ofhe car and walk a little bit.
Please help??!!
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There are a few options available as I would agree not only might your lo become tired, he also may be easier to watch and keep safe if he is in a pushchair too. If you don't want to buy a double pushchair you could buy a buggy board or a buggy pod. The buggy pod clips to the side of your pushchair turning it in to a double. Both these options give your little one a place to sit while still using your old puschair, and can be picked up for reasonable prices on ebay. I bought a double when my second was born, my first lo was 19 months when her sister was born. It has been great because they do seem to still want to nod off after a few hours at the park and it makes going place much simpler then trying to chase a toddler around the shops. lol. Best of luck with your decision and congrats on your pregnancy
I agree about the benefits of a double, my lo is a really good walker but he chooses when he wants to walk and goes in his pushchair if he wants to or if we are going to be walking a while. I think it probably makes sense for me to get a double, never know when I might need it and like you say even for trips to the park.
All I've got to do now is make up my mind which one of many to get!
been talking to hubby and he agrees that we should definitely get a double pushchair. going to go looking for one this weekend, hopefully won't end up costing a fortune as we've got to start decorating before baby comes too and that's turning out to be expensive enough already!
thanks
Hilary x
When I was looking for a double I was deciding between the phil& teds, that I went for & the Jane Powertwin. I thought both of them were fantastic & it was really just down to personal choice which one to go for. You can put a carset on the Jane Powertwin. You should find out if there is a stockist near you so you can see one
Hilary x
after looking around we've decided to go for the new M&P twin aria. one of the seats is slightly bigger than the other so you can still fit your newborn in their car seat onto the pushchair to make a travel system, my toddler can go in the other seat at the side. we tried him in and he liked it, he was all ready to fall asleep in there, his eyes were going, he looked really relaxed!
in theory it sounds great but i will only know when i start using it, bit worried now as some other posts have come up lately with people saying they're not happy with mamas and papas prams.
has anyone else used the M&P twin aria, if so is it any good?
kelly x
just been on the M&P website and the link is
http://www.mamasandpapas.co.uk/product-188176000/type-i/
it only comes in this one colour, saw it in the shop at the weekend and it's nice enough, plus if it does the job not too worried about the colour. you get the raincover and 2 footmuffs with it for ??250 which is quite pricey but it just sounds so convenient to put new baby in car seat if i need to.
kelly x