How old were your DC when you stopped using a pushchair?

[IWillOnlyEatBeans]

Not a judgey thread, I am just curious. DS will be 2.10 when no2 arrives and I'm not sure whether we need to start saving for a double. He is a fairly good walker but deos still whinge to be carried after a while.

Thanks!

[IWillOnlyEatBeans]

*does! Sorry.

[SydneyB]

I'd certainly recommend something at that age as there's nothing worse than a hungry baby and a screaming toddler that won't move when you're hurrying home. But why don't you start with a sling for the baby and then perhaps a buggy board rather than investing in a double buggy straight away? My DD was out of a buggy at about that age but only because she had no choice when I went back to work and she was being looked after by a CM with 3 kids and one double buggy! Also depends on how often you'll need to go longish distances.

[daisydoodoo]

2 and half ish for all 4 of them. I would say a lot depends on how far you walk, but at 2.10 i'd say they should be able to walk most places without a buggy.

[IWillOnlyEatBeans]

Thanks. He's been walking less than a year (late starter!) so I guess his legs will strengthen loads over the next few months...

[FlipFantasia]

My DS was 2 a week before DD arrived and we haven't bothered with a double buggy (so expensive plus our flat is tiny). I use a sling with DD (now 8 weeks) and encourage DS to walk/scoot/ride his likeabike as much as possible but we still use the buggy with him. We'll get a buggy board for when DD is old enough to go in the buggy (it's one that isn't suitable from birth).

[Labootin]

Ds was 20 months (18 months between ds and dd) so for first two months baby dd was in a sling.

But ds was a very ahem lively child who thought nothing of a three mile hike ...

[forevergreek]

I would use sling/ buggy/ board combo if needed

Have 10 monh old and 2.3year old, eldest has been walking to most places now for 6 months for the simple reason a double is just not practical for us with buses, in and out house etc..

Main thing is that you start walking with him now as much as possible to get used to it. And take no buggy so no option of getting in. So I would start just a 5 min walk to shops for milk or something and yes it will take longer but they will speed up. Then walk somewhere further maybe and jump on bus back etc until he's used to it.

Buggy board was handy last month when it kept threatening to rain as I could speed home if needed.

Also means you can get out without buggy if you sling baby and walk toddler, perfect if just poping to friends or something

[Methe]

3.5 for them both but they we're both premature. There is no way we could have managed without from 2.5.

[Eglu]

Both DSes were about 2.5. It does depend on if you need to walk miles or not.

[molschambers]

I had gaps of 2.5 and then 3.3 between mine and didn't bother with a double buggy. Always seemed big cumbersome things to me.

Used to walk everywhere with them. I had a buggy board and they would hop on that when they wanted to.

[Notinmylife]

I think DS was about 2.5, but he was, and still is tiny, so easy to carry. I still give him a piggy back on the odd occasion when he is not feeling well, or very tired, and he's 4.5 now.

[iseenodust]

DS was 2.9. We went on holiday without one and it just never came out of the garage again.

[Indith]

Dd is 3 and a half and we still use one at times. She has walked around 3 miles so far today and has another 2 and a bit to go when we get her brother from school. I don't use a double though, I swap her and the baby around between sling, pushchair and buggyboard.

[Karoleann]

Ds1 was over 4 when he stopped. Ds2 was just under 3, but he's an amazing little walker. I'd be tempted to get a double.

[jellybeans]

Singletons were 2.5 to just before 3. Twins were 3.5 but we had 6 miles a day school run at that point!

[GobblersKnob]

Ds was 3 and a half and dd is 4 and a bit and still uses hers (we walk alot).

[Sirzy]

Ds is 2.5 and uses his pram a lot, he has asthma though so isn't physically capable of walking for more than 5 minutes

[Greeata]

It depends on how much walking you do. Dd was nearly two when we had ds and I never had a double buggy. But then I never had to go very far in a hurry.

[mommabee]

My ds was 2.3 when dd arrived and I just got a buggy board and he's been fine with that. Depends how far u walk and if he's well behaved my cousin had children very similar time to me & she got a double buggy as her toddler wouldn't walk nicely and would have tantrums so at least with a double buggy she could just strap him in!!

[DeWe]

DD1 was about 4.6yo. We didn't have a car so sometimes we were walking ridiculous distances, so having the buggy at times was essential.
Dd2 never really used a buggy. She went in the sling at first, then progressed at about 12months to the buggy board (her and dd1 preferred that way round with dd1 in the buggy).
Ds used it until just gone 4yo mostly because his sleep time coincided with time to pick up from schools-which was a 90 minute round trip which I preferred to walk usually.

[butthatsnotfair]

Once she turned 3 we only used it v occasionally, usually on a day trip out when we knew she might need a nap.

[suburbandream]

It really depends on how much you walk/if you have a car for the shopping etc. And it depends on the child! DS2 was a brilliant walker as soon as he could walk, but DS1 would moan about walking to the end of the street - many is the time that DS1 would be in the buggy, with DS2 walking beside

[MissCoffeeNWine]

8 weeks, but that probably doesn't answer your question.

[Voidka]

DS1 was 4.
DS2 is 5 and still uses his (SN) buggy.
DD was 2.11

[HaplessHousewife]

DD was 22 months when DS was born and had only been walking for 5 months so we had to get a double and it was invaluable for quite a while. They are now 18 months and 3.4 and I can't remember the last time DD went in the buggy (other than mucking around), certainly not since she's turned 3 and probably a while before that but we do have a buggy board for when we need to move fast/she's tired.