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2nd DC due in April and my DD will be 2.2yo when baby arrives. Every day she is getting more and more independent and we are using stroller less and less.
Hubby and I had initially assumed that a tandem buggy would be the way to go with a toddler and newborn (side by side buggy not possible as town we live in has loads of really small shops and we have watched other people having a nightmare trying to negotiate them around the shops!).

We were going to sell our perfectly good Maxi Cosi Mura 3 and buy a tandem (prob Phil & Teds). But I am now thinking that we won't actually get much use out of the tandem and we may be better off keeping our existing pushchair and using a combination of buggy board and good baby carrier to cover various out & about scenarios.

I will be on mat leave for approx 9 months so also confused about what would be best/easiest for times I am on my own.

Does anyone have any experiences or advice about which option they used or suited them? Thanks for your help! (not sure if this was right area to post in??..)

I found double buggies to be a nightmare, bulky to store, heavy to lift in/out of car and a real pain when it comes to shops etc. I much preferred to use my buggy and carry baby in a carrier when I was on my own and used an umbrella type stroller for DD putting baby in the pram when I was with DH. When DD was a bit older probably 2 and half we were able to use a buggy board (the ones with the little seat look brilliant but never used one myself) Having said that this was some time ago so perhaps someone will be along to tell you about a brilliant double soon.
I'm sure Ive seen a thread dedicated to prams/buggies on here

Thanks CowboysGal, very helpful. Any idea how I move a thread? or shall I just start a new one? (sorry only my 2nd post on here.. --and I am useless--) ;-)

20 month gap between my two and dd1 is very independent. She sat in double buggy 3 times before I gave up and returned to single buggy and buggy board. Save your money and dont bother with a double buggy.