Best pushchair for newborn twins

[Tatigc80]

Hi all,

I am having twins in Jan and found it hard to find the best pushchair. I will need one they are allowed to go in from birth and ideally a sturdy one as I will have to maneuver through stairs, pebble streets etc.
I would appreciate your recommendations.

Thanks a lot! xx

[Madonna9]

Congratulations!
My friend has twins and she really likes this Bugaboo pram.
Not sure how any of these pram will work with stairs though.

[moggle]

I want a side by side for our twins also due in Jan, I'm looking at either the mountain buggy duet or the out n about nipper. They are probably the only ones we can fit through our front door!
I've heard the tandems (one in front of the other) can get difficult to manoeuvre once the babies get past about 1. I only want to buy one pushchair!
(Having said that I have already got a bargain Baby jogger city select i found on eBay just because you can click two car seats onto it and I used that a lot with DD up to about 6m or so)

[gruffalocake2]

I'm having twins in November and every thread seems to advise mountain buggy or out and about. I've been given and out and about and it seems great easier to manouvere than the Phil and teds I had for older two. Bugaboo donkey is nice but I'm never sure how good the wheels are for cobbles/countryside etc also it's v expensive new...

[Rootvegetables]

I've used our out n about from birth to 3 and I really love it, it's been to the beach, camping, festivals, long haul flights just everywhere. The only problem is if you get a puncture but bike shops sell special tyres for £10 each that haven't had a punc

[Rootvegetables]

Sorry, haven't had a puncture since I got them. My twins were 6lb when born and didn't look too lost in the buggy with newborn inserts.

[Kimber2]

My sister just got a Chicco Echo Twin Pushchair for £149.99 from very.co.uk and it looks really handy.

[Alicekeach]

Most twin families I know have either a Mountain Buggy or an OutnAbout. Emmaljunga Viking 735 and Bugaboo Donkey also good side by sides (but pricey). Of the tandems, when I was buggy shopping, my favourite was the Uppababy Vista with an extra seat.

One thing I would say is don't worry about buying car seat adapters to fit on a twin buggy - it makes it far too heavy and nobody I know with twins bothers. I bought the adapters but have used them once in six months!

[MaisieDotes]

I had the Mountain buggy Duet and just to warn that the carrycots are tiny! DS2 grew out of it at 10 weeks and then I had to put him in the main seat lying flat. It wasn't great as the seats don't parent-face

Other than that it's a pretty good buggy but if I had my time again I'd get the bugaboo donkey, without a doubt.

[Alittlepotofrosie]

Phil and ted voyager is fantastic. Suitable from birth for both babies and up to 4 years old. Brilliant off road and easy to drive. Plenty of space for both babies. Folds up very easily. No need to buy separate carrycots as its all done by zips and its the same width as a normal pram. No way would i buy a side by side. There are so many places that they won't fit, plus they wouldn't fit in my medium sized cars boot once folded. The best thing i found was to go to a decent independent baby shop and try them all out and see what you like.

[moggle]

The mountain buggy is only 63cm wide - my baby jogger city mini single is 62! Out n about is 72.
The Voyager looks interesting- though out of our budget I think... not sure about the two carrycots configuration, looks like you would be kicking the back of one as you walk, andthe seats aren't lie flat. Guess you can probably get wedges though for them.

[Alittlepotofrosie]

Moggle it does lie flat, the seat units zip up so you can use the same seat as a bassinet and as a toddler style seat. I've had my twins in it since birth. I looked at the mountain buggy when i was pram shopping and i thought it looked small for toddlers. Here's the voyager in double baby mode.

[April241]

We have the bugaboo donkey twin, expensive but absolutely worth it I think. Weve used it from birth. It's really easy to manoeuvre, pretty lightweight and really smooth over bumpy pavements etc.

[April241]

Oh and I've only been in once place that I couldn't fit in through the door and that was a pub that had a really tight corner that even single prams would struggle with.

[Tatigc80]

Thank you everyone for all the advice! I will look up all the suggestions you gave :) xx

[thecookies]

really useful to see all this, we are in a similar position of needing but not knowing...
big factor for us is that we have to go tandem because our front door is only 65cm wide and this really narrows our options. So far, the Phil and Ted seems to fit the bill and possibly the vista...

[Alittlepotofrosie]

Hi the cookies you'd definitely fit the voyager through a 65cm front door.