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Original poster

To think it’s nuts to buy a double buggy for your first?

38 replies

PitterPatter3 · 05/05/2024 22:27

…Because you’re planning to have a second soon?!

Not only might things not work out that way but they’re quite a pain to lug about for months when you don’t strictly need one.

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GreatGateauxsby · 06/05/2024 06:59

Personally i think its economically sensible. Even if we didnt or couldnt have a second it makes no difference and if you do have more kids, it saves you selling amd buying a new pram

I bought a double and i had my first child at 38.
Its currently getting great use with dd and ds.

But it sounds like its not really about a pram though its about yourself and your fertility which is a different ball game. 💐

JaninaDuszejko · 06/05/2024 06:54

We did it many years ago, bought a Phil and Teds. Worked as a single and a double and used it for all 3DC over the years, it was our only buggy. Makes sense if it works well as a single and as a double.

blue345 · 06/05/2024 06:48

We swapped our first three wheeler for a Phil &Teds double. Wished we'd bought it first time around as you could use it as a single or clip on the double seat.

Unless you're buying a side by side double that's really wide, future proofing makes sense.

stawbly · 06/05/2024 05:24

From your more recent comments, I do understand why you think that way, and I'm sorry you have struggled with fertility.
But also, it took a while for me to conceive #1 and after deciding that we were ready to TTC again, we bought a second hand bugaboo donkey. Perfect as we can use it for our boy now, and if he's still in a pram when #2 comes, great they can use it together, if not, it can still be used as a single.
I think a lot of people do it so it doesn't seem like such a big expense further down the line. If I'd have thought about wanting 2 kids so close in age, I probably would've just got it from the get go.

ThomasineMay · 05/05/2024 23:04

Don't really see an issue...

Bugaboo donkeys have decent resale value - if I had my time again, I'd buy a second hand donkey mono for baby #1 and then buy a second seat for #2.

CelesteCunningham · 05/05/2024 22:57

I wouldn't do it, but there's no harm in it. As others have said, something like the Bugaboo Donkey is a great choice because it works as a single or a double.

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PitterPatter3 · 05/05/2024 22:52

I hadn’t realised how much infertility and loss had affected me. To me it feels like jinxing things terribly. I didn’t even feel comfortable buying anything baby-related at all until well after the 20 week scan.

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Potnoodlesarentantisocial · 05/05/2024 22:43

I wouldn't do it myself yet couldn't care less if someone else did.

Creating a thread about it seems a lot crazier than buying a double buggy for your first.

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PitterPatter3 · 05/05/2024 22:41

As somebody who had a very hard time conceiving, I guess I’m just envious of those who could be so confident there’d be another baby along so soon. I’d feel bad for anyone it didn’t work out for having others assume all the time that they had more than one child when they actually didn’t.

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Bellienoo · 05/05/2024 22:40

If it’s the bugaboo donkey absolutely not! We bought a single travel system, paid a fair bit for it and fell pregnant again straight away. Ended up with 10 months between our DCs. As soon as we knew we were having number 2 we swapped to the donkey in single mode and then duo when baby arrived. Best pram I’ve ever had, wish I’d have known and bought it first.

ThisBlueCrab · 05/05/2024 22:35

Depends what they are buying...not that it is any of your business if its not you buying it.

The bugaboo donkey is amazing as a single and a double. I only had 1 but I wish I had known about it when dd was a baby. It would have made life so much easier!

sympatheticparrot · 05/05/2024 22:35

I didn’t have one but the bugaboo donkey always looked cool. You could have it as a single with the side basket or extend to a double

AngeloMysterioso · 05/05/2024 22:31

We did, and we bloody loved it. It’s great as a single, great as a double and now it’s being used as a triple! We bought it brand new and it’s been a real workhorse, worth every penny.

What’s it to you, anyway?