AIBU not to get a double buggy?

I got one with a slightly larger age gap, and didn't have to use it often but the times we needed it, we were glad we had it. Before I got it I did a highly scientific survey of all the parents of two children at nursery, and most said they hadn't got one, but wished they had, but by that time there seemed no point. Overall the consensus was that if I had space to put it and a couple of hundred quid available to make my life slightly easier, I might as well do it. I could probably sell it on for what I paid for it, but most likely will give it to my SIL when she inevitably has a second, or donate it to my kids' nursery to take the babies for walks.

if you drive everywhere then no you probably won't need one?

we had a 22 month gap but I walked everywhere and wouldn't have been without my phil and teds.

Fully agree. And you can always change your mind if you need/want to.
My older kid never bothered with a buggy after 2.5. Loved walking or his scooter. Second looking that way too.

I absolutely loved my nipper 360 double to the point where I'm planning on using it for my 3rd even though her brother is 3 and won't go in it - it's just a great buggy and somewhere to put your changing bag etc. 😂

I had twins plus toddler so always one not in the buggy. It's a lot easier to have the option for 2 in a buggy...

If you don't walk anywhere then you definitely don't need it. If you're only going car park to door then there's no point. Toddler can just walk, you'll use a trolley in the supermarket. You don't need the faff of getting a double in and out of the car.

DD1 was 18 months when DD2 was born and she never used the double pushchair.
She used to sometimes just stand up in the bottom seat, but mostly walked.
So I soon sold it and just got a buggy board for the single pushchair.
She was also a very good walker, and always liked walking.

I'd not get a double and see how it goes first.

I have the same age gap (twice!) and never had a double-buggy - did exactly as you plan to with a sling and buggy board and it was fine

Be aware that when a baby turns up they can regress over night.

Personally I loathed strapping 2/3 into the car and preferred walking but perhaps it's too far for you to walk.

Depends on the child and your own preference.
Ihad double buggy for 22months age gap and it was used every day for at least 18 months. I preferred to have both strapped in shopping,walking etc .

My 2 youngest grandchildren are 16 months apart. The parents asked my advice and I said I thought they’d need one. I was wrong. The 16 month old was a great walker and they hardly used it. I used it more than the parents. Baby one side and shopping the other and toddler happily walking beside me. She sat in it very occasionally for brief spells.

I really regret not getting one with a 2.5 year age gap. I made my life so much more difficult than it needed to be, even though id been such an enthusiastic sling wearer. I'd get an Out and About second hand if I had mu time again.

When it's pissing down with rain, you are running late and one is having a tantrum (the eldest) they are a godsend.

Why don't you want one? You can get them second hand for cheap. Phil and Ted worked well for us while the little one was small, we then went for a donkey side by side. Honestly I wouldn't have been without it. Wrangling a baby and a toddler when out can be difficult. If you can secure two screaming children and have two hands free you're onto more of a winner

I had a 2 year gap and never used a double buggy. Baby in a sling and then buggy board and walking for the eldest.

I thought this and then got a double buggy! Used it for way longer than I expected to. Toddler could walk, but not in a very useful way. We also had meltdowns at the baby getting to be in a pushchair and the toddler not. So double ended up working well for us for a while. I bought it on marketplace and sold it for almost the same amount, I wouldn’t invest in a new one!

2yr gap here and I never got a double. Did the sling and pushchair or pram and buggy board. Also my DS got very good with his scooter very early- could do a mile to nursery on foot or scooter before 2.5yrs.

I don't drive so walk a lot, do all my supermarket shops with the pram too. Ds walked early though, that might make a difference but he was very good. Although he would bolt at the park, he was good on the roads.

I was in exactly this situation and we didn’t buy a double buggy.
We planned to buy a buggy board but baby was 6 weeks early so we didn’t get round to it and then never felt like we needed it (baby is 9 months old now).

Our older son walks really well (or takes his scooter/bike).
We have a pushchair that adjusts easily and I keep a sling in the basket underneath, so if he gets really tired then I can swap them (but I’ve only actually needed to do this once when he was ill). I also do this if we need to go somewhere quickly or if he needs to be contained (e.g. when he kept trying to run off and then had a tantrum whilst I was queuing to send a parcel).

If it’s going to be a long day out then we assume there are going to be lots of stops so he can rest (but with a baby we need to stop a lot to breastfeed etc anyway).

When I had DD2 we had a double buggy but I found it bulky and awkward and did the single buggy plus sling combo until DD2 was about 20 months. Give it a go and see how you get on!

I couldn't have managed without my double. Used it for years. But it's not as if they're hard to acquire - see how you get on, buy one if you need one.

I had a double buggy as I walk everywhere and often do a big shop so carrying a baby in a sling wasn't really practical. I had a mountain buggy duo which are narrow enough to get through a standard doorway. The age gap between my kids was under 2 years. I only used it for a year as it got very heavy to push uphill and my kids also used to attack each other in it. My older child used a balance bike or scooter from age 3. Or sometimes we got the bus home. My kids are 3 and 5 now, they squeeze into single buggy sometimes if it's raining or we're late for school. But you can't do that with a tiny baby obviously. If you have an uppa baby the older one can go in the basket underneath.
If you don't walk much you probably won't need one but there are plenty second hand if you change your mind.