Twin prams

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I'm having a nightmare. Twins due early Jan so expected to come late Nov / early Dec so I'll have a school run to do within a fortnight.

We catch the bus to school and walk home unless weather is awful. Catch bus everywhere so needs to fit through the new buses.

So I should get one of those long ones on top of each other. But the bottom kid is basically hidden, I can't see them properly and thry can't see daylight.

So I need a side-by-side one but see above Re bus.

So I should get a double buggy that's suitable from birth. But I hate the idea of my tiny premature twins just being in a buggy that hasn't got the same kind of protection as a pram, which my elder child did.

And the only middle compromise - side by side and narrow is 1k.

Can't find anything second hand.

Any ideas??

Mountain buggy duet?

I had a Mclaren side by side as the narrowest I found - just squeezed on the bus, and through the front door

Do you currently have a single pram? I used my single uppababy for first 2/3 months with twins as they fit in the bassinet together. This was best for me as I already had the single buggy so I just delayed swapping it for a double until later. Obvs, I'm not suggesting you buy a single buggy simply for 2 months. But it you can borrow one then it can be easier to manoeuvre at first while you get your head around twins! (Or if you have a c section). After that, the mountain buggy duet is the narrowest double and pushes really well due to rubber tyres. But is heavy and doesn't fold down small. The lighter buggies (e.g maclaren) are wider but fold down much smaller. But they are also harder to push when children are older and heavier.

Those suggesting ones without a pram, did you find the babies were warm enough in the buggy or did you have to really wrap them up, esp as they'll be winter babies.

@tihshoi considered this but wasn't sure if it was "OK". Thought with it being winter it would be nice for them too and as I have a 4 yo to get to school would be easier. Then just buy one with car seat and buggy seats. I'd need to borrow a second newborn car seat to get out of hospital

I don't have twins, but all my babies were autumn/winter babies- one being a Christmas baby. The older ones had a buggy, the younger a carrycot. Certainly the carrycot seemed more protective, but I cannot say that either actually was. With coat, hat, blanket and footmuff, the child in the buggy seemed just as warm and comfortable as the child in the pram. The Christmas baby (buggy-user) was given a sheepskin fleece buggy-liner, which was very comfortable for them, and I went on to use it all year round in all subsequent buggies and prams.

For me, the biggest advantage of having a pram was that the baby in the pram faced me until they outgrew it, which I loved.

Good luck

You can buy the fleece line covers for a buggy so they were warm enough

Also winter babies

Missed out that the baby in the pram also had coat, hat and blanket, plus the pram 'footmuff' in cold weather. So no different to the baby in the buggy.

For me, the biggest advantage of having a pram was that the baby in the pram faced me until they outgrew it, which I loved yes def need them Mama facing

What about a single pram and a sling?

My mountain buggy duet is narrower than my double MacLaren. If you don’t need to fold down then mountain buggy duet with bassinets is probably your best bet.

Single pram and a sling for sure.

Obviously as they get bigger you’ll probably go for a double buggy but for the first few months I’d carry one and pram the other.

Also whilst they’re tiny tiny they’d fit in a single pram carrycot together

Oyster Max. Yes, the one at the bottom is hidden underneath but that’s a necessity if using a bus. It’s a very compact double and can add carrycots or car seats

I can’t take either of our doubles on the bus, I end up missing multiple buses and we just can’t fit on.

My twins were born in September, we had the bugaboo donkey twin which is fantastic but didn’t fit in our front door so it was a pain in the arse having to take it into the close to fold down/put up. In saying that our front door is very narrow and we didn’t have an issue with any other doors. I didn’t use buses but did use a train a few times and couldn’t fit it down the aisle in there

Highly recommend a double out and about nipper 360

You have two options (both side by side), you can get the carrycots that clip/lift on and off and are parent facing or you can use it with newborn inserts which are world facing. The pushchair itself will see you through until they are 3 or 4 but it's surprisingly narrow (not much wider than the single) and can turn on a pinhead.

You can get them and all the add one like carrycots and adapters secondhand - theres a very popular out n about selling and advice group on Facebook.

I posted a very similar post on the pregnancy boards a day or two ago. Like you, I'm expecting twins, don't drive, rely on buses and hate the stacked prams as you can't see the baby in the bottom, nor can you get them in or out easily.

I'm in love with the Bugaboo Donkey Twin BUT it probably doesn't fit on buses. The general consensus is that the Mountain Buggy Duet may be the solution, although it's not as pretty or sophisticated as the Donkey.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3669647-Bugaboo-Donkey-Twin-Public-Transport

The Nipper 360 is great but I cannot get it on local buses or into my hallway!

I have twins - single pram and baby carrier an option. I didn't like those prams where one of the babies is close to the kerb sucking up car fumes.

That really surprises me Sink we have really narrow doorways (old house) and it fits through all of them.

The bus doors in my local area are far wider, the only issue would be if there was already a wheelchair user was already on as then it probably wouldn't fit.

If you buy the new 'luxury' collection mountain buggy duet it comes with new plusher fabrics plus new aerotech wheels so no punctures

The new phil and teds voyager is worth a look. In tandem mode its can be stacked, parent facing or out, or babies facing each other. It is also able to be used without stacking one below and hidden. Only the new 2019 model
philandteds.com/uk/Products/push/voyager%E2%84%A2#.XVwJGZMzYWo

It’s the exact width of our hallway - it would just fit we had a narrower radiator but would still be a challenge. We only got it when they were older but would have been a huge pain with babies as I have to set it up outside.

It can just squeeze on our local buses but not if there’s another buggy on there, which is always. I can’t ever get the bus as I’ve had to wait over an hour for a bus with space to show up!

I had the My child easy twin. Beautiful pram. Only 67cm wide so slimmer than a wheelchair. Bought a carrycot to go on it too for my little preemie and it was lush. Massive basket underneath and stood up in its own when folded.

Excuse the hat over the eyes. She likes the dark lol.

I don't have twins but have two children and we have the icandy orange. The bottom seat isn't as low as most inline doubles and the "cinema style" seating means they're not on top of each other. it has so many configurations I'm sure you'd find one to suit you.

I've been very impressed with it, it's definitely worth a look

Don't get a one behind the other one, they're awful! My donkey could get on most busses as long as there wasn't someone else there. If I was trying to do school run I'd look at mountain buggy or baby jogger. What sort of busses do you have, you may not be able to get in at the front but will be able to in the middle. The issue will be school run time if someone gets here first.

@Squiff70 the bugaboo donkey fits on most busses as long as you don't have the car seat adaptors on. The footprint is not wider Than a wheelchair.