Can we avoid a double buggy?

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Dc1 will be 18m when dc arrives if all goes well so I'm starting to think about what we may need. Dc1 lived in a carrier for the first 6 months of his life, he hated a pram and i found a pram a hassle so it worked well for us, however i know with 2 things may be different. I know i may want to give dc1 attention while dc2 sleeps or something out and about but a lot of me is thinking I'd like to avoid the cost of a double.

Has anyone managed it? I'm likely to buy second hand if we do get one so if we are going to get a double I'd need to decide before baby arrives so i have time to get one of the two i am considering.

I have the mountain buggy duet. It's been really good. It's narrow enough to go through door ways, has a large enough basket underneath to do a decent shop and is easy enough to get on public transport. It's also reasonably easy to push off road.

We have a 20 month gap. I got a double second hand but only used it twice.

I usually put the baby in the sling and take my toddler in a buggy or he would walk depending on the distance. I found it much easier to run after a toddler with the sling on, then with a massive pram. My baby would also only nap in the sling so it was the only way to get any peace. If I needed a break my toddler could hop out for a while. When they got bigger the little one would go in the buggy and the older one would walk, but I had the sling in case he got tired.

I didn’t drive at the time and the thought of using a double buggy on a bus completely put me off from going out. People often used to comment that it looked like hard work with the buggy and sling but I honestly really liked it.

@Kpo58 most people seem to be really positive about it,only negative I've heard is weight but i can cope with that.

@jhaniver that would be my ideal but i think i will get one just in case, seeing as i want second hand i cant just get a next day delivery and I'll sell it should i be able to get away with single and sling

I would get a double I had a bigger age gap and needed one I just got a cheapie Joie side side buggy it lays flat for newborns I put a car seat head hugger snug thing and had her in it and to be fair it was the best pram I'd ever had.

www.mothercare.com/double-pushchairs-and-strollers/joie-aire-twin-stroller---rosysea/211956.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2efrBRD3ARIsAEnt0ejh0CkaDKhLmZJdIL45torWqVpPZIjPni9z44MyCDq_JWdo_NAc5owaAl8YEALw_wcB

The liners are reversible so don't have to have blue and pink ect and at £117 it's a steal.

I’ve got the out and about nipper double and I love it.

I think you need one..... if you are shattered, in pain, had a difficult birth, backache, dc driving you crazy.... you need to pop out somewhere, then a double buggy is easy and above all a safe option where they're strapped in and they can't run off. Sling is all very well when baby is tiny but when yours are 3 and 18m then not so good.

@ishitglitter unfortunately i doubt that joie would cope where i live, i need to look down a more off road line but thank you fir the suggestion

@Tigerwhocamefortea we have the single nipper and i love it but i really want dc2 parent facing a bit longer, although I'm considering whether i could use that with a joie i level or cybex cloud q car seat to extend the parent facing past the very short period dc1 coped in the carry cot