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to expect 22 month old to be happy on a buggy board?

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Loopylala7 · 03/03/2014 16:54

This is probably the wrong category, but tbh just thinking of the traffic, am considering buying my 22 month old a buggy board instead of forking out for double buggy with newborn pending this month. Is it cruel to make her give up the buggy this young? Or are they actually any good?

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imip · 03/03/2014 18:06

I'd say no. Especially if you do a lot of walking. I've had that age gap three times bw 4 dcs. Would never have worked, ESP around nap time.

You could only get away with it if you also had a sling and were prepared to use it a lot.

I. Know a fried with this age gap and she puts the newborn in the sling and toddler in buggy.

JonathanGirl · 03/03/2014 18:11

Depends how much you use the pushchair. Dd was almost walking full time by 22 months.

We don't have a car and use public transport a fair bit, and I just found it a total pain with a pushchair, so I just stopped using it.

MistyB · 03/03/2014 18:11

I picked up a second hand one for £40. It was useful along side the buggy board and sling options. DS used to gal asleep standing up too!!

chattychattyboomba · 03/03/2014 18:15

My DD will be 3 when DD2 is born and she still naps every day and gets very tired on long walks. I plan to use the buggy board and then when she is tired I can use the ergo (sling) for little one and she can sit in the buggy...but obviously can't do that while newborn is still in the bassinet so I expect about 5 or so months of being restricted.

susiedaisy · 03/03/2014 18:16

22 months is too young IMO

CrohnicallyFarting · 03/03/2014 18:22

chatty there are some pushchairs where the bassinet converts into the pushchair seat. Mothercare my3 and my4 do, there are a couple of buckles that do up to shape the bassinet into the seat. Also pliko switch, the seat lays flat and a liner goes in to make the bassinet, so you just need to remove the liner, turn the seat round and sit it up, would take a minute tops. The pliko switch has the added advantage that it has a cross bar designed to take a toddler's weight, so no extra buggy board needed, and it folds umbrella style so quite small.

DescribeTheRuckus · 03/03/2014 18:26

My two are 15 months apart, and I didn't bother with a double buggy when my dd was born. I bought baby wraps and carriers for her, and kept ds in the buggy. Worked a treat!

hatsybatsy · 03/03/2014 18:26

depends entirely on how much walking you do. ds (22 months when dd was born) was v happy on a buggy board but if we were walking a long way in the afternoon, he wanted to sit in the buggy and curl up. we had a Phil and Teds - there are some bargain second hand ones on ebay.....

NeedsAsockamnesty · 03/03/2014 18:27

I wouldn't try it ever again, but only because I've tried it with two different sets of children and broke the older child both times!

I have decided in my head to never bother with a buggy board for a under 2.5/6 again.

Zeta vooom do a great double stroller suitable from birth I got there double and single version for less than £200 (I have times when I only have 1 child with me and struggle with slings) there on amazon I've been using that brand for years with no problems.

Or if you live near me I have a Jane twin two you can just have because I don't like it and am far to lazy to eBay it.

NobodyLivesHere · 03/03/2014 18:33

It very much depends on the child in question, dd1 would no way have walked as she was lazy easily tired, where as dd2 is evil hated her buggy from around 15 months. But generally I think 22 months is young to be walking all the time. Especially if you don't have a car/use public transport a lot. There is 17 months between dd1 and ds and I used my double for a good year. and that hour in the day when I could get them both in it, asleep, saved me throwing them both in the canal

WhereIsMyHat · 03/03/2014 18:36

Too young in my experience (3 kid but only two past the age of 22 months). A cheap 2nd had phil and teds would be my recommendation.

MammaTJ · 03/03/2014 18:36

DD was 2 when my double buggy gave up the ghost. I got a buggy board for her and a single buggy for DS age 1. I kept her on reins though, as she liked to try to escape.

hazeyjane · 03/03/2014 18:40

I'd go double buggy.

We got both ours on ebay, a Phil and Teds for £90 and a Nipper 360 (which I much preferred) for £50.

BackforGood · 03/03/2014 18:40

Two young. Put a 'Wanted' on Freegle, or scour your local papers or gumtree or netmums or the CC (if they have an adverts board) or get in touch with your local TAMBA to see if anyone is seeling a double cheaply, 2nd hand.

ds was 28months when dc2 was born. Up until then he'd walked everywhere, but once she came along and was in his pushchair, he suddenly 'regressed' and needed the pushchair a lot more. It's great to be able to strap them in to the pushchair when they move into tantrum mode too - not so easy to tuck under your arm to carry away if you also have a new baby.

BobaFetaCheese · 03/03/2014 18:44

I have a 26m old and a 7m old. Joovy Caboose Ultralight Too (or too ultralight) is your friend.

22m.old can chose between standing on a board, sitting on a bench facing you or you can use the seat insert to make another seat.

Ds1 is fine standing on board for an hour or so in total and then he wants 'mine seat!'.

Sling and single buggy is good for earlt days but tbh I found fatbaby (aka ds2) too heavy from 5 months!

chattychattyboomba · 03/03/2014 18:44

Crohnic- would not mind that option if it weren't for the fact we already have a bugaboo in good condition and I want to get my money's worth

pluCaChange · 03/03/2014 18:47

If she's a physical sort of child, she might love it! My DD did, from about that age.

If you still need the pushchair for her naps, but they are infrequent, how do you feel about having a slung handy, for the newborn, when DD is really too tired to stand?

Stamina is really developing about this point. My DS could walk about a kilometre and a half at 2, and DD is also pretty good, at rhe same age.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 03/03/2014 18:50

I totally agree with back that it's really tricky to deal with a toddler having a strOP when you've also got the baby to deal with, I always found with dd1 and DS that insanity would insue in the rain while the baby was hungry and with nowhere around to sit down rest/eat... Having a double with DS and dd2 is such a different experience.

Do not underestimate the value of being able to chuck toddler in buggy and crack on at an adult pace!

ebwy · 03/03/2014 19:06

if you are anywhere near me I have a double buggy you can have for free

ebwy · 03/03/2014 19:08

I mostly managed with my son (2 year old when his brother was born) walking and baby in buggy then switching to him in buggy and baby in sling when he was tired... it worked for us.
he was nearly 3 before he'd use the buggy board

Doyouthinktheysaurus · 03/03/2014 19:18

I did it, ds1 was 21 months when ds2 came along.

Ds1 was a good walker though and I'm not sure I'd do it again! It did restrict us and it was a nightmare when ds1 didn't want to cooperate!

Ds1 is 11 now so this was along time ago, if I had my time again I'd get a fancy pants Phil and Teds thingy whatsit

MrsMook · 03/03/2014 19:53

DS1 was 27m so a bit older. I've managed with my original singles by using slings/ wraps/ carriers and swapping both DCs around as needed. My pram is solid so I was also able to use a baby Dan seat on top before DS2 required pushchair mode. I could have spent less on a cheap double, but I like the versatility of carrying the DCs. Now ds1 is 3, he still needs back up, but I wouldn't use a double now. I have ended up with him hanging out of the pram asleep with legs everywhere and DS2 in the ring sling which is great multi age back up.

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