age your dc stopped using a pushchair

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Really thinking of buying a double pushchair for siblings. One almost 3 other less than 6 months. I want to use it for going nursery playgroups etc as parking in my town is hard to find and expensive. Plus its exercise for me!! When did your dc stop using their pushchairs? I'm thinking its reasonable for up to 4 years old when you're walking more than half a mile with them.

I have this dilemma, I have 3 year old twins and we often go out all day. Ones a great walker, one isn't. One is still fond of a nap. I can't carry 2, if I carry one the other goes nuts.

But, but, but I hate the double pram it's unwieldy and I can't hold both hands and push it.

It's a conundrum.

My dd has just turned 4 and we still have ours for long days out, especially without a car. I find it useful if we need to get from a to b quickly or if she needs somewhere to rest without slowing the rest of us down. Mostly doesnt get used but we're always glad of it when we do need it

My son stopped at 2 much to my horror
Daughter was 4

I used it till 4. She'd just get in and out the pushchair whenever she wanted before then. She was and still is a really good walker.

About three.

Gone 4, she regularly napped until around 5yo. She will still have an afternoon snooze at 8!

We had 2 year age gap and double buggy was amazing for first 18 months. It was easy to push and so quick and easy to get around. Much easier than single buggy with buggy board!

Mine were both happy in a buggy until 3 or so.

Both at 2 when they started scooting or walking more reliably. However they also stopped needing to nap as much. If they wanted to nap, it would have been tricky.

I think it depends A LOT on what you are planning to do.
We stopping using a pushchair quickly BUT we rarely walk the way you are planning to do, esp not with the possibility of tired child that doesn’t want to walk back home.
I also used a sling for a long time. I thought that after 2yo, it wouod go back in the cupboard but I was still carrying it around (and using it) when dc2 was 4yo if he was tired et...

If your plan is to walk a lot to different places, the. I wouod Get a double.
But shop around and think about what you want to do (eg will you take the bus so do you need to fold it easily?)

We are still using one occasionally and youngest is 3.5 She can easily walk 3 miles but has zero danger awareness and is a darter and will fight to be free and running off (I know she is 3 so still young but really is a danger around roads etc). We are using it less over the last few weeks but that is only because we bought a car to get to supermarket etc so not needing the buggy quite as often.

We have a car 3

So just walked we don’t really go far without a car

My DS1 is coming up to 6 and still uses the buggy on week ends as he is super lazy. He won't use it on a school day as he is embarrassed his friends will see.

Use your judgement, you know your child. If you walk a lot and think your child will nap in it then it's worth investing in one. They can be picked up For around £50 on eBay.

Still use one with my 3.3 year old but she does have mobility issues and is awaiting an appointment with OT. I've been told she'll likely still be using it in 2 years time though.

5 but he has mobility and sensory issues. He would still use it now given half a chance!

Just under 2

I have a buggy board and older dc will use it but not for a mile. He would try and run most of the way but get exhausted and doesn't nap. Baby hates the carrier and the carseat so I'm running out of options!
The problem i find with buggy boards is going up and down kerbs. Any less than flat terrain the whole board and child shakes.

My daughter refused to go in one from 18 months though 😳

Sometime before 2 I don't drive and once he was walking properly he didn't really want to be in it. Seemed pointless to buy a stroller that he didnt want to get in. So we jusy stopped using his pushchair as he was happy walking. At around 3 he started to use a scooter.

Also can't speed walk with a board when I'm invariably late for nursery!

We put it in the loft the August before they started school, felt really sad as not sure I can have anymore kids and it felt like end of an era
Also it was total pain as they often want carrying and get whingey and tired. I do wish it was socially acceptable to put knackered school kids in s buggy

DS has refused the buggy since shortly after his 2nd birthday. He walks most of the time but asks for a carry when very tired. DS2 is due soon so we've bought a buggy board and hoping he'll use that when he's tired so we don't have to carry him.

About 2 and a couple of months. She likes her buggy board on DS's pushchair but doesn't need it.

DD is 2.5 and she hates her pushchair. We have one of those push tricycle things which she gets in and out of as she pleases. She could probably walk 2 or 3 miles without getting tired but would sleep very well that night

16 months! Because DD2 arrived, so DD1 had to vacate the buggy for the baby.
It meant she got plenty of exercise and developed strong legs. I had her on toddler reins so she was safe, and if she stumbled I could tug the reins up to save her from scraping her knees on the pavement.
I live in a village in a rural area, and all our favourite walks are on rough ground - hills, beaches or forests, where buggies are a useless nuisance - so I ditched the buggy at a similar age for DD2 as well.