Foot muffs in a side by side-essential?

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So we've ordered the City Mini double buggy for our twins who will be here sometime around the beginning of May. I was planning on just getting blankets but was browsing in John Lewis today and saw the foot muffs. I remember when we ordered the buggy in the advice session the salesman suggested we get something to put around the babies as they will be quite little whrn they're first in there. The foot muffs though seem huge and very warm. I've found a head hugger support thing but am now confused as to what I should be getting!

MN help!! What did you use?

My neighbour has that buggy and she has carrycots on it for the newborn stage.

I really wanted to avoid carrycots as they just seemed an additional expense and the buggy is meant to be suitable from birth. I might have to reconsider

I used the head hugger when very small and also the foot muff with a thin blanket under as it didn't reach past the legs when seat was laid flat. I have a toddler and baby and my toddler is quite tall and plenty of room in theirs still.
Ds only needed the head hugger thing for about two months then preferred without and the seat also lays really flat so I wouldn't bother with carry cots

Ive a toddler and a newborn in mine rhe footmuff is great for the toddler but newborn would be lost in it.
Ive a carrycot for dc2, but for dc1 i just used a fleecy babygrow and wrapped him in blankets ( he was 6lbs so maybe a bit bigger than yours will be).

Also the straps were totally adjustable so he could be strapped in whilst flat so again I wouldn't bother with a carry cot. Only downfall is it's not parent facing but there are big windows in the hoods

Ive only got a carrycot this time because it came free with the double pram, you dont need it esp with summer babies.

Thanks everyone. The fact they will be spring/summer babies was another reason I wasn't keen on the whole carrycot thing and you've all just made me feel better for that. Maybe by the time the weather changes they'll be big enough for a foot muff!
So I think from the responses I should be ok with a blanket to wrap them in and potentially with a head hugger for the very early days (which they might also need in the car seat).

www.morrck.co.uk/shop/all-season-baby-hoodie-size-1.html

I found this baby hoodie blanket way better than a simple blanket and more practical than a cosy toes for summer babies.

The beauty is it fits into car seats and all buggys with holes for straps and can wrap up cosy or open up quickly if they are warm.

Loads of colours, washed really well, very soft.

Oooohh I like that

A blanket might be a bit annoying if it keeps falling off. A slightly cheaper alternative to the Morrck is a tuppence and crumble star wrap so arms and legs can still be strapped in.

I don't have the BJ but a similar side by side and went for soft carrycots/cocoons. They are cheaper than proper carrycots and actually really useful around the house in the early days. Phil & Ted cocoons fitted my buggy perfectly - I just slid them in on reclined seat and they have D rings so you can secure them properly.

Also I personally don't like using the buggy harnesses in such tiny babies!

I would add sheepskin liners. Have at look at 'gabe and grace' for them. They are comfy but also help keep cool in summer and warm in winter. You can also take the sheepskin out and use on floor as somewhere to sleep if you go to someone's house.
In would look at getting footmuffs for the winter though, as it's far easier to not have to bundle them up in layers and coats, as you can just pop them in footmuff with thick cardigan and hat on. Add blanket inside as it gets colder. Saves using gloves also

April twins and sheepskin liners only too (with blankets autumn winter). Were fine!

I was going to suggest the morrk blankets too, my dts had the newborn ones until they were almost a year old, then they got put in the car seats and I bought the next size up.
They're expensive, but do a 10% discount if you're a tamba member, and their customer service is fantastic - I phoned them as was having issues with the website and was upgraded to free next day delivery as an apology.
We've got the same pram too.

Also look at baby 'bug in a rug'