At what age do toddlers not need a pushchair anymore?

[Lovethesea]

So, DS arrived a week ago and DD is 19 months old. I am planning to order a double buggy in the next week or so and envisage using it for some time.

DH, however, has a colleague who says her DS stopped using a pushchair around DD's age.

When did you stop needing a pushchair for your toddler? Did it depend on how much driving/walking you did? How early a walker they were? Whether you had another child to contain care for?

Did you use it for them to rest in? To nap? To hold them when if they had a meltdown?

My back isn't great so it's not realistic to use a sling longterm for me. Thought please!

It really depends on the distance you are walking! I walk a lot and so used a pushchair regularly until DD was about 3 and a half.

We gave up on the pushchair when DS was around 3 although still used it for "big" days out that involved a lot of walking for example when we were on holiday in London.

I'd definitely go for the double buggy if I were you, at 19 months even if she is a keen walker you will still get use of it for 6 months and when the baby is young and the weather is good it's nice to get out.

Congratulations on DS btw

Thankyou

My girl is nearly 6,she still refuses to walk anywhere and broke the pushchair this week as she's so big.she refuses to ride a bike or scooter so today,as we live 3miles away from the shops, I have to take her in a wheelchair,even though her only issue is laziness,I can't wait till kids at school start noticing as I believe its the only way to get her walking. She can walk and does if we're going to our local park,she runs there.I came on here for some help but can't even work out how to post :(.I have also developed wrist problems

In the country where I live it's not uncommon to see children who must be around 7 or 8 being pushed around in buggies