I need a double buggy by next week and keep going round in circles - please help a double buggy virgin!

[swanlady2000]

Hi,

I am a foster carer and have had a phone call today to take 2 children aged 7wks and 2 years so I am desperate for a buggy no later then middle of next week. I have never needed a double buggy before, so I am a bit of a virgin. I have looked at loads tonight and still don't know what I need, so I am hoping someone will help me make up my mind.

My needs are:

1. It needs to be lightweight enough to lug in and out of the car - I am only little and know I will struggle with monster weight. I have a peoples carrier so think most will actually fit, so size isnt a problem.

1. Ideally I would like one that you can fit a single carrycot on as I prefer little ones in a proper pram top especially in winter.

1. I would like the older one to be able to see everything around him, the child I am taking has had a lack of stimulation as a baby and is delayed developmentally so I need to be able to point out trees, building etc as we walk to encourage development. Therefore the tandam ones where they can see very little at the back are a no no (although would have a tandam is they can see!)

1. The buggy will need to get through shop doorways (and ideally my door as well)

1. It needs to a dream to push and not heavy and handle kerbs well as I will walk a lot when they weather is nice. my fav single buggy was actually a cheap argos ora, for the simple reason it pushed like a dream!

My budget is around £400 plus I have extra for carrycot, raincovers etc although this can be stretched a bit if it ticks all the boxes

Does the buggy I want exist? Thanks everyone.

Agree with your thoughts ihateparties - the brake looks a bit flimsy & the toddler seat is small (my DD is on the 50th centile so not huge) and she doesn't have much room. As long as my bags were at the front, it took the curb ok.

I was about to say, make sure you get a new narrow 72cms Nipper rather than the other V2 one.

Thanks once again for all your help. I have managed to order one of the slimmer models and the shopping basket for just over £300 which I think is a great price. I am now just have to do some research as to what cocoon is best and fits well in the buggy. I have ordered the charcoal nipper and I already have a black bundlebean for the older one but being a sucker for co-ordination it would need to be black/grey colour cocoon. so any suggestions are again welcome.

The Nipper foot muff looks really nice, and they do a newborn support that you could put inside?

I think the P&T cocoon fits in too, which is a nice one. That comes in grey/black, I'm sure it does.

You have absolutely made the right choice. I had a double nipper for the children I look after, it's the best for easy pushing and is very lightweight for putting into the car. I had two very large toddlers ,weighing two stone each, and could still push it anywhere easily. The new narrow version makes it even better.

Yeah it definitely does, the nipper footmuffs have that pointed hoody but going on or am I remembering wrong? In terms of footmuffs I have a concord hug in black which is really cosy, with a nice surrounded head bit and quite stiff fabric so it wouldn't flop onto the baby. Did have to make extra holes for the harness though, it only had holes for a 3 point one. A black bee cocoon would be nice. The Maxi Cosi baby nest/quinny mood ones look nice but never seen one IRL. There are also soft carrycots by Chicco, Teutonia, britax etc. I'm not sure whether something with a more solid base would work or if you will be better off with basically an enclosed footmuff like the bee cocoon etc.