To be perfectly honest, GibberingGinger:
DD1 was 3.4 when DD3 was born. DD1 has special needs, so can 'meltdown'. I needed somewhere to put her, but my phil and teds would be taken up by the baby and DD2 (20 months at that time). I didn't have a car in the day time.
The buggy is very smart, and the children were comfortable.
But, I am only 8.5 stone at my heaviest, post pregnancy weight. And I am not massively strong. The weight of the two older children combined with the weight of the buggy was quite a load. Our local pavements have a steep camber, the older girls were different weights, and I simply wasn't strong enough to comfortably keep it on the pavement.
Having said that, I am the only person I have known to say this. The lady who recommended the buggy to me had a 2 year old then had twins, and described it as her 'lifesaver'. She still used it when her children were 4, 2 & 2. But she was taller, heavier & stronger than me.
In the end, my mum decided that she would look after the younger girls while I take DD1 to preschool each day. She is quite a handful on her own, so this is very helpful.
I do think it is a good buggy, and perfect for most needs, but I just can't handle it. I am used to the phil and teds which is very narrow & has in-line weight loading rather than horizontal weight loading.