Toddler and Newborn - single buggy?

What are the disadvantages of not having a double buggy? I can't seem to make my mind up on which sort (side by side or inline) so thought I would just cope with my off road single and stroller for the toddler? There will be a 25 month age gap.

Any advice appreciated!!

Edited by snooze

I think it depends what you do that requires a buggy. My boys are 3 and 1/2 years apart and we have a phil n teds. Its been fantastic and was getting daily use for when I went on walks/runs when Alex was unsettled.

But i like my pnt's cause if I wanna go somewhere with just alex i have a single buggy too

I got one of these, and it's AWESOME!!!! I have it attached to my double umbrella stroller at the mo (for my care children) but it will also attach to my big buggy for DD when the new baby comes.

Bit pricey, but a kiddy board would have done my head in, I kick the back wheels of the prams already, and the almost-3yo who rides it most often LOVES his 'bike'.

We have a 16 month age gap, the double was great for when DD2 was younger, especially when I was still on maternity leave. Now that they are older (DS is 29 months, DD2 is 13 months) I dont use the double one a huge amount. I have pre-ordered a "freerider" from Mountain Buggy for when they are released in March, looking forward to it getting here!
In saying that DH uses the double (phil and teds style) a bit as he likes to go for quick walks in the evening while I sort dinner, so takes them both with him.

we got a Phil and Ted's Dash with the toddler seat, not sure how its gonna go yet since we only have Ty sitting in it, but i'll let you know.....I do know that C often still needed to sit in the pushchair well over two years,there little legs get very tired

I have a side by side MB which is great. My 33mo still often rides in it and they both like being able to see. The only place we don't fit is the playgroup doorway.

I think the decision depends on how you would use it. We use the dble for walking and never take it in car etc, i use the single when going in car and toddler walks. We have a big garage that is lives in and we live in walking distance from shops, library, playgrounds, playgroup etc so walk a lot, and baby often sleeps with his side down. Toddler can walk a km so if we aren't in a hurry or he needs to exercise we take the single.

When baby was really little i had him in sling/frontpack and toddler in single. And now we have a backpack so sometimes use that and the single. There are so many options! If we didn't have the space i prob wouldn't have got one but i'm glad i did cos we use it heaps. I got mine 2nd hand off tme for $30

We would mostly use the buggy around the shops and I find it tricky enough with a single MB manouvering around Glassons or whereever so there is no way a double would suit me.

I mostly like that the Phil and Ted's can be a single OR a double,not one or the other


and picking C up from school,i'll just use the moby and the umbrella stroller in the first few months

I found the double mountain buggy lovely push but a pain in the ass to get round shops! Most shops dont think about double buggys grrr

I have a steelcraft strider with toddler seat and its fantastic! Lovely to push, the main part is ncie and big and can recline right down foe newborn, DD slept well in it as a new born and DS(14 months when DD was newborn) loved the toddler seat.

tried a P and T and hated it!

ETA- The toddler seat comes off too, we used the pram for DS before DD was born as well

Edited by Sheza

Sheza - what steelcraft strider do you have is it one of the new ones or a 2 or 3? Id love an extra seat for our 3.

Im going to get the p&t with toddler seat. That way in a years time if dd doesnt want to go in the pram anymore i can still use it as a single.

They have great resell value on TM too. I might even buy on off TM incase i dont use it much, i wouldnt want to pay $700+ new