Double Strollers

[zulupetalz]

For those of you with 2 or more children, do you use a double stroller? I think I'm going to want one when my next one gets too big to carry in a sling or mei tai. I'm having a hard time convincing Marty that I am going to need one. He says I should just make Ephram walk. I'm sure he will walk, but what about when he gets tired? Sigh.

Comments

[ivymae]

We are debating this. I think we will sling it until baby gets old enough to sit in the wagon, OR if I get desperate we are looking at the sit&stand strollers.

[zulupetalz]

Yeah, I've seen those sit and stand ones, those are kind of neat. Most of the doubles are so darn expensive. When are you due?

[ivymae]

December. It's not really stroller weather around here until April, and lord knows navigating one of those big honking ones will be harder. I've seen them for cheaper at mother-consignment stores, but I've tried folding them up/hauling them around the store and it seems like a big hassle to me. Ella will be two when baby is born, and nearly three before I will have to reconsider slinging the baby, so I don't think we need the big two seater.

[zulupetalz]

We are on the same timeline. Ephram will be almost 2 by the time this baby comes (february), and I love my mei tai. I must be weaker than you, because I only made it 8 or 9 mos carrying Ephram before I needed the stroller. I hate those big two seater ones, too, they look ridiculous to navigate.

[bellyexposed]

We have a Phil & Ted double decker stroller. Julia is definitely old enough to walk but not long distance (we walk a lot in the city) and she still naps so the sit and stand was not on our list. I get stopped a lot by expectant moms... it gets two thumbs up. :)

[zulupetalz]

that is the one I want, but it is so darn expensive and Marty doesn't want me to spend that much. I have ways of convincing him tho.

[bellyexposed]

it's half the price of a bugaboo!! seriously, the price was hard to take for us too but it's great. one complaint... you can't hang grocery bags off the handles sine there are no handles, it's a bar.

some websites have certain colors for way less than retail.

[ketchupgirl81]

i would not survive without my double stroller. i use the mountain buggy all the time! this summer, i took the boys on two hour walks at least 3 times a week. i have two macclaren(sp) strollers that we use if there are two of us. i highly recommend the mountain buggy but it is big and expensive-two big negatives but the ride is unreal and it is nice to push!

[barefootmomma]

We have a wagon that I love. We only use it when we're going to be out for a long time and it works very well for our needs.

[zulupetalz]

Does Caitlin try to climb out a lot or is that not much of a problem?

[barefootmomma]

She doesn't try, but it has seatbelts in it, so there isn't much of an option either.
This is the one we have:
http://www.radioflyer.com/plastic/plastic_3100.html

[zulupetalz]

that is cute. Seatbelts are a good thing. I think I remember you posting about you guys buying this. Does it go over bumps ok or is it hard to manuever?

[zhuni]

Marcus has foot issues ..damn I am saying "issues" a lot lately with him... so he isn't much of a walker. I had corinne in the pouch/carrier and had marcus in the chicco until she was 2ish. I had a 2nd hand sit and stand LOVED IT b/c 1 of them usually doesn't want to sit (so happy I didn't buy a gracco or something similar b/c it would have been a waste). We have a double jogging stroller that I only use when I go for walks. Its ideal for that and I go almost every day. We travel a lot on planes/trains/street car as a family and the easiest thing was bringing the chicco and an umbrella stroller.

btw when are you moving?

-jen

[zulupetalz]

We're moving Aug 22nd or 23rd, depending on when the movers finish packing our stuff.

[zhuni]

Good luck!! I hope this move goes smoothly and that SC is a suburban family oasis :0)
Kind of a bummer though! normal people with kids are hard to come by in this area!
--jen