? for Mums with 2 under 2 - Strollers
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Topic: ? for Mums with 2 under 2 - Strollers
Posted By: My3Sons
Subject: ? for Mums with 2 under 2 - Strollers
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 11:32am
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Will I NEED a double stroller?? ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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I love the one I have now but it has no toddler seat option and I will also have to get a bassinette for it as it is only suitable for 6 months and up (Leo was 8 months when we got it). I have checked out the Phil & Teds, very impressed!
Any ideas and experiences welcome!! Thanks!!
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 11:50am
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I would if I had two just get a sling. Put small bubs in the sling and toddler in the pram. (but then that is me) No need to buy a bassinette then but can get the stroller then if you want when they are bigger. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 11:57am
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well i got a pram with a toddler seat attachment (20 months between my girls) but to be honest my eldest probably used it about 4 times she just wanted to walk everywhere. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 12:12pm
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I got a double buggy then sold it in favour of my sling... cheaper too! ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 12:30pm
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I love using my double stroller, if I didn't have it I would definitely have the baby in a sling or front pack and toddler in the pushchair. Briona's starting to walk around a bit but she tires quickly with walking, as did Hannah at that age. ------------- |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 1:23pm
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We have a Phil & Ted E3, and love it! There's 18 months between the boys, and the pushchair has been great. I considered getting a sling, but Xavier is such a big boy that I thought I wouldn't get the use out of it. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 1:51pm
If I had only one baby (hey, a girl can dream  ) I'd use a sling all the time and not bother with a stroller at all, but alas, my babies came two at a time so I am reduced to using a double buggy the size of a small bus.
Am thinking about getting one of the new Phil & Ted Sports, now that the gremlins are bigger I could put them both in it, whereas it wouldn't take two newborns. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: megrac
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 2:15pm
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my idear at the moment is that i will use a frount pack when baby is little i have also brought a wrist leach for miss 2 (she can get out of her stroler and man she can run verry fast) she loves her leach because she can explor the shelves at the shops and she is not confined to her stroler. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 2:52pm
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I've got a double stroller - started with the mountain buggy double but it was just too cumbersome to get in and out of the car at the mall (but great for family walks). Now we've got a double umbrella stroller - from the Baby Factory - around $280. It's great, reasonably light and gets around the mall like a dream (with storage space) ------------- |
Posted By: Gracielou
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 3:04pm
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I bought the Childcare double umbrella stroller from Baby Factory, probably the same one as Maree and that was great, lightweight, easy to steer (even one handed) and folded down really small. I only used it for a few months though as Jaz now walks everywhere, I've just sold it and we're back to the single stroller. ------------- 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 4:04pm
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I have the Valco Runabout Tri-Mode (Special Edition...oooh), which has an extra toddler seat attachment which I purchased and have put aside for later incase I need it... Was almost going to get the Phil and Teds as they were similar price and weight but let hubby decide and he thought this one looked manlier :)
http://www.valco.com.au/ProductItem.asp?pid=1&bid=17&sid=575&page=1 - Valco |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 4:24pm
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we still looking for a pram to and i only have 3wks till im due lol.
we ahve found most toddler seats only hold to 16kg and haleighs a very heavy toddler weighing at 14kg so it would be pointless for us. we love the phil and teds and i really want it but its a matter of finding the money for it lol. the sling idea is good but if your walking lots like i do cause i dont drive it would be to difficult to get around, and very hot work. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 5:32pm
| Am thinking of going for the same as Emma (P&T's), but will need to get pg first ! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 7:09pm
This is my issue. The Phil & Teds toddler seat apparently only takes up to 15kg which is fine coz if you have a toddler and a younger bub you can ust move bub into the toddler seat and put the toddler in the actual pram itself which has a higher weight limit. But as both my babies are the same age/size I'm worried they will hit 15kg before they are ready to be out of the buggy full time. Maya was well over 3 when she got to 15kg, but the gremlins have grown a lot faster than her so far... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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haleighsmum wrote:Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 7:42pm
 Hannah weighs 14kg and she's 3 1/2.------------- |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 8:06pm
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the thing is haleigh doesnt look 14kg so it suprises me she is so heavy.
she looks so tiny, jsut really tall lol, my doc jsut said she had a head start 
I thought the P&T toddlers went to 20kg, that what the lady in baby city told me?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 8:07pm
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we are geting the phil and ted E3 twin buggy i really wanted to get the single one with toddler seat but my babys are heavy so we have got the phil and ted twin it costs us $850 but i do alot of walking and kalems schools not very far away so im guessing walking to get him might be alot easier than geting 2 under 2 out of car etc etc. -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 8:26pm
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We'd go for the Mountain Buggy double for out walking (sorry but really not a P&T fan *ducks*) but for malls etc stick with the umbrella stroller and an ergo or sling. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 10:45pm
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i have been tossing up between teh mountain buggy and phil and teds, I like them both.
what sort of twin umbrellas would anyone recomend? im not short and i find most are so low i need to lean forward and it hurts my back. wouldnt a twin pram be lopsided feeling with a heavy toddler and a baby? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 11:21am
FYI for anyone interested, the toddler seat on the Valco has a max weight of 20kgs so can hold a little more than the average. |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 11:33am
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so far i've just been using the sling for baby and stroller or buggie for toddler. It has been successful and no major dramas getting boththe hkids out and about in this way.
In a few months time I think I will buy a double stroller ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 3:03pm
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Thanks everyone for all your feedback!! While researching I found this link on unsafe prams: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4034731a11.html - http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4034731a11.html have to say I'm a bit ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 3:57pm
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That's one reason we're not keen on P&T! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 4:06pm
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Funny how 2 of the most expensive, quite popular brands sold in NZ are on there (Phil & Ted's, Valco). I'd love to know what the tests specifically involved.. I know it says they failed either the construction or performance, however how would you find out what they did to determine they failed?
Does anyone have a consumer.org logon and happy to post the report results?? |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 7:31pm
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personally thoise accidents could have been avoidable.
who stops their pram without putting ont eh brake on a slope where the pram could roll into teh river? JMO No pram is 100% safe. I have heard of horrible stories of toddler seats where the seat has fallen off the buggy and the child has been injured. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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