I’m 15 weeks pregnant with baby #2. My Daughter will be 3 in November, so she’ll be almost 4 when her brother arrives. I am torn on whether or not a double stroller is necessary. I was planning on doing the baby carrier thing with the newborn on most outings, but perhaps that won’t always be the best approach. Any suggestions or insights on this??
Re: Double stroller or not
It depends a lot on the kid. If your daughter loves walks in the stroller still at 3, it's not unreasonable to think she'll like them at 4. But you can always wait and get the stroller later once you have a better idea of how much it will be used. Or just get a cheaper double stroller if you don't plan to use it often. We rented a double stroller in disney world for example because that was a time where DD1 would actually sometimes use it, but at home she never does, so we didn't want to buy one just to have for vacation.
I'm on baby #5 all kids around 2yrs apart. Never used a double stroller. So much easier to throw thethe little one in a carrier and use a small umbrella stroller for the older one or just hold their hand.