What Do I Need Doubles of?!

aliyarinaldi

I always thought that one of the best things about having #2 would be that you were already prepared/equipped with everything you need! However, since #2 is coming unexpected now and DS will only be 1, is there anything else I need to get doubles of? Obviously I'll need a double stroller, etc... but as far as other equipment goes... any recommendations? Thanks!

ck3121

 Maybe a second monitor. Definatley another car seat, it will just depend on age/weight on what type to get. A second crib, or a bassinette unless #1 will be ready for a toddler bed. Second high chair/booster seat for eating. 

Hope this helps! 

DustiRoseNY

 Mine are 13 months apart.  We only bought a second high chair and a double stroller. DD1 was already in the bigger car seat so the baby used her old infant carrier.  We used a bassinet for 3 months and then transitioned DD1 into a big girl bed with rails that was already in their bedroom and DD2 moved into the crib. We are pretty lucky since we had both girls at the same time of year so we could reuse all the clothes.  

mayowife

We have a double stroller, a second crib, another light/sound machine, a second camera for our video monitor, and two pack n plays. In the beginning I liked having a pack n play in our master bedroom and another one downstairs. Sometimes you need a safe place to put one of them. When I go back to work we'll need both pack n plays at the sitter's house for nap time. We also got a different swing, but just because we liked it more than the one we had.

We thought we would need another high chair, but have managed with just one. Sometimes our baby sits in the bouncer or bumbo while our toddler is in the high chair. Sometimes our baby is in the high chair while our toddler sits on a regular chair at our kitchen table. It depends on our toddler's mood.

Our toddler is in a convertible car seat and the baby uses our infant car seat. Our baby will be ready for a convertible before our toddler grows out of his- so we have two of those as well.

BrittKav

Double stroller, high chair, car seat, crib, moniter...I think that's the only things we had two of.

roundtheworldgirl

Ours are a year apart, and we got:

A double stroller (very necessary for us since we walk every day).

A second crib.

A second car seat.

A second high chair (you don't need this until #2 starts solids, though).

Another white noise machine.  My two share a room but they nap in seprate rooms and it is also helpful to have a second so DH or I can get extra sleep on the weekends.

 We use cloth diapers, so we bought more of those.  And that was really about it.  Oh, I switched to a regular backpack for our diaper bag - I need my hands free and it holds everything I need for two.

NCMichelle

A Diaper Genie. I didn't think I would need it but it sure makes things easier.  

 

 

jerseymom98

all we did was a double stroller and buy another crib, as ds1 crib turned into his toddler bed. i didn't buy a highchair as i moved ds1 to a booster seat and he eats at the table and that way ds2 has the highchair.

 

MamatoJackson

Monitor, crib, double stroller, new bottle nipples, possibly a bigger diaper bag, clothes if #2 is a diff gender.

alabaster_angel

We got a second Boppy.. no need to be jealous and a dad or grandma can help out.

ivyreb

We got a double stroller (baby jogger city mini), another crib and more crib sheets. That's it. No second monitor (LO#1 will cry loud enough if she needs us, she's 19month now), and since LO #1 just started using a booster seat we didn't need another high chair.