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I can’t speak about the City Mini because I don’t have one. But my girls are 3 years apart and we got a Graco ready to grow double, and I’m so glad we did (although I wouldn’t necessarily recommend that stroller) . Dd1 likes to ride on the toddler board/seat and actually, so does dd2 now that she’s older. We get way more use out of it that I anticipated so I’m glad we got one. We went to the zoo yesterday and just took the single stroller for dd2 and I regretted not having my double. For me personally, the toddler board for my almost 5 year old is clutch.

We have closer to a 3-year gap but we got a used double bob on Craigslist for this purpose. We do a lot of neighborhood walks with the dog, walks to a farther-away playground, to the neighborhood bakery/bottle shop, etc so we thought we’d get some good use out of a double. They hold their resale value well in my area so we should be able to sell once we are done with it.

We used the board with our city mini. The main issue is that it’s just heavy to push once you have the weight of a kid on there, but for short distances it is fine. Smartest thing we did was get a scooter for the older one.

My son will be 3.5 when our new LO arrives, and I just can’t justify the expense. My plan is to baby wear the new one until he/she is too heavy, then get a ride on board to attach to our citi mini. But we also don’t use our stroller a ton. We will see if I regret this decision on our next trip to Munich with two kiddos- 4 years and 10 months.

Our kids are 20 months apart. We got the Joovy Caboose when DS2 was 6 months old and able to sit up in a stroller seat. DS1 was 2.5 years old.

The boys are 22 months and 3.5 years old now and we still use it on the reg. We got the Caboose + the second seat attachment (its regularly just a sit and stand) because we didn't think our oldest was ready for the freedom to get on and off yet, but if the age spread was just about 4 years old, we would have skipped it.

It was $100 during Christmas sales, so really cheap, and we've been really happy with it. The extra seat attachment was $50.

My kids are currently 4 and 2 and we still get a fair amount of use out of our double stroller, although it's starting to decline. For walks around the neighbourhood we don't use it, we either use the wagon (wouldn't be an option with a newborn though!) or B rides his bike. We mostly use it places with a lot of walking (the zoo) or places where we sometimes want them both restrained (the mall).

Instead of getting a double I might spend the summer working on riding a scooter or a tricycle.

@muffinsmuffins: We're anticipating a similar age gap (3 years 8 months), and I decided to forgo the double stroller. My son hasn't ridden in a stroller in at least a year, so I have no idea why he'd be interested a further 4 months from now. If anything, he'll insist on pushing baby sister in her stroller . He has a scooter he likes, so I figure he can use that for neighborhood strolls. For something crazy like a trip to Disneyland (we live in Southern California), I'd look at renting a double stroller for the day, but to store a double stroller that will barely get use wasn't worth it to us. We'll see how it turns out!

We received a double as a hand me down and used it a total of 2 times. Our age gap was exactly 3 years. I found that in the newborn stages, it was far easier for me to use a carrier for DS2 when DS1 wanted to use the stroller, and then DS1 got used to walking. We also have one of those push cars, so if we ever were out as a family, DS1 would ride in the car and I would push DS2 in the stroller. But the double was a waste for us.

We're going to have a 2 year 9 month age gap between children and are getting a double BOB for walking/running around the neighborhood and thinks like the zoo/museum. Probably getting a ride along board of some sort for our older daughter when we go places like the mall.

@muffinsmuffins: My son isn't really a fan of the scooter, but he LOVES bikes - he liked the balance bike but really loved the pedalling, so he was a maniac on his tricycle and last summer we bought him a small bike with training wheels which he now rides everywhere.

Not sure where you are in Canada but try kijiji - we got a used running stroller, had it for three years (used it twice, whoops!) and resold it for the same price. We did a similar thing with a Bassinest.