Comments on: Baby Bunching: Must-Haves for Two-Under-Two Moms

By: jen

jen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:01:14 +0000

i have two boys – 19 mos apart. we live in a tiny house in SF, so a white noise machine is very important for us. it lets the baby sleep while our toddler runs around practicing his new words.

By: Angus

Angus — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:55:18 +0000

All the people I know who have P&T’s say their kids love the back seat. The only people I’ve ever heard say they don’t like it are parents that don’t have one, so I put no stock in that opinion at all.
The reason so many of us like it is because it’s not huge and imposing, it isn’t rendered useless when your older child doesn’t want to ride anymore, and if they suddenly decide to ride they can.

It really is the most adaptable stroller currently available.
We’ve had ours for over three years, through three kids and I love it. I want a new one only because of the feature where you can now fold it with the doubles seat attached.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:15 +0000

I can’t say enough good things about the Phil and Ted. My kids are exactly a year apart and it was the best thing for us. The funny thing is that the kids fight for the bottom seat. My big concern when I got it was that the kid in the bottom wouldn’t enjoy the ride. I talked with a lady that had one and she said that her kids fought for that spot. i ended up buying it with the same thing happening. We have had it for over 4 years and the kids still use it. My big 5 year old usually sits in the bottom while his sister sits in the front. We only use it when we go to Disneyland or somewhere that they will fall asleep but we did get a lot of use out of it when they were little. If you have babies close in age this would be a great find for your money but if they are 2 years or more apart I would look for something else that is less expensive.

By: TNT

TNT — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:54:01 +0000

Also with 2 under 2 up until this past August and soon to be 3 under 3, I’ve found the disposable bibs to be most helpful. I know it’s not great for the environment, but if they don’t get real dirty, I do re-use them.

I also saw someone mentioned the Fisher Price Healthy Care Booster Seats for a high chair. Those things are great!

By: TNT

TNT — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:19 +0000

I just want to add that my older boy (27 months now) actually prefers the lower seat in the Phil & Ted’s stroller. I think it’s because he can get in and out of it himself. I also have a 14 1/2 month-old. Since they are about the same size and within 3 lbs of weight, I do let the older one ride in the back, and it hasn’t been a problem for us. But I do understand the concern for the view in the back seat. It’s a trade-off, I guess. It’s kind of like buying cars – not every brand has all the features you want, and if it does, it very well might be completely unaffordable!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:15 +0000

Isn’t it true that the Ergo Baby Carrier can only be worn with the child facing you? Doesn’t an older child get bored by that? Just wondering what everyone thinks.

By: Elizabeth Lyons

Elizabeth Lyons — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:52:42 +0000

We had 3 under 2 as well. I found that the most important piece of gear was actually a headset phone for me! But where the kids were concerned, a SuperYard in which the twins could play while I cooked dinner or with which I could block off the dining room (a.k.a. toy room) where all three could play while I cooked or cleaned something up was quite sanity-saving. Plus, we later used it while training our dogs, so it’s gotten a lot of use and was well worth the money!

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:45 +0000

Pouch slings are amazing. Lots of you are mentioning hotslings, but there are smaller mom run businesses that have them for reasonable prices. I got mine from Slinglings. Pretty sure she still does a buy 2 get one free thing. I did that and gave one to my sister, kept one in the car, the other in the house. I used it until my daughter was about 3.
They’re fairly easy to make as well. I made one to try it out and it was fine, but I liked the “professional” one better.
I also used a Maya wrap but preferred the pouch. The tail of the Maya Wrap helped when it was raining, also helped when you wanted to get a custom fit. But really I never felt like the pouch wasn’t proportionate or needed to be changed due to the size of the baby/kid.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:25 +0000

My daughter and son are 17 months apart. I have the Peg Perego Aria Twin 60/40 and love it because you can put a car seat on one side.

By: Elby

Elby — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:18:02 +0000

Two under two ain’t nothin’ you should all try 4 under 2! Yup, me and my husband had twin girls followed by twin boys 17 months later. I back up everything that’s been said about the Bjorn, get a good sling and it’ll last you years. I made my own and can match them to my outfits
A lot of the products on here aren’t available in the U.K but I love my babyDan den – I used to put the boys in there when they were babes then their sisters couldn’t attack them and now the girls use it as a playhouse.
Obviously the Phil and Teds was never useful for us and we’ve had quite a few buggies – my two favourites being Maclaren and Mamas and Papas (same as Peg Perego) but friends who’ve got the Phil and Teds rave about it so it can’t be all bad.