One type of double pushchair is the now popular tandem pushchairs which can seat 2 babies or young children within a space not much bigger than a standard single pushchair.
The tandem pushchair has the benefit of being able to fit through a greater number of doorways where a twin pushchair would not be able to fit. These types of pushchair also have the benefit of being able to provide specific seating for young babies and older toddlers.
There are several different variations of tandem pushchairs you can get to suit your particular circumstances. This is ideal if you have 2 children or slightly different ages or indeed twins. With the more traditional twin pushchair both seats tend to be identical so may not be as suitable for a young baby.
The standard tandem pushchair has one seat directly in front of the other and both seats are identical which is better suited to twins. The downside is that both seats face forwards so the child in the rear seat has a more restricted view.
A variation of the one seat in front of the other tandem style pushchair has the rear chair at a slightly higher elevation. This is generally to allow the rear seated child to have a better view and also to allow one of the seats to be reclined to a greater degree to suit babies.
The 3 wheel tandem design tends to have a smaller reclined seat at the rear to accommodate a young baby. A larger more upright seat is at the front for an older toddler. This is a good compromise as the baby will tend to sleep more so will have more shelter and less disturbance in the rear whilst the older toddler may be more awake and want to have a better view.
In addition there are tandem pushchairs where the baby seat is facing the parent and the larger toddler seat faces forward. You can also get designs where you can accommodate 2 baby seats either both facing forwards, both facing backwards or even both facing each other.
There are a growing number of designs that can accommodate the circumstances of most parents whether you have two young babies, a baby and toddler or two toddlers. The tandem is a versatile pushchair for carrying two but still with the smaller more compact size.