General Chat

For my eldest (1992) I huge silver cross carriage pram, which i just most days for shoping etc but if i had to go on a bus then i had a foldaway one, you couldn't get on a the bus with them up then! My foldaway one was a pushchair that had a carry cot part. My twins used to sleep in the carry cot together when new born, with eldest sitting on the storm cover. I had to get to shops and back quick before one of them needed feeding LOL when they got a bit bigger they top and tailed!!!!! Used to shock everyone that looked in thinking there was one baby in there, and finding two!!!!!

Mum had a wicker pram for me hood slid over so i could sit up when bigger and tansad for brothers, i had silver cross doll pram in 1950 cost £18.00. mum and dad bought a pedigree hard body dark brown and white with shopping and bag used it for both my older two plus nurse child gave it away when son five as was not haveing any more 12 month later bought a small soft body for youngest daughter Valxxx

I had a cream coloured sort of fake leather-look Mothercare for my first son, in 1968. Used again in 1969 for boy number two. Have a lovely 'photo of both of them sucking thumb, and fingers, tucked in the pram together at a year, and a week or two old. Later got a Cumfifolda Promenade, which collapsed flat for car boot, but baby faced mum and could lie down til about two years old, as well as having a situp backrest and drop down feet end. Then had a Silver Cross twin pushchair to get both of them in. It still faced mum. Also used it for dog when he cut a tendon on barbed wire and had to be carried everywhere til it mended. Ten years later old Mothercare pram back down from loft for family number two. Girls in 1978 and 1981, and another boy in 1982. Pram back up to loft until 2001, when back in use for grandson. Pram currently in garage - ever hopeful and a bit lopsided from the wheels being folded so often over the years, also a bit squeaky, but still capable of a walk to the shops. Think buggies are dreadful, as are any facing away from mum vehicles. No interaction, no smiling and talking and pointing to things. Babies either freezing, boiled in plastic bubbles, or blinded by the sun as the young mums seem to have no idea what is going on at that level, also they are far too near exhaust fumes. They have no idea who is pushing them either. Should be illegal. Thats my rant for today. Happy days Eileen

I had 3 different prams for my 3 children, the style dictated by our circumstances in hired accommodation. My son born in Cyprus had a lightweight pram suitable for taking up and down a flight of stairs each time I went out.The lift-off body was suitable for beach trips too. Back in England, my daughter was a winter baby and had a Swallow pram, which was suitable for winter walks and keeping her cosy. We ended up taking that to Cyprus, when she was about 6 months old and it was equally suitable there as she could stretch out flat and keep cool - she was a small baby. Back again to England, where 3rd child was born some 6 years later meant another pram. We bought a German pram off friends. It was ideal for walking to school as it had optional see-through panels and baby daughter could peer out as we walked along. She was an inquisitive child, so she didn't miss much from her excellent viewpoint. Gwyn

Anyone been to the pram museum! Oh what memories reading on here, my mind goes back when I used to be able to walk from where we lived to the Tower of London with my daughter sitting up in the big coach built pram and tourist used to look and speak to me about the pram and the Beautiful baby/child.