Baby prams...or carriages in my day...

[suespud]

I had a silver cross "Tenby"for my kids when they were babies. White with a navy hood, apron and pram bag. I had the the big sun canopy and cat net...lol
It wasn't the biggest of the baby hard bodied carriages, but was gorgeous. I had white silk and satin pram covers .. ( polyester no doubt)
Loved it!!
But it wasn't allowed in the house till after the baby was born.
I have the pram/ buggy etc still in a box in my spare room for the new baby.
Not a silver cross I must add.
Maxi cosi this time.....

[Delboy]

We also had a carriage built pram for our first baby our son, a Wilson Silver Shadow, that was 44 years ago this March, he was born on our 5th wedding anniversary, which was Easter Good Friday, our first date also happened to be on a Good Friday.

I have just asked Lorraine the colour because I had forgotten, she tells me it was Gold with a Geen hood and apron.

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[GillD46]

I also had a Silver Cross for my three, though I can't remember the model. I used to feel so proud pushing it around the village. Once the second one arrived 16 months after the first, I had a pram seat for eldest daughter to sit on, both of them under the canopy. And i used to put the pram out in the back garden every day for the baby to sleep - in good weather obviously

The nursery store we bought it from would only deliver the day before babies went home from hospital.

You seldom see proper prams nowadays - shame.

[suespud]

I also had a Silver Cross for my three, though I can't remember the model. I used to feel so proud pushing it around the village. Once the second one arrived 16 months after the first, I had a pram seat for eldest daughter to sit on, both of them under the canopy. And i used to put the pram out in the back garden every day for the baby to sleep - in good weather obviously

The nursery store we bought it from would only deliver the day before babies went home from hospital.

You seldom see proper prams nowadays - shame.

I agree it is a shame. Although my daughters mil bought a second hand one for the new baby.
I'd forgot about the pram seat..lol wouldn't be allowed theses days..

[Jan Rosser]

I too think it's such a shame parents don't use a "proper" pram these days - mine was a Marmet - cream leather - the top did lift off and the wheels collapsed so it was quite user friendly. I remember when my youngest was a few months old we travelled to the Gower for a short break in a caravan and managed to get the pram body plus a child seat for my eldest in the back of a Mini and the wheels went on the top - we must have been really squashed in but happy memories

Like Gill I used to put the baby outside in the pram at every opportunity - only drawback I remember was the fact that I've always lived on a hill and pushing a big pram plus child on seat on top was hard work. As Sue says wouldn't be allowed today

[suespud]

I too think it's such a shame parents don't use a "proper" pram these days - mine was a Marmet - cream leather - the top did lift off and the wheels collapsed so it was quite user friendly. I remember when my youngest was a few months old we travelled to the Gower for a short break in a caravan and managed to get the pram body plus a child seat for my eldest in the back of a Mini and the wheels went on the top - we must have been really squashed in but happy memories

Like Gill I used to put the baby outside in the pram at every opportunity - only drawback I remember was the fact that I've always lived on a hill and pushing a big pram plus child on seat on top was hard work. As Sue says wouldn't be allowed today

I used to put mine out on the garden path at the front door, leave the doors open and get some jobs done, probably washing the bottles out so I could do six again for the fridge...

[Onelife]

Hi spud,

l can't remember what ours was called but it was one that converted from a pram to a push chair which seemed a more cost effective way of doing things, especially when they don't stay babies for very long.

Regards

keith

[Delboy]

I too think it's such a shame parents don't use a "proper" pram these days - mine was a Marmet - cream leather - the top did lift off and the wheels collapsed so it was quite user friendly. I remember when my youngest was a few months old we travelled to the Gower for a short break in a caravan and managed to get the pram body plus a child seat for my eldest in the back of a Mini and the wheels went on the top - we must have been really squashed in but happy memories

Like Gill I used to put the baby outside in the pram at every opportunity - only drawback I remember was the fact that I've always lived on a hill and pushing a big pram plus child on seat on top was hard work. As Sue says wouldn't be allowed today

I used to put mine out on the garden path at the front door, leave the doors open and get some jobs done, probably washing the bottles out so I could do six again for the fridge...

I think another thing going back to the time we had ours, you use to do most of your shopping locally, and would walk to the shops, could also leave baby and pram outside the shops no problem. These days most people go everywhere by car, and would never leave baby outside of a shop. Would often put baby in pram outside in the garden.

[Meg 50]

I had a Mothercare carrycot pram for my 2 - it was secondhand having previously carried the grandchildren of the school secretary of the school where I taught.
It came with all their bedding including a beautiful crocheted pram cover.

[Meg 50]

Spud, will you have to invest in a triple buggy?

[Meg 50]

BUggies: it was at the time (1979) when those Maclaren 'deck-chair-esqe' buggies were all the rage - I was deeply bothered that there was no back support in them, so we bought a new Cindico buggy which was more supportive

[oldbluefox]

I think it's a strange fashion that nowadays on many prams and pushchairs the baby faces to the front whereas the old prams and pushchairs, baby faced mother or whoever was pushing. I would have thought that facing mother the child would be bonding and also have the security of knowing somebody was there and in control.
I always think how scary it must be when mothers push their (forward facing) pushchairs out into the road as traffic is going past. When you're sat in the buggy with cars, lorries and buses flashing past you and no sign of anybody steering the buggy it must be nerve wracking. Little wonder that some of the poor mites grow up with emotional disorders.

[Meg 50]

That makes me so cross - they shove their buggies into the road before they look without any concern that the baby might be hit.

[Boris+]

We had a Silver Cross - can't remember the model - it was black with white coachlines, and the hood, apron and interior were all black too. The coverlets etc were all matched to whatever herself was wearing. There was a matching pram bag and also a sun awning thing etc.

Then when daughter was a little older we had this pushchair in a light cornflower blue, from Germany - can't remember the make. The body could face either front or back on the chassis, and it did reclining etc - and had a parasol.

I don't know what our happy couple are going to select - I believe they are looking for something which will cope with 'going off-road'!

I have watched people recently though, and people pushing a buggy/pushchair with the baby facing away from them don't seem to interact much with the baby. I think if I had to have a pushchair I'd go for one where the body could face either way.

I can remember though experiencing the different between a non-motorised golf cart and a motorised one ........ so why don't they make motorised pushchairs I wonder?

I do have wonderful memories though of pushing our pram and all the lovely walks.

Em

[suespud]

Hi spud,

l can't remember what ours was called but it was one that converted from a pram to a push chair which seemed a more cost effective way of doing things, especially when they don't stay babies for very long.

Regards

keith

We used the pram for my three babies, then it went to the children's ward at the local hospital. Mothers whoses babies were in hospital used to push them round the wards. THAT would be allowed now either!!!

We had a buggy too for the car..lol

[suespud]

Spud, will you have to invest in a triple buggy?

three babies under one...no way....lolol
Iv got a double and a single.

Going to be fun when we all go on holiday this year...27 weeks time...lol
Four buggies...the twins are going in singles too, so we can share them between us.


Minorca be warned...8 adults ...7 kids all under six years old!!!!

[Silver_Shiney]

I think another thing going back to the time we had ours, you use to do most of your shopping locally, and would walk to the shops, could also leave baby and pram outside the shops no problem. These days most people go everywhere by car, and would never leave baby outside of a shop. Would often put baby in pram outside in the garden.

My mum used to do that with me.

She came home one day from her shopping and decided to make a sandwich for lunch. For that, she needed the fresh loaf of bread she'd bought a little earlier.

Which was still on the cargo rack under the Silver Cross.

Which was still parked outside the butchers......

[Onelife]

[Delboy]

I think another thing going back to the time we had ours, you use to do most of your shopping locally, and would walk to the shops, could also leave baby and pram outside the shops no problem. These days most people go everywhere by car, and would never leave baby outside of a shop. Would often put baby in pram outside in the garden.

My mum used to do that with me.

She came home one day from her shopping and decided to make a sandwich for lunch. For that, she needed the fresh loaf of bread she'd bought a little earlier.

Which was still on the cargo rack under the Silver Cross.

Which was still parked outside the butchers......

Nothing to do with babies, but your posts brings this story to mind.

I was brought up by my aunt and she use to tell the story of when her mother sent her to the fishmongers to buy some kippers, in those days they use to wrap everything up in newspaper, she arrived home with newspaper under the arm, but no kippers. Her mother sent her back up the road to look for them.

[Andrea S]

My Son was born in 1958 when choice was very limited. Ours was a Pedigree pram, white with a black hood and rain cover. My Daughter was born prematurely 13 months later and I then had to use a pram seat.

No one kept a baby indoors, they were always out in the fresh air, sunshine and rain.

Public transport was almost non existent and shopping was done locally , where as others have said the pram stayed outside quite safely.

Thinking about it now, who would ever dream of leaving a child sat on a seat at the end of a pram.

When it came to pushchair time I had a secondhand twin pushchair which was so heavy I struggled to push it.

SS commented on being left outside the butchers. Someone who lived close to me went out shopping. Her Husband went home for lunch and enquired where the baby was . She thought he was in the garden but no, he was still outside the general store.

[Frank Manning]

1967, a Royale Pram in Navy Blue. I think Sue's Mum bought it for us.

[GillD46]

1967, a Royale Pram in Navy Blue. I think Sue's Mum bought it for us.

It was very much the tradition for the grandparents to buy the pram and the cot for the couple's first baby. Does that tradition still carry on?

[Boris+]

Yes - the other grandparents-to-be have given money for the happy couple to select some 'wheels', and we did the nursery furniture.

In the old days it used to be so easy - there were not all that many manufacturers of prams to select from - Osneth, Marment, Silver Cross are the ones I remember.

Em

[suespud]

1967, a Royale Pram in Navy Blue. I think Sue's Mum bought it for us.

It was very much the tradition for the grandparents to buy the pram and the cot for the couple's first baby. Does that tradition still carry on?

Indeed it does, it was lovely to go along with the parents to be and have some fun watching them choose.
But what a shock it was , when we realised these days..that a new system is required for each sibling that comes along.....
So we have bought 5 single and a double... So far......hopefully that will be all...

[GillD46]

1967, a Royale Pram in Navy Blue. I think Sue's Mum bought it for us.

It was very much the tradition for the grandparents to buy the pram and the cot for the couple's first baby. Does that tradition still carry on?

Indeed it does, it was lovely to go along with the parents to be and have some fun watching them choose.
But what a shock it was , when we realised these days..that a new system is required for each sibling that comes along.....
So we have bought 5 single and a double... So far......hopefully that will be all...

Goodness! Sorry, not having grandchildren, I am obviously out of touch, but why a new pram/buggy for each one?