what would you think if you saw a new mum pushing an £800 silver cross pram?

[littlemisschatalot]

just wondering really....and this is in a northern village, not london...

I wouldn't have the faintest clue how much it cost. I'd probably think it was like the toy one I had as a child - and bitterly regret giving away to my careless cousin who trashed it.

I would check if there was a reborn doll in there they always make me think of that bonkers lady from the reborn program.

I would neither notice nor care.

I would think 'wow mum used to push me (PFB) around in one of them!'
My mum's was bought for her - my dad played in a sunday league footbsll team and when the team he told them he was about to become a dad, they had a whip round to buy the pram for them.
Have to admit, would think it was probably bought for them, it's been passed down from other family member or they have a lot more money than I do
Good luck to them!

not practical because she cant get into the shops with it so she leaves the baby outside. She cant get onto a bus as no bus will stop and it doesnt fit into the car for any trips of length. So she can walk it around the local area but thats about it. Also noticed when it rains etc the baby is put into a stroller[say baby think close to toddler as baby is around 14mths old and their older daughter who is nearly 3 doesnt fit into it any more]

a woman from the fair near me has one. they come a few times a year and we always admire it, v practical for somewhere nice to put the baby where she can keep an eye on it.

not sure that it is less practical than a cross country pushchair or a tandem one

most have advantages and disadvantages

i think there are quite a lot of advantages to a proper pram

They are about £800 as far as I remember.

Zippi - they aren't practical for me as I live in a first floor flat but for someone else I can see them being brilliant.

i wouldnt know the price but then i wouldnt the price of any other kind of pram either

and if i did i wouldnt really be bothered

my dd2 had one of those rough terrain ones and i hated it they are too long and very awkward to push and she never went on rough terrain anyway

and the seats are cramped

I would think thank goodness I am done with prams, nappies and sleepless nights as this is the effect that babies and prams are currently having on me.

dont get me wrong the pram is fantastic and I do go a little when I see it but besides the fact it would never fit in my hall and I wouldnt have anywhere to store it when not being used..lol

oh and of course I dont have the £800 for it

why not use a babysling

they have good canopies and its easy to fit a cat net

nice and airy because the air circulates instead of all sweaty

you can adjust blankets

they can kick nicely in them

you can fit two children in

Are people honestly judged on what pram they use?

God knows what the neighbours make of me - i have a second hand Mamas and papas which is good for walking the dog

i don't understand why you'd assume that she didn't look at a range of prams and decide that this one best suited her circumstances. presumably that's what you did?

my friend had her mother's one reconditioned and LOVED it, the baby slept beautifully in it and she loved the solidity of it. she also had a maclaren for buses.

you dont have to store it you can have it in use all the time because there is so much more room and no problems with backs

I would assume she has a doting MIL

There's a knackered old Silver Cross near me which makes me smile every time I see it, as it's the same model I was pushed in as a child.

The space inside does make them fab for an older child, like a mobile playmat, and the fact you can put up the hood while they're still sitting up.

Agree with Aitch.

It's almost certain she looked at the options and this was the best choice for her.

I've just looked on the silver cross website and they do actually fold up.

I didn't think they did.

I wouldn't think anything.

well they fold a bit

the carrycot comes off and the chassis goes flat, but you would;t want to be dragging it in and out of the boot every day

i would sigh and get all wistful

one of my favourite childhood pictures of me and my sister, is at opposite ends of a DOUBLE silver cross pram, wearing matching bobble hats and smiles

Would someone pram-blind like me even notice it?