Those prams are NOT the norm in the u.k

The “norm” are brands like graco, mama’s and papa’s and as some one mentioned earlier, bugaboo’s.

Those prams are very old fashioned. Half the people that use them now are trying to make a statement more than anything.

I think this stroller is wonderful. Nice and wide and roomy. It’s like the Bentley of strollers. The color just screams I have the most cute little girl in this stroller. Tee. Hee. It’s her first baby, who cares how much it costs. She’s got it like that. Probably not pratical for negotiating the aisles at a Home Depot, but for taking a nice walk near your home, I think it’s great. From what I can see from the picture, it has an independent suspension which would make it easy to navigate. I’m trying for another baby with my second husband and I might go with the pram so I can live out my Mary Poppins fantasy.

The best way to transport a baby is to carry it in a wrap or any other decent baby carrier. That way you don’t even need a pram. Spending $3500,- on a pram is just ridiculous. Even if you have lots of money.

Well referring to an earlier comment, I hate the compact car seat attaching strollers. Babies always look so squished up in them and cold.

A baby should have lots of room to be comfortable, and prams like these do just that..

Also its the mother’s personal choice at the end of the day. Its her who has to push it..

I don’t like it either…

I have a Bugaboo for my third baby (my older two had a Graco) and I love it, I totally think it’s worth the money for the walking I do with it.

So I don’t think it’s the money issue with the Silvercross for me, I just think it’s ugly! And impractical and sooo old fashioned.

I’ve never seen one of those in the UK. My Mum had one for me I think (I’m 29) but I’ve not seen one on the streets in the past ten years at least! They are certainly not the norm round these parts of the UK

Love the pink pram, but hate the price. I would never spend that kind of money on something the baby probably won’t be able to use once they learn how to roll over and sit up. But then again, I don’t have as much money lying around as celebs do.

I like the stroller, heck, I don’t care if it had flying pink unicorns on it (which I would like even better ) if she likes it and the baby is soft and cozy who cares. Also, maybe it was a gift? Maybe it was free from the company? Who know. She’s cool to use her own head and use what she likes.

I think that the traditional style of prams are better for preventing wind blowing past babies face… they just seem extremely comfortable too. I had a similar style pram with my little boy, an absolute pain in the bum to steer but he could fall asleep in it any time, any where. I would get the same style pram with the carriage for subsequent pregnancies but would consider a better steering system than stationary wheels.
I despise those prams where the baby goes on the bottom and the older sibling sits on top. There is no way I would put a baby that close to the ground.
Just my opinion of course!

Aya:
In the UK and most of Scandinavia we use a pram for the first 6-12 months of a baby’s life. Then we use a stroller until the baby is 3-4 years old. In Denmark we use the pram for naps outside until the baby is 3 years old. That is why most prams made and sold in Denmark is about 97 cm long. Here is a link to a very popular Danish pram brand: http://www.oddervognen.dk/ – if you want to look more at it ‘barnevogne’ means ‘prams’. Here is a link to a German stroller brand that is also very popular in Denmark: http://www.teutonia.de/produkte.html

Concerning if a baby is going to be able to use a pram when it starts sitting it can. In most prams there is a “chairback” you can pull up so the baby will sit more comfortably while riding.

I’m from the UK and seeing that pram is like something my mum probably had when i was younger, but there not the “norm” now…most people in London have bugaboo’s and i can’t see how they afford them as they are so expensive