Prams and Pushchairs

About prams and pushchairs

Some of the earliest prams date back to the 1700’s, originally the design was such that a small animal would pull them more for babies amusement than anything else. Later on in the 1900’s the design was added to be a handle on the back allowing parents to push their child when out and about shopping etc.

By the 1920’s most new parents would have a pram for their child and still to this day pretty much every mum and dad will buy a pram for their baby.

Pushchairs or strollers as they are also referred to as, were fist seen in the 1920’s but didn’t become widespread until the 1960’s when lightweight aluminium pushchairs which folded away were introduced, the convenience of these devices meant that it wasn’t long before parents were choosing pushchairs over prams and still today pushchairs are the more popular option as they are easier to travel with.

There are many different types of pushchair today, some with travel systems where you can detach a car seat to put baby safely in the car, you can get double buggies for those who have twins or two young children close together and you can even buy triple buggies.

Some are designed to be used on rough ground for people who like to take long walks with baby and there are also ones which are suitable for when you want to jog and have to take baby with you.

There are a bewildering array of prams and pushchairs to choose from and they come in a huge range of prices so you should find one to suit your budget, you can find out what prams or pushchairs celebrities are buying just by checking the weekly magazines but rest assured that most of these will be at the top of the pricing table as celebrities always want to look their best and lets face it, they also have plenty of money to do it too!

Whether you want a pram or a pushchair is a matter of your own opinion, if you tend to travel a lot and are on your own you may well want to lean towards a pushchair but then nothing is nicer than seeing a new born baby lying in a pram all wrapped up warm, another option if you can afford it is to buy a pram and a pushchair so you get the best of both worlds.

Perhaps this has helped you decide which pram or pushchair you will want to buy, if so please let others know.

Good luck on making your decision.