Old-fashioned perambulators

Are they really? I would have thought the modern ones were much more efficient.

@JudyEv Yes, the upper class are frequently using them and posting them on social media. I don't use social media, but I do watch YouTube shorts about them. YouTube is a type of social media for YouTubers so I noticed them. They have been back in style for a while now.

We had a rocking horse that went to quite a few houses of relatives.

All mothers had something similar once.

The modern ones are very fancy and can be very expensive.

@JudyEv Oh no but it was beautiful..I have a photo tucked away in a box..I carried it across the ocean many times when my son was a babe. What was so special about it is my Mother bought it for me..it was a real Rolls Royce.

@RebeccasFarm It's so good in later life to have photos of these things.

Was it a cane one like this?

They cost a packet now but young parents like to have the best! lol

@Ronrybs Try and tell that to some of the young Mums out there!!

@JudyEv As long as it works, why spend a fortune on one!

Mine was a hand-me-down like just about everything else. lol

@JudyEv It is increasing more and more these days

I guess in some areas, prams weren't really needed.

@JudyEv yes I remember that lol

And some had a piece you could raise so the child was sitting up rather than lying down.

@JudyEv Yes, actually I do. She had a smaller version of that buggy. It was a cream coloured leather, a nice soft kid leather, not like the canvas ones you see these days, or even that I had. It was still quite stable and adjustable that she could close down the back so that the infant could lie flat. It also folded down to a reasonable size if she wanted to put it into the trunk of the car, the buggy was such a generous size and the wheels did not come off nor fold down that portion of it. The only portion that closed was the little canopy. My older brother and I are only 11 months apart, and she used to put the 2 of us in it in the kitchen so that she could keep an eye on us-more him than me.

I've heard the term 'buggy' used too. Do you remember what she used outside?

@Juliaacv That sounds like the stroller we had. The back of that would fold down and it would fold up nicely to go in a vehicle.

There are all sorts of designs available now. Some are designed specifically so the parent can run or jog easily with them.

@JudyEv I've seen the ones designed for a parent who jogs with their baby.

@JudyEv that is true

Fashions change all the time and designs get better and better.

They were already on the way out when my babies were little.

They are showing their age a bit. lol

The modern ones are really high-tech and quite expensive.

Yes, they did indeed. The fancy ones had a basket underneath.

I've never heard a pram called a tansad. Babies have nothing but the best nowadays.

We had prams like that and later, when the children were sitting up more, we had strollers for them.

I agree that today's kids are spoilt. I haven't seen any yet with fans.