I have lived in the South End for 4 years so I have seen my fair share of parents with expensive prams cruising down Tremont Street.  When we were shopping for strollers, I told my husband I did not want to buy an over-priced, trendy baby stroller just to fit into the neighborhood.  Instead we bought a fantasic jogging stroller that you could easily snap in an infant car seat.

Unfortunately we had a preemie and given her size, it was recommended by the NICU that she not spend more than 90 minutes in the car seat.  With the warmer weather approaching, we wanted to be able to take the baby for long strolls with our pup or really to be able to do anything outside of the house for more than an hour and a half so we asked the doctors and nurses if there were any other options.  To our surprise and sadly our wallets, they recommended a pram!

After many conversations with the Neonatologist, we decided that a pram was the best option for our little girl.  The main reason was that having a baby in an infant car seat/stroller combo, which pushes their heads forward, can cut off their airway.  While this is a bigger concern for preemies, doctors still recommend that parents limit the time that any newborn is in an infant car seat to 90 minutes.

And so started the hunt for a reasonably priced pram knowing that once she was big enough we would switch to the jogger that we loved!  The prams that we found ranged in price from $350 to over $1,000.  We were fortunate to be able to borrow a modular stroller frame from a friend and purchased the bassinet portion that just snapped right in.  As a bonus, we use the bassinet in the house as well so she can be near us during the day instead of napping in the bedroom.

While I cannot wait to start using our jogger when our daughter is a little bigger, I would highly recommend using a pram for a newborn for his/her safety and the ultimate freedom for the parents!