Best stroller, pram, pushchair, whatever...

Stacey, what kind are you looking at?  I've seen so many my head is spinning!!!!

Ummm, a nice one .  I see the Hauck's are the cheapest, that is pretty cool.  Of course where this glider would go is anyones guess

We have a glider as well (without an ottomon) that we bought right after getting married, a handmade Amish one.  We didn't buy it with a baby in mind, but it was great when Ellen was small.  Very comfortable for nursing and a guarenteed way to get her back to sleep on a fussy night.  Do they sell them in regular furniture stores here?  If so, you might be find one cheaper than at a baby store. 

errr.... what's a glider?

A rocking chair that doesn't tip back and forth on rockers, but glides straight forward and back.     Best description that I can come up with. 

Stacey - we've got a Dutailier and it's fabulous.  I don't know if they have the same kind of selection in the UK as they do here (they're made in Quebec), but there are tons of fabrics to choose from.  Our glider is a design they don't make any longer, but it's very contemporary and will work nicely in our sitting room once we're done using it in our son's room.

We have a glider as well (without an ottomon) that we bought right after getting married, a handmade Amish one.  We didn't buy it with a baby in mind, but it was great when Ellen was small.  Very comfortable for nursing and a guarenteed way to get her back to sleep on a fussy night.  Do they sell them in regular furniture stores here?  If so, you might be find one cheaper than at a baby store. 

A rocking chair that doesn't tip back and forth on rockers, but glides straight forward and back.     Best description that I can come up with. 

thanks for the gilder info. i was thinking i'd get a rocking chair, but now i see i'm behind the times! [i'd originally read 'glider' as 'gilder' and thought it was some sort of gold-plated gilding for prams. lol....]

My husband surprised me for Christmas with a glider. When we had gone shopping for the kids' Christmas, I saw one that was at a price we could afford in the toy store's baby section. I have always secretly wanted one from when I was pregnant with my daughter, but they are expensive and I just never thought we could get one. But they are so comfy and sitting in the display ones in Mothercare or when I was visiting home at Babies R Us just increased my secret desire. Finally, when he was asking what I would like for Christmas I blurted it out. Nothing else, no other present, just please, the glider. From then on, he made points about how tight things were, and how he wasn't sure what he'd get me but he hoped I would like it, and I just assumed I was going to be getting something else, maybe a Lush gift certificate or something.

Christmas eve, and I finally got the toys put together, the presents laid out, everything in its place and ready for the kids in the morning. Exhausted, I went to bed. Christmas morning, I went down first to get the camera and be ready to get snaps of my daughter's face as she first glimpsed the tree and its goodies. I open the sitting room door only to find my neatly arranged room blocked by two giant boxes! I was SO! Mad! My first thought was that for some reason my husband had brought the boxes that I'd filled with trash back in from outside. I couldn't believe he would mess up the room like that! Then I looked at the boxes and saw the magic words: Cosatto.

Not only did he get the glider I dreamed of, he got the ottoman, too. He kept it a secret the whole time and managed to sneak them in with the help of a neighbor and I had absolutely no idea. It was great. I never thought I'd be happy getting only a rocking chair for Christmas but here I am.

And he was chuffed because it wasn't that expensive, and when he went back to get it, the combo was on sale. LOL.

Anyway. I LOVE it.

 

It's a great glider. And I have found both my husband and daughter sitting in it when they think no one is watching.

What a sweet husband you've got yourself

Stella Marie, that is just so sweet!

Stella Marie, that is SO nice!!!!  The brand that FunGirl mentioned is the one I've seen and liked.  I just couldn't remember the name of it.  Enjoy your glider!!! 

Mimsy2000, they are so great, it may as well be gilder and made of gold!!!!

Stella Marie, that is SO nice!!!!  The brand that FunGirl mentioned is the one I've seen and liked.  I just couldn't remember the name of it.  Enjoy your glider!!! 

Mimsy2000, they are so great, it may as well be gilder and made of gold!!!!

So which one are you looking at?  Have you narrowed it down?

Aw, Stella Marie, that is a great story.  We should all be so lucky to have husbands like that!

I do like the Dutailier, but have not decided if I should go for the one with all of the different positions you can lock or just go for the one position.  I just know that the gliding motion is one I can't live without!!!

I do like the Dutailier, but have not decided if I should go for the one with all of the different positions you can lock or just go for the one position.  I just know that the gliding motion is one I can't live without!!!

Save your money and don't bother with a lock.  We had one put on ours at someone's suggestion, and have never used it.  Well, except when I leaned it all the way back and locked it so I could sleep the last week or so of my pregnancy.  Gotta love that heartburn.