Are Black prams too hot for summer??

[flower gal]

Hi, I am wanting to purchase the love n care adiva sport pram this week, and have rung around the shops in Perth where I live, and they all only have colours in stock that are predominantly black.

I wanted the Sahara colour which is mainly beige, but none of the shops have this colour in stock.

I am concerned that black will be too hot for bub in summer (she will be newborn) - I am due in December.

Does anyone had any experience with having a black pram in summer? And did it get too hot?

[JordieC]

We have the BeemaQ which is black with green trim. To be honest I have never noticed it being too hot but I don't have anything to compare it to. We have a sunshade but that is also black, as most of them are. So even if you bought a beige pram the sunsahde may be black anyway.

[nic]

Hi flower gal,
I was looking at buying the adiva, but was unable to see one in the flesh. Afterwards, DH measured it up against our boot space, and found it was a smidge too long for our boot, so it worked out well that i didn't buy it lol.

Anyway, the place I almost bought one from was called pram warehouse. They are in QLD, but freight australia wide for a pretty good price. I liked the beige colour in it too.
Happy pram hunting

[Erin_25]

I had this mentioned to me when looking at our carseat & all I wanted was black but they didn't have it...I think they just wanted me to buy another colour. I have a black carseat & a black pram..no prob at all & up until mid this year we lived in the Pilbra - very hot!! never had a problem. On the really hot days when walking with DS I would pop a gel ice pack under the wool liner & that would keep him nice & cool.

[Curly]

I definitely see your point and I was thinking the same thing when I was shopping for a pram but in the end I thought black would be more practical long term (dirt marks). We are planning 3 kids so the pram has to last. In the end I decided that if it is too hot for a black pram then it is probably too hot outside to be taking bubs out for a walk anyway, IYKWIM.

[Aphrael]

I've a black Phil and Ted's and haven't had this problem at all and I live in QLD. Never really thought about it being too hot, even with a newborn in it. They aren't fully enclosed at all and if your out in the sun with a newborn that might not be the best idea in the world. Just make sure not to cover bub too much.

Cheers,

Beck