Mothercare Sun Canopy

During the hot spell we had this summer, (some of you may remember it), we called in to Mothercare to purchase a parasol for our babies buggy (the blue & navy one) it's very pretty and went well with the buggy but that was all! The damn thing has driven us to distraction, it moves all by itself! It spins out of position and we have to stop to adjust it every few steps....needless to say we made a better sun shade than this thing. We made the fatal of mistake of not going for the cheapest as they are often the worst but it didn't make any difference. I would never advise anyone to buy these.The sun canopy is probably better as at least it should ...  Read the complete review

The Mothercare own brand parasol, is fairly run of the mill. Of course I don't need to recommend the use of a parasol, the really are essential to keep your baby protected from the sun. It is basic and functional, an ok choice if you don't want anything fancy. This parasol folds up small, so is ideal for popping in the changing bag, or your handbag. A nice feature is that you can fix the mounting to your buggy, then pull the parasol on and off. My one criticism of this product would be the mounting screw. This is smooth, and it is really difficult to get a tight fit onto the buggy frame. My advice would be to look cloesly ...  Read the complete review

I totally agree with the people who have mentioned how dangerous the sun rays are, and me being a mum myself protect my child as much as possible. However, since she has been about 9 months old, she refuses point blank to have a hat on her head. Everytime I put a sunhat on, she just pulls it off and throws it on the floor. This is extremly annoying. I have even had hats that fasten under her chin, and she still manages to get them off. Now I just have to make do with the suncanopy and keep checking that the sun isn't on her head. The best way I have found is to take the hood off the pram, so that the canopy covers virtually the full length. ...  Read the complete review