Hello, Eliza. I'm glad somebody shares my interest in children.

Why aren't pushchairs designed so that the baby sees its mother?

Have you ever noticed the troubled expression on the face of a baby who's facing forward in the pushchair and is being thrust through a crowd of strange adults? The child is turned into the prow of a boat, pushing its way through a sea of impassive humanity.

Why, people, why?

Don, I sympathize. My mother, who was 4'11" at her tallest, had the same kind of problem. Would it be possible for you to waggle your walking stick from side to side as you perambulate? It might get their attention.