Baby Seat Questions

[jnufcuk]

Thanks guys will let mum and dad know lol.
Baby is still waiting on passport, can't believe the have it until they are 5? When in 2 weeks she will prob look different let alone 5 years lol

[Diamond Hell]

Heh - both our girls are under a year in their passports - utterly ridiculous waste of money, time and effort!

As for seats, the ISOfix thing is a must-have for car seats - it avoids any question of whether the seat is installed right or not.

This does rather depend upon you having ISOfix mounts in the car though.  VW was quite late fitting them across their ranges.  Some cars have 'ISOfix prep' which is basically four captive nuts, to which you have to bolt proprietary bars with the mounting hoops on them.  Utterly daft, but works if you fit the bars.

[golf-sib]

I've had several car seats now, its a continuous problem getting one that suits you. My misses is on pram number 3 and all 3 have not been cheap 

I have a mk4 golf 1.8T and that has isofix, I've used isofix and non isofix seats. I can say isofix holds better being a permanent fixing point but I wouldn't say it is safer than non-isofix seats and bases, as both have held well from experiences, as without isofix once the seat belt is on and locked there is little movement anyway.

In the childs younger months a seat with a base is handy as its a clip in clip out job, saving you a lot of hassle and time, even some buggies come with adapters allowing the child car seat to be fixed on. As they get older and require the higher group seats which last much longer, the base problem seems to go away as you tend to have the seat permanently in the car finding no need to put it in and remove it constantly.

Babies are recommended to weigh 9kg till they should even be front facing.

I've had two recaro seats and to be honest I was let down, they are very cramped for the child and seem to outgrow very quickly due to lack of space. Which is a shame as the child always felt trapped and limited in room to move and my daughter is not huge or fat like some babies, she's a nice size. I could understand if she was quite a big child but she's not.

I have found maxicosi to be very good however.

[Diamond Hell]

I can say isofix holds better being a permanent fixing point but I wouldn't say it is safer than non-isofix seats and bases, as both have held well from experiences, as without isofix once the seat belt is on and locked there is little movement anyway.

You're missing the point.  ISOFix takes away any question of whether the seat has been fitted properly - either the windows are green, or they're red and the seat's not fitted right.  With the later ISOFix units the belt secures the child and you have the confidence of knowing the seat is located correctly.

In the childs younger months a seat with a base is handy as its a clip in clip out job, saving you a lot of hassle and time, even some buggies come with adapters allowing the child car seat to be fixed on.

Yeah, cos you want a child to be in the same seat all the time while the bones are nice and soft, so the back of their head becomes shaped like a car seat. 

[thai-wronghorse]

Ive just purchased the Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix (for 0-12 months) car seat and Easybase after much investigation, review reading and extensive chats with a friend who until recently trained Halfords staff about car seats fulltime.
He reckons that they are the best you can get for the money and for a car without Isofix. (although you can Isofix versions are available as well)

http://maxi-cosi.com/products/car-seats/infant/cabriofix.aspx

http://maxi-cosi.com/products/car-seats/base-units/easybase-2.aspx

[bobotheclown]

I have also heard that you shouldn't leave the baby in the car seat for more than two hours as it's not good for their spine. Get them out and laying flat in a cot as soon as possible.

[Steve30]

maxi cosi cabrio fix for new borns. you can get the optional iso fix base. I got one and they are rock solid and very popular
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+1 what he says above they are spot on