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Please help me understand baby car seats

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  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    MrsE wrote: »
    When my DD was a baby, her seat (9 months-4 years) was fitted into the car by Halfords, secured under the seat & bolted to the car frame, I'm surprised they don't do this anymore.


    That was more than 20 years ago though, wasn't it? The world has moved on since then! No need to have the monkeys at Halfrauds do it now there's isofix. ;)

    I think you may find lots of things have moved on since your daughter was a baby. I know my mum has issues with this (I'm 33 so some things have moved on a lot since she had me) and she's not even here day to day (lives abroad). That said, babies haven't changed much in thousands of years, so there's only so much advice anyone can/should listen to anyway! I go by instinct personally!
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  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
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    brazilianwax wrote: »
    That was more than 20 years ago though, wasn't it? The world has moved on since then! No need to have the monkeys at Halfrauds do it now there's isofix. ;)

    I think you may find lots of things have moved on since your daughter was a baby. I know my mum has issues with this (I'm 33 so some things have moved on a lot since she had me) and she's not even here day to day (lives abroad). That said, babies haven't changed much in thousands of years, so there's only so much advice anyone can/should listen to anyway! I go by instinct personally!

    Yes it was over 20 years ago & I'm all for progress:D

    But the old 9mths-4years car seats from Halfords were great.
    Their were straps bolted to the chassis of my car, under the seat, they had fittings on the end & the seat clipped into them. Cheap, solid & simple.

    You needed one per car though, unless you had more straps bolted to other chassis.
  • Krystaltips
    Krystaltips Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    MrsE, the oyster is fantastic, I was just telling someone else how I got mine to fit in the rear footwells of a peugot 306 just removing the big wheels... Definitely versatile!
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  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
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    Krystaltips wrote: »
    MrsE, the oyster is fantastic, I was just telling someone else how I got mine to fit in the rear footwells of a peugot 306 just removing the big wheels... Definitely versatile!

    A 306 is massive compared to a Ka:eek:
  • thatgirlsam
    thatgirlsam Posts: 10,451 Forumite
    mrse e.. you are going to be a granny?

    aww congratulations - lucky kid!
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  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
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    Just to be clear.

    If you use the Isofix base, you don't need the seat belt as well???
  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    MrsE wrote: »
    Just to be clear.

    If you use the Isofix base, you don't need the seat belt as well???

    That's right.
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