Car seat help please

sarahg1969

fivetide wrote: »

We went on age/weight and he was happy holding up his head at by the time he moved up.


5t.

I wasn't really referring to babies' wobbly heads, just that children's necks are not that strong generally. Rear-facing seats are designed to prevent internal decapitation in older infants and children.

http://www.moormums.co.uk/baby-tips/baby-products/rear-facing-car-seats/

Amazing to see that not one child under 6 was killed in a car crash in Sweden during 2007.

fivetide

Thanks for clarifying.

I'm not debating with you here, I accept everything you said.

However, the key point in that link is the one I've made several times in this thread:

It is very important that your car seat is fitted correctly. An estimated 7 out of 10 car seats in the UK is incorrectly fitted.

Try a seat in both cars before buying.

5t.

mac2008

fivetide wrote: »

Thanks for clarifying.

I'm not debating with you here, I accept everything you said.

However, the key point in that link is the one I've made several times in this thread:



Try a seat in both cars before buying.

5t.

Having gone through this myself recently - here is my take:

Rear facing seats are unquestionably much safer than forward facing seats in the vast majority of cases. There is a large and growing amount of independent, peer-reviewed scientific evidence for this, not just anecdotes from manufacturers. If I ruled the world I'd make it law that children were rear-facing until the age of 4

Personally, I found the Klippan Triofix the most compact of the rear facing seats and my 11 month old of above average height fits in comfortably in a Ford Focus (5 door). Her legs are not restrained in any way. Additionally, it can be used forward facing and with seatbelts in the future if you wish.

My Ford Focus (2008) did not come with ISOFIX points as standard (they were a zero cost option I was not aware of), although Ford retrofitted them for less than £50 - might be worth looking into for the OP.

I also strongly agree with fivetide - the safest car seat will be useless if not fitted properly. Some specialist places like the one mentioned in Milton Keynes are very good at knowing what fits best in some cars and can show you how to fit it correctly, but this is no substitute for knowing how to fit it properly yourself, and ideally checking it reguarly. ISOFIX is better in this regard as the seats or bases give a visual indication that the seat is engaged properly.

Lastly - don't forget not to drive like an idiot - your driving skill and ability is probably the easiest and cheapest thing to change. Whilst I have faith in the ability of my car seat and my 5 star EuroNCAP car with airbags, traction control and ESP to keep my child as safe as possible, I'd rather not test it

Kelso

[FONT=&quot]mac2008:
[/FONT]Hi, I got the Klippan Triofix last week and it is very upright, can't tell if my daughter is comfortable in it or not. I'm thinking it may be hard to sleep in? Seems to be more upright than adults would sit. My daughter has just turned one, btw and weighs about 9kg.
How does your little one manage with sleeping in the car seat? And also, how do you keep her entertained, since it is not possible to attach toys to the seat and she is too far away from the back seat to be able to fix anything to it?

Any comments would be much appreciated

Mrs_Imp

We had a Britax isofix, as my DH's car has isofix. We then bought a belted base for my car. So we both had bases that fitted the car seat. it might be worth checking to see if the seat you like has a belted base option. I contacted Britax direct, and they e-mailed back very quickly.