Best car seat for 7mo?
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Topic: Best car seat for 7mo?
Posted By: wellygirl
Subject: Best car seat for 7mo?
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 12:06pm
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Hi,
My DD is still in her Phil & Teds Bebe capsule, but her legs are starting to dangle out and she looks a bit squished, so it's time to upgrade 
I've been browsing car seats, but does anyone have any recommendations? It needs to be a rear-facing one. Are car seats meant to be bought new? Thanks. |
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 12:52pm
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I would be more inclined to buy new, especially if you are having more kids.
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 1:00pm
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I would get a new one too. You can pick one up easily for $200 on special.
DDs carseat is from Farmers, i find the back isnt that tall iykwim??? She fits easily now but i wonder if at 2 1/2 -3years old etc her head will be over the top because she is so tall. My friends DD has one from Baby Factory and i find they are really tall. I know my explanation doesnt quite make sense lol but the taller the carseat at the back the longer they will be in there, rather than going into a booster early. Just have a look around, Farmers always have 30 % off. -------------  
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 1:16pm
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How long are you looking at RFing for? I would go new as well, unless you can pick up a second hand one from family/friends where you know the seat has been well-looked after and hasn't been invovled in any crash.
Next it would depend on your budget. Personally we steered clear of the SnS range because the RFing limit was either 9kg or 12kg (our DD at 10mths is roughly 10.5kgs and not likely to slow down any time soon!) so she would probably be FFing alot sooner than we want. We ended up going for a Cosco Scenera, which you can get from Baby on the Move and The Warehouse, it RFs till 16kgs and at $200 is a reasonable price. They quite often go on sale for about $150 at the Warehouse too. We are heading overseas in 6mths and we are getting a Britax seat sent from Sweden which should last DD RFing till she is atleast 4. It is $$$ at around $700NZD. Alternatively there is the BRIO seat (also available from Baby on the Move) which I'm sure I've read a few OBers have for their children. From memory they are around the $600 mark (please correct me if I'm wrong) and they RF to 25kg. For more info and if you have any questions, check out the Car seat section on The Nappy Network. There are quite a few knowledgeable ladies on there - one in particular helped me with picking what seat to get from Sweden and who to get it from. And she seriously knows her stuff 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 2:11pm
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We got one from baby factory new for $199 on special and it's brilliant! Thomas went into it @ 9 months. I couldnt tell you the brand because the car isnt here so i cant see it from where I'm sitting :P Not much help! Have a good old look on the different shop websites and dont be afraid to take baby in and try her in the seats before you buy! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 2:30pm
| Oh yes, and make sure you fit the seat in our car before buying - nothing worse than having a seat that doesn't fit! |
Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 8:55pm
| We used Baby on the Move for our carseat, our local area specialist was great - fitted the carseat to make sure if went in both cars, explained the different ones etc and she wasn't that expensive either! |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 8:10am
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dont forget if you cant afford to buy brand new, then you can always hirer from plunket.
we hired Rhiannons carseat from them when she was 6mths old (it was brand new, still had the tags on it), and we are still using it (now for Cory), and we are paying $35 every 6mths. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 9:44am
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We got the Safe'n'Sound with the adjustable head rest. At the time we were convinced spending the extra $$ was worth it, but now not so sure. Kind of wish I'd gone for a more basic and smaller model
It's huge! We've got a biggish car and it often feels like it takes up the whole back seat. Definitely put it in your car to check for size first! On the upside, DS loves the extra height gives him a better view. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 9:51am
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We got a Brio car seat from Baby on the Move when DS was about 6 months old, the agent fitted it for us. It's a fantastic car seat, DS is still rear facing in it (and will be for as long as possible) and he loves it.
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Posted By: HuMum
Date Posted: 04 February 2010 at 11:08am
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We also got a Brio from Baby on the move. And its great, not only can he rear face for a long time. (Really important to me) there are also no tethers getting in the way when I put him in and out.
They even threw in a bear mirror, which he happily talks to himself with! Oh and they are about $ 580.
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Posted By: mumtooboys
Date Posted: 04 February 2010 at 1:17pm
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Quick question. Has anyone turned their baby/toddler front facing and then turned them back to rear facing?
DS2 has been forward facing for coming up to 16 months now, since he was 13 months old, but I've recently been thinking that I want him rear facing again and not sure how he might cope. He's a 'lightweight' too at just over 12.5kg. We've got a capsule that goes to 13kg, and had to put him in it a few weeks ago to go to airport as dad had taken the car seats in the car and he seemed to like it......even if he did have to have his legs indian style. hehehe But it was a short trip, only about 25ish minutes and he had his big brother sat right next to him entertaining him. The capsule is not ideal for a number of reasons so would prefer him in a seat, of which we are going to need a new one soon anyway as the one we have is coming to the end of its life, so trying to decide 'early' what to do. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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