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Katep 
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 1:50pm |
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DF and I had a wee look at carseats the other day. As far as I have seen, you can get one for a bub for the first 6 months- the rear facing ones. Or, there is the ones that last all the way through and can sit both ways.
What are the pro and cons to each (if any)?
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 3:46pm |
Take a look at these two websites:
NZ Child Restraints
Child Restraint Safety
...and the Car Seat Expert questions and answers on this site.
It's important to note that 6 months is far too early to front face baby - in fact it's safest to rear face them as long as possible.
A capsule (that you can lift in and out of the car, and snap onto wheels) can be really useful for the first few months. It's not absolutely necessary - you can get away with using a convertible car seat from birth - but I found having a capsule was great for being able to move him around without waking him. We probably wouldn't have gotten one at all but got one handed down from JJ's cousin and it was great. I'd say get a capsule if you plan on having more babies and can get the use out of it. Or investigate hiring one (eg from Plunket).
This thread and this thread both discuss whether you need to get a capsule.
As for convertible car seats, really depends on what's important to you, the range of costs and safety features and plushness is huge. But I'd personally recommend making sure they can rear face for longer 
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 3:55pm |
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I've got a safe 'n' sound convertible seat - its rear-facing and reclined at the moment and I'll turn it around and sit it up when my girl gets big enough, it should last until she's about 3 or 4 (18kg). It wasn't cheap but I love it.
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 5:35pm |
We had DD in a capsule until about a month ago, when she grew too long for it (her feet were kicking the back seat) and it was getting too heavy for me, (we have lots of stairs at home)
It was really easy to move DD around while in the capsule, she would stay asleep or sit in it while out at other people's houses or restaurants etc.
She is now in a S&S Royale which is huge but fits really snug in our car, doesn't move at all and is super comfy for her.
If DD falls asleep in her big seat now, she wakes when I take her out, and I have a smallish back door that is a PITA coz it doesn't stay open on its own, so putting her in and taking her out on a hill while dodging the tether strap is sometimes a bit difficult.
If you have the money, I would recommend buying one of each purely for convenience in the first few months Our lives were made 100 times easier with our capsule! Ooh, also I would try and get a capsule with a base - so much easier than seatbelting it in every time!
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 5:36pm |
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with my first we bought a new evenflo capsule for the convenience and because we would use it for the next child which we did then with both boys we bought them new safe n sound royal convertibles for the comfort etc. Our oldest is now in a half booster, we bought a new evenflo 5 point harness booster for the first and then our second son used it but it has now expired so off to buy new booster.
I would definitely recommend a capsule because if your out alot its very convenient!!
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 5:39pm |
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oh yes i second the base option too!!! loved it!!
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 10:14pm |
We have the Safe & Sound Meridian AHR and love it! I can't recommend this seat highly enough. It was expensive, but has done her from birth and as it goes to 18 kgs I can't imagine she will need to go into a booster until she is 4-5 years old. (She is just about 2 now and only 10kgs).
It had her rear facing until we turned her at around a year old and I love that the front facing still has a recline feature.
We have been researching what to do now with No2 on the way and looked around for a equally good booster, but nothing measured up. We have now decided that we are just going to buy another one the same for the new baby and leave Sam in hers. I love knowing that it is one of the safest seats on the market. DH did ALOT of research about car seats before Sam was born and these definitley came out top of the bunch 
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 10:30pm |
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i loved the capsule for my first. tried one with a base for my third and didnt like the base at all... capsules rear face and most carseats should as well.
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Posted: 18 April 2009 at 10:32pm |
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HI Have a look at the Brio Zento thread, that is the car seat we have for Mattias and it is great!
They can stay in it until approx 4years old, it is rearfacing for a very long time, a bit pricey but I thought it was worth it
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Posted: 19 April 2009 at 3:53pm |
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I wouldn't bother with a capsule again. We had a convertible for Jack but ended up putting him in a booster with straps at around 2. Caprece was in the convertible but she has outgrown it and shes not even big for her age. Birth to four years my ass.
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