capsules

Come tell me what you've got and whether you like it or not, and for what reasons.

I was thinking of getting the P&T's bebeHS so it could clip on to the dash I also want to get, but am put off now i've discovered that it doesn't come with a base. I am not convinced I wont go with this option yet, because the idea of clipping capsule to stroller sounds like such a good idea- do I have any advocates for this, or is it really not an issue?

What about Saftey 1st Designer capsules? Any experience with them?

Thanks kebakat. Am also tinkering with idea of going straight to convertable carseat, but figured because it was number 1 coming along that I would still get use out of a capsule. In saying that however, SIL has a bebe and doesn't like it so wont be using it for her second, said I was most welcome to it- maybe I should have a talk to her. Pity we haven't told anyone yet lol. You would think I had a month or two to go given the urgency I have in wanting to sort these things! Must relax- any such chill pills for pregnant women? hehe

Thanks BecM- maybe I need to have a go with putting a capsule in my car with both a base and without and see what I can put up with!

As far as safety goes, what are the arguments for having a base?

oh dear nkap9 - you dont need a base at all. how rude of that shop assistant, as if it isnt expensive enough first time round.

i tried a base with my third and i didnt like it cause to me the angle was all funny and my baby looked like she was almost standing up.

wth my first i had a capsule - just a standard one, nothing fancy at all. when out and about for longer than a couple of mins i would throw it in a trolley and push bub around in that. wish i had know about snap and go wheels... however by the time i got to the third a capsule was a pain in the butt. the boys wanted to help carry it all the time so i was lugging around a baby, capsule and two boys. i went to a car seat pretty quickly and had no problems.

remember you arent supposed to let babies spend too long in capsules anyway - it can be a hazard in regards to the airway.

Thanks for the advise everyone, keep it rolling- noob's need all the help they can get lol.

Oh forgot to say (sorry I cant edit my other post) we love ours. It can be a bit of a pain to un-clip from the base but thats more to do with the fact we have a small car and not the carseat itself. The anchor harness straps can be a pain but its not a major and you have the same problem with a convertible anyways.

try this one

car seat safety

We have a safety first capsule with base. It's great for use with snap and gos. So easy with the base as well. If you're going to carry the capsule with baby in a far bit then it's very heavy compared to others apparently. Probably the only downside to it I've noticed, besides being a strange khaki colour.

I was looking at capsules yesterday, as the sales lady said beware cos if you get one without a base, you might find that it doesn't have the hole for it to be able to sit in a snap and go wheels safely, and it might not be able to sit up on the seat on a shopping trolley!

We will be getting a capsule with a base, simply cos I can't be bothered with having to make sure all the cars have seatbelts long enough to go around! Also its winter, and it'll be quicker to snap it into the base than it would be hanging in the door trying to get the seatbelt done up (especially the first wee while in july/august which is generally pretty sh!t weather!!)

We have a capsule with a base but have never used the base as we don't own a car. We needed one that we could use without the base as I'm in and out of taxis a couple of times a day. Yes, it can be a pain having to do the seatbelt up every time but you get really quick at doing it after the first couple of goes

Callum still uses ours at 14 months, it goes up to 13kg and he is around 12kg at the mo.

I would use the base if we had a car as once it's in, it's in. Then all you need to do is click the capsule onto the base rather than the faff of buckling and checking the belt each time. But that's just me.