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Topic: car seats
Posted By: Kazzle
Subject: car seats
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 10:51am
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hey girlies,
we are looking at buying our next carseat, as the capsule we use is hired. Would love to hear what brands etc ppl recommend as this carseat is the one we want to use until Rhiannon is at least 3- 4 yrs old. Thanks  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 10:54am
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Oh so glad you asked as I am looking at buying the next size carseat at the moment too. I have heard good things about safe and sound seats, but they are expensive. Still I think its worth spending the money being so important to our kids safety! Would love to hear what seats people recommend too! ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 10:59am
| I have a Safe and Sound Guardian Retractor. It's great! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 11:09am
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We've bought the Safe and Sound (I'm sure that's the brand) Meridian AHR with side impact technology. Seems to have the best reviews and goes from birth to 18kg I think it is. Is around $549.00 but you can shop around and get it for less...I got mine through Mama Mia's for $50 cheaper paying cash. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 12:58pm
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deffintly safe'n'sound Guardian it is around about $300 Alan seem's to like it he look's very comfy and it is agood price. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 1:04pm
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almost everyone is recommending the safe n sound...so we will probably go with that one.
looking at the one that goes up to 26kgs (4yrs) in my research though it keeps saying that we should use rear facing until bubs is 12mths old,....why is this ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 1:09pm
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just safer I guess, but I know for Taine (jake - were in Japan, and used the train), he is getting really tall. His head is just about coming over the top. Apprently when it is just over halfway over the top, you need the next size up. I'm a bit worried about Taine going into a forward facing one. Stopping in an emergency would give him wicked whiplash. I mean, he holds his head up well, in fact I would say he'll be crawling in the next month or so, but still...
also, in the more upright car seat, less chance of him sleeping between Gisborne and Palmerston. sigh. |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 1:17pm
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The safe n sound is bot rear facing and forward facing however if you have it rear facing it does take up alot of room in the back do if you are a taller driver you need to make sure you out it behind the passanger seat. We are going to have to move Alan to sit behind his Daddy cause even the capsule sits out a long way and Pete can't put his seat forward. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 1:35pm
It's a good thing I'm a shorty!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 1:42pm
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I bought the Safe and sound Guardian too from Baby Factory $269.95. They said when your bub is 9kg they can sit on the forward facing seat...and Zaara is 9kg+
It looks comfy and because it is high Zaara likes to look out side and that keeps her calm, and the fact that she can see her Dad and I from the back. It looks and is safe because you have to bolt it to your car....Oh well I like it any way! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 2:00pm
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Maya had a Safe and Sound till she was 2 and it got destroyed when my car got broken into (long story). She now has an Evenflo Apollo which cost me $199 and is suitable from 6 mths to about 6-7 years (36kg). It has a full harness and tether strap, and tehn when bubs is around 4 you take the harness off and you can use it as a booster seat until they are much older.
If I had known about them I would have put her in the Apollo from 6 mths instead of buying the up to 18kg one which she doesn't fit in now. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 2:15pm
I have the blue safe and sound one, I think it was around $260 when we bought it. I'd reccommend this one too, comfy, easy to clean the cover (chuck in the washing machine - think sick  ), easy to get the child in and out.
As for why you should keep your child rearward facing, it is because in an accident, if your child is facing rearwards, in a serious crash, their spine is protected by the carseat.. they might break their leg/s if in a really bad crash.. and well, if you have them facing forwards too early, they will come off a lot worse in a crash. Plunket (and others) might be suggesting that you turn them around before 1 year, but I wouldn't recommend it, even if they are getting long. I can find the studies that were done on this if you want me to. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 2:30pm
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As far as I know Plunket say to keep them rearward facing until at least 12months, but the manufacturers guidelines say at 9kg.
We have a hired carseat from plunket, its $25 every 6 months. Its a brand new Safe n Sound one. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 3:55pm
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but doesnt it work out to be dearer in the end to hirer a carseat instead of buying one? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 4:07pm
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If shes in it until she is 3.5 then it would only have cost us $150 ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 5:29pm
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hmm another thing to consider as well...if we leave bubs with the grandparents for a day or so then they need a carseat as well...and buggered if im going to tether/bolt and untether/unbolt from one car to another
i wonder if plunket hire carseats for 1 or 2days ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 7:38am
What do you mean? It takes no time to unbolt it from the car and put it in another  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 9:21am
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You definitley get faster at it! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 9:34am
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Yah I dont find it too hard....we swap between Atish's car and mine..... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 10:20am
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we got a safe n sound one from a friend who had bought it for their daughter just before she turned 1, then got a new carseat when she was about 3 so it was pretty new - paris used that till ayja was ready for a bigger carseat, and we got paris one that i cannot remember the name of.. helpful i know - but it was i think $259 from baby factory and it's wonderful - supposeadly from birth upwards but i wouldn't use it for that - not enough padding. Will find out later when mike comes home.
We looked at the apollo like Emma has but decided this other one we liked better. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 10:47am
| It's not too hard to untether etc... the hard part is putting the damn locking clip on the seatbelt! It takes me about 1/2 an hour!!! (Sorry, I'm one who hates changing carseats over) |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 11:23am
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