I had the Avionaut pixel pro 2.0 for the infant carrier and it was always 50/50.if she was in a good mood she went in the seat fine and would often fall asleep. Then moved up to the Avionaut Sky2 she loves it and often falls asleep or sits there playing with a signing toy.
My firsts infant carrier was shit. It didn’t give a very supportive fit, and neither do most on the market. It’s shocking how awful some of them are.
My second I wanted a fixed seat for, I got her an Avionaut Sky the same as my eldest went into when we got rid of his infant carrier. It gives a beautiful fit for average sized newborns, she was born 6lbs10oz and 46cm and the fit was better than the infant carrier we had previously. The Sky rear faces until 25kg/125cm, although can be outgrown sooner than expected if baby carries more height in their torso than legs as it has a shorter shell than other similar seats.
My third was always going to go into eldests Sky when it was outgrown, so I got the Avionaut Cosmo for him. Also gave a beautiful fit. Never had any issues with chin to chest at all with either of my younger two. The Pixel Pro is also a great seat if baby is expected to be smaller than average.
There is a real lack of information for parents in the UK about car seat safety.
It is 4x safer for children to rearface in the car, especially before 4 years of age.
The longest lasting rearfacing seats usually fit with tethers instead of isofix. They aren't difficult to fit by any means, just different. Depending on the brand, these are often Swedish Plus tested also (a far superior and more in depth test for car seat safety). Your average car seat on sale in UK shops only has to pass a safety test at 30mph. That is with both cars going only 15mph!
We purchased an Axkid Mini kid 2 for my son when he was 10 months. He is 5 in march and he still fits in it rearfacing with no issues. He's perfectly comfortable and I know he's safe.
We bought an Avionaut Sky for when my daughter was born as it rearfaces for just as long, but also fit newborns.
It is true that these are more expensive than some car seats, but they also last a long time! I've also seen older versions of the Mini kid (such as the Mini kid 2) at reduced rates recently. So it's worth having a look.
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