SWIVEL 2

Second a britax- we have the 360 and expecting it to last until about four. We also found the bucket seat deeper than the joie that spins so rear facing is a lot easier. Think we got it in a boots baby sale, thrilled for such a safe seat under £200.

Itse ostettiin vastasyntyneelle se Britaxin joku telakallinen kääntyvä turvakaukalo, koska myytiin, että siihen saa sitten kivasti turvaistuimenkin. No siihen menee tyyliin 1-2 turvaistuinta ja vain n. 4v asti. Nyt kuitenkin tullut Britax swivel, johon vaihdettiin ja itse ainakin olen ollut tyytyväinen. Ulkomaailmasta kiinnostunut lapsi näkee ympärilleen hyvin ja penkki pyörii -> helppo laittaa lapsi. Menee vastasyntyneestä n. 7v asti. Tuntunut mukavalta istua ja ihan turvallinen ymmärrykseni mukaan.

Itse ostettiin vastasyntyneelle se Britaxin joku telakallinen kääntyvä turvakaukalo, koska myytiin, että siihen saa sitten kivasti turvaistuimenkin. No siihen menee tyyliin 1-2 turvaistuinta ja vain n. 4v asti. Nyt kuitenkin tullut Britax swivel, johon vaihdettiin ja itse ainakin olen ollut tyytyväinen. Ulkomaailmasta kiinnostunut lapsi näkee ympärilleen hyvin ja penkki pyörii -> helppo laittaa lapsi. Menee vastasyntyneestä n. 7v asti. Tuntunut mukavalta istua ja ihan turvallinen ymmärrykseni mukaan.

Sorry to be that person and I’m probably going to be down voted but a baby shouldn’t be in an infant carrier for longer than 45 mins before a break due to positioning, feeding ect. Like they aren’t comfy for a baby when you think about it. Infant carriers last around 15 months but the from birth till age 7 are a con and most babies don’t get a good fit till ages after. We have a Britax Swivel and my child didn’t fit nicely till at least a year but it was a spare seat so it didn’t matter. Controversially I still rear face my two year old. Might be worth following bump to booster on Facebook if you want to.

We have just upgraded to the Britax Swivel 2 and it’s great, no awkward fighting with straps. Another plus of us anyway is being able to turn it forward facing when stopped as our boy hates facing away if we’re parked up but now he is able see us so doesn’t get upset.

I’ve had three kids in car seats and I have never felt like I needed a rotating seat nor cared to get one. I cared about a seat that was FR free. I have installed several graco seats and never felt like I could get them tight enough. So something that was easy to tie down. And then I wanted seats that had a higher weight for rear facing. The Britax one for life has been amazing. I can’t say enough good things about it. My oldest is now in the Britax five point booster, and I also love it. The click tight system makes installation incredibly easy without any seat moment. They are heavy as hell, but we don’t travel with them often.

You'll definitely want a convertible seat in both cars. You can swap a convertible seat between cars, but it takes a few minutes and would be a real pain to do multiple times per week. My older kid has been in a Graco Extend2Fit for the past several years and it's been fine. My only real complaint is that I foolishly bought the car seat in a light blue color and it is now really stained and gross looking. Stick with black or dark gray. I do think the mid-tier Britax car seat I bought for my younger kid is nicer, with better quality upholstery, a sturdier-seeming frame, and more padding, but it's not a massive difference. I used my brother's turn2me seat on vacation and thought it was pretty cool, but definitely not necessary for most parents. I think they may have bought it because they're tall people putting a baby in a sedan and wanted to avoid a lot of bending and stooping.

We have the Clek Liing and I LOVE it. It’s so easy to install, the liner is machine washable (a LOT of them aren’t), it’s durable, it’s not too heavy and it’s compact. It fits nicely in the back of our small car without us having to push the front seat all the way forward like we did with a few other infant seats. The downside is that some of the compatible strollers are expensive and you have to buy adapters for them. We went with the Bumbleride Era City and while bulky, I love it, so it worked out. For convertible seats we also have Britax and Graco. I also love the Britax. The one I have isnt machine washable which is a bummer (though I think the new ones are?) but it’s super easy to install and really easy to get kiddo in and out of. I hate the Graco (4ever). It took me forever to install it and it’s so hard to tighten the harness properly. My kiddo also doesn’t find it as comfortable. All that being said, every car seat in Canada is safe to use. It just depends what bells and whistles you want, what kind of car you drive (some car seats work better in some cars than others). Some are also outgrown earlier than others. I recommend checking out the Canadian Car seat Safety group on Facebook. There’s a lot of info there. You can search your car and find posts for what seats are recommended for your vehicle. That’s a good place to start. Clek is definitely one of the more recommended seats in that group.