Hi, I'm pregnant with my first, 18+1, and am totally baffled by pushchair and car seat options. Every time I think I've decided on something I come across another review which puts me off. Am even starting to agree with colleagues and family that I spend too much time reading and researching these things.
My cousin is giving us a second hand Graco Junior baby car seat, guaranteed not in a crash. I can't really find any info on the safety of these, they're not covered by WHICH reports which I've been looking at. I then looked at Mumsnet reviews, and discovered www.mumsnet.com/Reviews/CarSeatsFromBirth/48-besafe-izi-combi-isofix and www.rearfacing.co.uk/ . This convinced me I wanted a rear facing car seat for as long as possible. For some reason although the BeSafe is sold as from birth, the manufacturers only recommend it from 6 months. So I thought "great, I'll buy a second hand Graco pushchair, use the Graco car seat at first and then my parents could buy us the BeSafe (they'd offered to buy travel system) to use 6 months+"
I then read various Graco pushchair (compatible with Junior Baby) reviews and discovered none of them were very good /popular. I also discovered this website www.carseatinfo.co.uk/index.cfm?sid=19086&pid=292365 which pretty much says there's not enough evidence for rearfacing being better; and that you should only have newborns in flat car seats, which the Graco isn't.
My brain hurts!
Should I buy a newborn car seat, even it will only be usable for 9 months ish, rather than use the Graco? Is the cost of a whole travel system actually worth it when it will only be usable while baby is small?
Is the Graco all right to use, in which case can anyone suggest a good compatible pushchair?
Who is right about rear facing car seats, and is the BeSafe a good idea? Or can anyone suggest another good rear facing car seat which would cover a similar age range?
Many thanks for any advice!
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Bryher · 16/03/2011 18:10
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