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a swivel seat compatible with travel system?

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GreenGoth89 · 13/10/2017 21:17

I need a swivel seat as I'm a wheelchair user and thats the only way I can see myself getting little one (as yet unborn) in and out of the car. But I didn't want to shell out for an expensive seat and a travel system (that I actually can't use - its my OH that wants it). Are there any swivel seats which are compatible with any travel systems?

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BertieBotts · 15/10/2017 23:54

Unfortunately, no. The swivel seats are all large fixed seats which stay in the car, whereas the seats which are compatible with pushchairs are the type with a carry handle.

I'd get a swivel one in your position, and do a bit of research to find one you'll be able to use for as long as possible, so that hopefully when your child outgrows it they'll be big/old enough to climb in and out of a seat by themselves. Some of the swivel type seats are smaller than they could be and children outgrow them by around 3 years old or earlier.

If it helps reassure your partner, I had a carseat which was incompatible with my pram, but it was not a problem at all. I found that once DS was in the pram and I started moving it he'd immediately go back to sleep anyway. And if we were near home and I wanted him to stay asleep then I could do the same thing and wheel the pram into the house, or just wait in the car until he woke up.

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