Aprica EuroTurn - standard or hi deluxe (and why have john lewis and mothercare stopped selling them??)

[koeda]

Does anyone know the difference between the Aprica EuroTurn Standard model and Hi Deluxe model (apart from the £200 price difference)? So far I haven't been able to work out what is better about the Hi Deluxe model. We will be making a couple of long car journeys (6hrs +) so I'm happy to spend the extra money for a lie-flat car seat for DS when he is 0-6 months but I'm not sure which model to go for...

I also noticed that John Lewis and Mothercare used to stock this brand back in 2008 but neither seem to carry it anymore. I wonder if there is a safety issue..?? or maybe it just wasn't selling as they expected...?

Any info gratefully appreciated!

koeda- unless there is medical need for babies to lie flat, they really should be in the conventional postion, which is rear facing. It is far safer in the event of an accident.

How old will the baby be when the journeys are happening?

Hi TipsyFairy

Thanks for your reply! We anticipate that we could have our first long car journey when DS is about 2 months.

I had read research that it was better for 0-6 months babies to be laying flat if travelling for periods of more than 1-2hrs or so (I think they said a lot of the standard car seats aren't appropriate for when they are very tiny - something about babies tummy breathing so being in a seated position can lead to something called oxygen desaturation??). But then again there is a lot of conflicting research out there! I like the idea of the EuroTurn as it goes from flat (for the first 6 month period) to both rear and forward facing for later years. However I haven't found any information yet on the general crash safety of lie-flats compared to the standard rear models..

So much to consider...

whilst that is true, at 2 months your baby's respiratory system is much stronger. Plus if you follow guidelines for safe travelling, the driver should stop every 2 hours , in any case, for about 20 minutes and in that time, the baby can be taken out, fed/ changed, allowed to stretch etc, while you have a stretch/ cup of coffee/ loo break.

From a car seat point of view, combinations aren't ideal becasue they have to fulfill more than one function. Don't get me wrong- they are safe, but obviously one designed for one purpose- rear or forward facing- is going to be able to fulfill all the criteria to a higher specification.

Have you considered the Creatis car seat? It lies flatter than most other carseat due to the way it's designed as an egg-shape?

Thanks TipsyFairy - I'll definitely look into the Creatis car seat. I had thought that breaks every 2 hrs wouldn't count (as I would be putting DS straight back into the seat for another 2 hrs and so on until we arrive at our destination) but if so then that is good news. I had thought I was going to have to weigh up a choice between crash safety and breathing safety for these extra long journeys but hopefully I can get the best of both worlds with a bit more research!

Thanks again!