Car seat for toddlers recommendations

[Jay185]

Hi everyone, my baby is 14 months old and ready for his next stage up car seat. I have the Cybex cloud z which already became two versions old within a year 🙄 the next stage up is the Sirona. I am considering the Pallas from Cybex as well. Does anyone recommend either of these? What toddler car seats do you have and recommend?

Thank you x

I'd go for a rear facing toddler seat next. I have the Pallas for my nearly 4 year old which is great but I wouldn't want to put a 14 month old in it. I had a Joie stages seat which rear faces until 18kg. There are also seats which rear face for longer than that too.

Look at Axkid seats. They've been tested to much higher standards and can have children rear facing until 6-7 depending on hight/ weight.

We have the Cybex Pallas G in both cars and they're brilliant. Also goes up to age 12 from 15 months; however as @Koalaslippers says I wouldn't want to put my 14 month old in it. Our son went in the first one we got at about 18 months, but we still had the MaxiCosi AxissFix in his Dad's car which stayed rear facing until he was about 2.

It's also up to you whether you go forward facing now, or stay rear facing.

If you already have the Cybex car seat base then it makes sense (to me) to get the Sirona.

I've an axkid minikid which is rear facing until 25kg which is probably about aged 6 or 7. It's a sweedish plus tested seat so held to a higher account than a lot on the market. I also find it easy to install and it's not ridiculously heavy.
Rear facing is 4x safer than forward facing the impact on a childs body if you have a collision and they're forward facing at a young age is often catastrophic.