Baby Seats

Even when you have that classic or sports car, make sure that when you have a new baby, to have a proper fitting baby car seat. As some of these sports cars have smaller rear seats, it’s important to find a correct fitting one, as it must be installed in the correct manner in order to protect your baby in the event of a car accident. It is also to important for car insurance cover as most hospitals won’t cover for injuries if the baby was not buckled up in a car seat. Even at some hospitals they insist on seeing the baby seat before the allow the mother and new baby to leave!

Thank goodness there are many kinds of infant car seats, so there should be no reason not to have one. The best ones to use are the kind that has a base that can be buckled securely onto the car seat, and the carry part itself can be lifted off and carried around by the handle. This is very important to consider as the baby can now be easily carried to and from the house or wherever one is going while strapped into the seat. These infant seats usually will only be safe for transporting babies facing backward, until the age of one year. When the baby is 18 pounds, and at least one year old, it is time for a forward-facing baby car seat. Plus, by the time the baby is that old, and weighs 18 pounds, he will be too heavy to lug around that way! You will want to get the baby out of the baby car seat, and carry him, or he may even be walking by then!

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