Of all the baby products we stress around the shops to get – the car seat is perhaps one of the most important ones. After all, it’s the one device that will save your child’s life should you ever have an accident! But what type of car seat should you be getting? “Do I needRead more
Black Friday is coming closer and closer! I’ve taken the time to try to find some ERF seats in these offers between retailers. Sadly they are few and far between! But I did manage to get a hold of some! xx High back boosters were far easier to find, so I’ve collected some ofRead more
Working in the car seat industry – this is one of the most common misconceptions to rear facing. It’s also one of the most common reasons why parents or grandparents move a baby out of their infant car seat too early. Being a new mum or dad is hard work, and being a grandparent isRead more
The Extended Rear-Facing Car Seat Movement Is Looking at You romper.com A month ago I was approached by one of the lovely freelance writers for romper.com. She was writing an article about rear facing and wanted an interview with me. It was a lovely chat and I’m so glad I could be of help!Read more
2017 has been a good year for car seats, we’ve had a good amount of new car seats come out as well as there now being news about Britax giving us both some new releases as well as upgrades to current ERF seats! Wonderful is not a word that covers how happy I am atRead more
Expiration dates on car seats – there’s a lot of confusion on this subject, so today, we thought it was the right time to clear a few things up. Everyone with a child probably knows about the expiry dates on their little one’s seats, but the big question is – do you understand what itRead more
A little while ago, I approached BubbleBum and asked if it would be possible for us to review their car seat. Being the kind of person, I am (always wanting to try new things in the car seat world!) I decided that now was the perfect opportunity to get to try a product I had soRead more
Today I got an email from Kiddicare with news of their current super bank holiday sale event. It featured 25% off on selected car seats! Woohoo, I thought… This can only be a good thing! Surely THIS YEAR they have started putting up ERF seats in these deals yeh? No… not really…sigh Though I doRead more
“The following RECALL notice has been issued by the retailer ARGOS Mamas & Papas Infant Carrier, Mercury Group 0+ “Following recent testing, we found that the seat cover on the Mamas & Papas Mercury Infant Carrier (Black) catalogue number 316/9539 & Mamas & Papas Mercury Infant Carrier (Grey) catalogue number 382/0971 doesn’t meet Furniture &Read more
The Main Differences What separates the Joie Stages from its bigger brother – the Every Stages is the weight limit and the fact that they each cover different groups. The Joie Stages: Group 0+/1/2 The Joie Every Stages: Group 0+/1/2/3 Name Rear Facing Limit Forward Facing Harness Limit High Back Booster Stages 0-18 KGRead more
If you are new to the idea of extended rear facing – I can imagine that one of your worries is your child’s legs. This is one of the most common fears, so you are not alone. However, I am happy to tell you that you have absolutely nothing at all to worry about! YouRead more
Just because a car seat has passed standard testing – doesn’t mean it’s passed all testing. There are several crash tests that are superior to the standard R44.04 crash test. Let’s take a look! Under Regulations ECE R44 04, seats must, amongst other requirements, undergo: A frontal collision testing at a speed of 50km/h ARead more
Most people are aware of the infant car seats being rear facing, or facing backwards as some would say. This is the first car seat you buy when having a baby. But did you know that when it’s time to buy a new car seat for your baby – once they have outgrown their infantRead more
Chicco is announcing a voluntary recall Chicco Cosmos car seats sold between 28 February and 24 May 2017. The product (Chicco Cosmos, ref. 79163) can be identified through the number 04444637 on the homologation label (A) and by the serial number (B) on each product: only serial numbers from 00000001 to 00025152 are affected. Read more
A little while ago we were contacted by Axkid and given the opportunity to review our choice of car seat from them. Since the Wolmax is the newest ERF seat from Axkid – I decided that this was the car seat to review! It hasn’t gotten enough media coverage – and with this review, IRead more