This will continue to come on every other week, as having it up every week is just too much and too little time to find what I need. This past week I have been trying to make my mind up on who was going to be this Thursday’s “winner”. hehe ThisRead more
Yesterday I decided that while I was in Milton Keynes to get some bits and pieces I would do “Mystery-shopping” at Mothercare. They have just released a new catalogue, they even have five extended rear facing seats available for purchase now! (And one coming out in October!) If not in store, then you can findRead more
I mentioned in my last Thursday post that I was going to start doing this every week. I would like to introduce to you “ThumbsUP! Thursday” which is what the Thursday retailer post is going to be called. It might also be a “ThumbsDOWN” at some point… we’ll see how we get on. This week’sRead more
I’ve decided to start a weekly recommendation of retailers! Every Thursday I will make a post on a retailer I have either just found and want to recommend, or it can be an old one I already have on my list. I’ll be pondering about a name for this tradition as well, feel free toRead more
“IS there a difference in testing and quality?” A reblogg of a friend of mine’s exelent information post on Group 1 seats and the difference between ALL the testing that we do here in Europe. She also brilliantly explains why, in car seats as with a lot of other products, you really do get whatRead more
I must apologize for not posting too much these days, I have so much I want to write about. Thinking of it I should really try putting up more drafts when I have time, and then have them publish then and then! hehe It’s just the summer time isn’t it? We don’t have time toRead more
Not too long ago I decided to try and switch the kids around in the car. As a result, Caitlyn ended up in the ‘Joie’ , and Henry ended up in the ‘BeSafe’. So this is now how they look in the car, all happy and jolly. The ‘BeSafe’ is higher up then the ‘Joie’,Read more
So recently I decided to switch the little ones around, putting Henry (9 mo) in the ‘BeSafe’ and Caitlyn Anabelle (29 mo) in the ‘Joie’, and see how that would work out. I wanted to see how much room she would have, just to give me a clue really, I’ve seen a lot of questionsRead more
A lot of people ask me if I’m not afraid that I wont see my rear facing children. They also ask me about the legs, wont there be a leg issue? A room issue? What if we crash and their legs are “like that”, wont that damage them? – and so forth. A lot ofRead more
Henry is very comfy in the Joie Stages. It rear faces to 18KG and can then be used forward facing as a HBB (high back booster) to 25KG. (more info on this car seat can be found –> HERE!) As you can see he has tons of room. The headrest is adjustable with ease. YouRead more
This is Henry in he’s Graco Junior. He’s 8,5 months old at the picture, he’s in a cloth nappy which does take up a bit more space then a disposable so keep that in mind. He’s a 98th percentile child of 76 CM (30inch) long and 10.5 KG. (approx. 21lb) He has a longish torsoRead more
First off I want to say that I’m trying to get more readers by testing out this “Linky Tools” thing. Apparently it’s a bloghop thing that helps you get more readers. This blog is so new and it takes time, but I would really appreciated the help! So if you like my blog (it’s not even done yet!Read more
Carsick…most of us have been there, and at some point, most parents will have a child who suffers from it. Maybe not on a regular basis, but sometimes it happens. So what do you do about it? Too often I hear (or read) that a parent chose to turn their child around FF (forward facing)Read more
The most magnificent thing has happened – it’s almost boarding on a miracle, there is now a highly affordable Extended Rear-facing Car seat on the market! And it’s at Babies R Us of all places!! It’s the Joie Stages. It has a rear-facing limit of 18kg (40lb), and a forward facing limit of 25kg (55lb). Basically a veryRead more