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#1
I am planning to buy a Baby/Child car seat for my 3 month old daughter.
Please provide your sugegstions.
Please provide your sugegstions.
Which Child Car Seat?
- Thread Starter RSM
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Have been thru the same process, and I have just one suggestion. Don't buy it now!!
Let me tell you why ... at three months of age, what you will need is an infant seat. That is normally usable up to the age of 6 months only. This is typically for use for a baby who is not able to sit up on his/her own, and is of particular use to mothers (and yes, sometimes fathers) who have to travel in a car alone with the baby. Typically, these seats are capable of being fitted on the front seat (rearward facing).
In most Indian contexts, the number of times that a single parent will be travelling with a 3~6 month old baby is very very low. If this is the specific case that you have, then by all means go ahead and buy the seat.
My suggestion is that you wait till the baby is six months old, and is sitting up on her own. You can then buy a seat which is usable from 6~18 months, and with a stretch, even some more time.
The advantage with such a seat is that it will have a longer life, and also, the increased height would mean that the baby can see out of the window too, and they like that.
Till such time, it is best that one parent (or anyone!!) sits with the baby in the back seat, where it will be safest.
Re manufacturers, I am sure there are many, but the fact is that the good ones are still the ones that are imported, I used seats from a company called snugseats. A visit to a Shopper's Stop or any decent store can give you some choice. If of course you have someone coming from abroad, you can get them to bring you one, since the choices are much larger abroad.
Let me tell you why ... at three months of age, what you will need is an infant seat. That is normally usable up to the age of 6 months only. This is typically for use for a baby who is not able to sit up on his/her own, and is of particular use to mothers (and yes, sometimes fathers) who have to travel in a car alone with the baby. Typically, these seats are capable of being fitted on the front seat (rearward facing).
In most Indian contexts, the number of times that a single parent will be travelling with a 3~6 month old baby is very very low. If this is the specific case that you have, then by all means go ahead and buy the seat.
My suggestion is that you wait till the baby is six months old, and is sitting up on her own. You can then buy a seat which is usable from 6~18 months, and with a stretch, even some more time.
The advantage with such a seat is that it will have a longer life, and also, the increased height would mean that the baby can see out of the window too, and they like that.
Till such time, it is best that one parent (or anyone!!) sits with the baby in the back seat, where it will be safest.
Re manufacturers, I am sure there are many, but the fact is that the good ones are still the ones that are imported, I used seats from a company called snugseats. A visit to a Shopper's Stop or any decent store can give you some choice. If of course you have someone coming from abroad, you can get them to bring you one, since the choices are much larger abroad.
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#3
Thanks for suggestion Aditya.
Currently baby travells mostly on mother's lap or so, which i understand is pretty dangerous.
What i am thinking to take is some seat which can work from now till say 2 years old, something like FIRST CLASS PLUS - Car Seats - BRITAX. I think this will work, as you mentioned, rear faced as well as front face, after few months.
I will be visiting some shops on weekends and see if i can find some good seat.
Currently baby travells mostly on mother's lap or so, which i understand is pretty dangerous.
What i am thinking to take is some seat which can work from now till say 2 years old, something like FIRST CLASS PLUS - Car Seats - BRITAX. I think this will work, as you mentioned, rear faced as well as front face, after few months.
I will be visiting some shops on weekends and see if i can find some good seat.
My research indicated that there are no seats which cater to that large an age bracket.
Once the baby starts sitting up, it is a different configuration.
But this seat looks like a good option!!
Travelling on a mother's lap can be made safer if you ensure that the mother and child is always on the back seat, and the mother belts up under the baby.
Once the baby starts sitting up, it is a different configuration.
But this seat looks like a good option!!
Travelling on a mother's lap can be made safer if you ensure that the mother and child is always on the back seat, and the mother belts up under the baby.
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If those seats dont cost a bomb then going for one is a good deal since it is for safety and convenience of your wife and baby, no matter if its of no use after some months.
OT: you didnt inform us of your new member(baby). Or maybe i didnt know because of being inactive on forum). Anyways congrats for your baby.
OT: you didnt inform us of your new member(baby). Or maybe i didnt know because of being inactive on forum). Anyways congrats for your baby.
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#6
Aditya, the seat i mentioned is from new born to 18KG, so it should be about 2 years age. I think that should fulfill my requirement.
No this conception is wrong. The baby sitting on lap is most dangerous (same thing mentioned in manual also). However strong you are, if the baby is on your lap, he/she is bound to br affected in case of any accident.
But you are right, back seat is safer.
It will cost apprx. 11K, but i am willing to pay for my baby's safety.
And i did inform, on Off Topic discusion, in Feb. You might have missed.
No this conception is wrong. The baby sitting on lap is most dangerous (same thing mentioned in manual also). However strong you are, if the baby is on your lap, he/she is bound to br affected in case of any accident.
But you are right, back seat is safer.
It will cost apprx. 11K, but i am willing to pay for my baby's safety.
And i did inform, on Off Topic discusion, in Feb. You might have missed.
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#8
The seats are available from 3K also, but i understood that BRITAX is best in quality, so its bit expensive.
Injury can occur when the baby is on the lap if the baby is caught between the passenger and the instrument panel / the seat in front ... which is why I specified that the person holding the baby should be belted UNDER the baby.
But yes, nothing to beat the safety of a child seat.
One other point though, at 11K for a combined / adjustable seat, will it not make sense to check out the price of two DIFFERENT child seats, one for the infant, and one for a slightly more grown one?? Pretty good seats in both these types are available around 5~6K.
But yes, nothing to beat the safety of a child seat.
One other point though, at 11K for a combined / adjustable seat, will it not make sense to check out the price of two DIFFERENT child seats, one for the infant, and one for a slightly more grown one?? Pretty good seats in both these types are available around 5~6K.
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#10
Yes, this is also an option. Will check it.
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#12
I visited sometime back to Mothercare store at Indiranagar. This price is from there. That time i didn't buy.
I regularly visit to a shop in JP Nagar 3rd phase. Also i heard of one store in Ulsoor is good, not sure though.
I regularly visit to a shop in JP Nagar 3rd phase. Also i heard of one store in Ulsoor is good, not sure though.
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#14
I don't remember exact name (some baby shop). If you are going from Banerghatta road, take turn at JP Nagar 3rd phase bus stop. Go for about a km, its on right side. Only one shop is there, and its big, so you won't miss it.
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#15
I bought this car seat, costed Rs. 11495. Quality, i felt, is excellent and i find very useful. Will post picture soon.