Which Car Seat (next step up from newborn)

[Superstarpen]

Hi

I was just wondering which car seat people went for for the next size up. We currently have the Maxi Cosi Cabrio but having used a forward facing car seat in a taxi yesterday, my son (7 momths old) was so much happier. Having a quick look online but the one used in the taxi yesterday has awful reviews.

Any suggestions?

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[Pickle]

We've gone from the seat you have to a Maxi Cosi Priori XP for both of our children, they're good. Although to be honest I would say 7 months is too young to be moving to forward facing... if you do a search on carseats a previous thread on this subject will come up which contains links you should read before making your decision.

My daughter has just moved into a forward facing seat at 13 months, with both of my children I've kept them rear facing as long as possible for safety reasons.

P x

[Pickle]

Here's the link to the previous thread:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?25,271281,272317#msg-272317

[nymom]

I have a Maxi Cosi Tobi which has some great features. However my son somehow gets both arms out of the harness no matter how tight I make it. He might just be very flexible but I believe I have read this on some other sites online before.

[Superstarpen]

Thank you for your comments and cheers Pickle for the link to the previous thread. I did do a quick search but came up with nothing! I'll be sneding the link to my partner... and Cailean will be rear seated from now on!!

Cheers

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[ratty]

We have the priory and it is good and comfy but the straps are really fiddly and often get twisted. Easy to fit though.

[lorraineliyanage]

Hi Im, we have the Maxi Cosi Priori and the clasp is SO fiddly, takes me ages to get Iris strapped in. And yes, one strap is always twisted round. However, it only takes Lou seconds to do, so must be something to do with my sausage fingers!!

She does look very comfy and happy in it.

[skip]

I can recommend the 'Which' website. It has best buys, and ones to avoid at all costs,some of which are leading brand names which can be really unsafe for your child.

[fordybee]

Our son is (a big) 9 months old so when it was becoming fast obvious that he wasn't happy in his Cabriofix I started researching the next one up. Was pretty set on the Priorifix (safety first in my book) but after doing lots of research we have settled on the Kiddy Comfort Pro. They demo and sell at Baby Nest in Croydon and are wonderfully helpful. Cannot be more pleased with the car seat - it works differently to others but is much lighter (meaning when we go on holiday we can take it with us) and just as safe as the Priorifix (according to Which).

[Gimme]

Which? website recommends Kiddy Infinity Pro, Maxi Cosi Priorifix and Britax Duo Plus (Isofix) in the 9 to 18kg group, and Britax Kidfix Isofix, Maxi Cosi Rodi XR and Britax Kid Plus in the 15 to 36kg group. There's more but I just listed the top three in both categories.

Hope this helps.

[snss75]

We had Maxi Cosi Priori XP and our son loved it. I never had any problems with the straps either. As I understand the Maxi Cosi Tobi is very similar to the Priori, however it's higher and hence fits better on SUVs etc. We loved our Maxi Cosi and bought the Rodi as the next step.

[bee74]

I have looked at Which? Magazine video showing their independent tests on car seats and they horrified me. The dummies has smashed skulls on impact at only 20 mph. The seat they recommend is the Kiddy Infinity - the only one which apparently kept the baby alive! So that's what i've ordered for my boy who is just turned 8 months. If you want to watch the video you can get a ?1 trial to the mag. Hope this helps.