Purchasing baby car seats is going to be one of your most important safety decisions of all your purchases. Our safety standards are very high and improving all the time, but you still need to take plenty into consideration.

Car seats or infant car seats manufacturers all have set rules and regulations to abide by, but we as the consumers must be confident of our purchase and do our bit.

Choosing the correct car seat

All the top manufacturers such as Britax car seats, Cosco, Combi Century and Graco car seats have a wide and trusted range.

Always read the safety leaflet or manufacturers report. There are, like all products different options when purchasing a baby car seat or infant / child car seat. Some are fixed to the car and some detachable.
Below are a few tips that you may take into consideration:

    * Always read the safety guidelines and abide by them:
    * Take the time to complete and send back the warranty application
    * Keep up to date with any manufacturer changes / recalls / advice:
    * Under no circumstances ever buy a second hand Car Seat – like all products they all suffer from wear and tear:
    * Always take your time strapping in your baby / infant and double check – one extra minute on safety could be priceless:

Different Seats for different ages

    * Infant car seat - for the smallest babies and are rear facing
    * Booster car seat - As your baby grows the booster seat will adjust according to the baby’s size. Can be used firstly accompanied by their own harness and later with the car seat belt.

A critical investment

Infant car seats are one of the most important purchases to make to ensure your babies safety and like all critical investment such as baby strollers, baby safety gates and baby cribs you need to choose carefully.