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The Best Car Seats For Newborns
There are a variety of factors to consider when choosing the right car seat for your baby. You want a car seat that's secure, and is in line with UK laws. But you also have to consider your vehicle and budget.
Infant car seats are designed specifically for babies and usually combine with a buggy to form a travel system. They are typically easier to use than convertible car seats and can be used until your child turns two years old.
1. Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360
Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 car seat is the best choice if you want a high-rated car that puts your child's safety first. It's in compliance with the most recent iSize safety standards, and has G-CELL side-impact protection for superior crash-protection. It also has breathable ClimaFlow paneling and air circulation to keep your baby warm regardless of the weather. It comes with a large canopy that shields your baby from the sunlight. It is also easy to set up and use, thanks to the anti-misuse locking mechanism and intuitive one-hand rotation system.
The ergonomic carry handle makes it comfortable for your baby to and from the car, as well as in the shopping center. It can also be washed in the machine to make cleaning and maintenance simpler. It also has a fully lie-flat position that provides maximum comfort for your child when they travel or attached to prams. It can be used until four years old, but is suitable from birth to 15 months.
Pebble 360 Pro is part of the revolutionary 360 Pro Family range, which combines one-hand rotation with smart SlideTech technology to make it simple and quick to get your child in and out of the seat on a daily basis without head bangs or backaches. The 360 Pro Family includes our toddler seat Pearl 360 Pro, which can be used on the same ISOFIX bases and is designed to expand with your child up to age 4.
FlexiSpin is our innovative rotational system that lets you easily rotate the seat in any reclining position by using one hand. Our Easy-in harness system makes it even easier to secure your baby and secure straps both from the front and the back of the seat. It also features visual indicators that help you determine whether you've put it in correctly. The car seat is backed by a two-year guarantee for extra assurance.
2. Chicco Seat3Fit
Chicco Seat3Fit is one of the top newborn car seat options on the market. It will keep your baby safe in the rear-facing position from the very first time they return home. This highly rated infant car seat is designed to be incredibly mobile and easily fits into a number of Chicco strollers that are compatible with the travel system. It has a removable infant insert that can be used by babies between 5 to 11 pounds. It also comes with an unrethread safety harness that allows for easy height adjustments. The Seat3Fit is also an i-Size which means it's certified to the latest European safety standards.
i-Size is a new standard in child car seats that lets them grow with your child until the age of seven years. This makes the Chicco Seat3Fit a great long-term investment and mum Rachael loved the lightness of it too.
This car seat is baseless and has built-in ISOFIX connectors which connect to the vehicle's lower anchor bar with the sound of a loud, clear clunk. It's especially convenient for taxi rides, fly-drive holidays and trips to grandparent's cars where you might not have a dedicated car seat for infants.
Like the Chicco NextFit, the Seat3Fit is a lie-flat chair that means it can be used in either forward or rear facing mode. However, its maximum harness height is lower and it can't convert into a booster. The soft goods are made of ClearTex fabric that is in compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards requirements for flammability, without adding any chemical flame retardants.
Its premium lower anchor connectors are easy to install and the belt guides are clearly labeled. The height of the harness can be adjusted with a single push, and the headrest fits infants well. The seat doesn't have an swivel that rotates 360 degrees. However, this was not an issue for our testers.
Seat3Fit's straps are easy to thread and there is no need to rethread them during colder days. Dress your baby in clothes that isn't hanging over the car seatbelts. Also, take off any blankets or large coats prior to using the seat.
3. Joie i-Snug 2
ULTRA-LIGHT – More safety with less weight
This lightweight champion redefines the standard for the i-Size infant car seats that are certified. It is lightweight and strong and weighs just 3.35 kg. This ensures your child's safety. It was designed to make the journey of your child's from the hospital between the car and the stroller or pushchair and trips up or down stairs as simple as it is.
Approved i-Size, it's ideal for infants and children up to 75cm or 12 months, and offers outstanding protection with its exclusive Tri-Protect headrest. This unique security concept of three layers incorporates energy-absorbing Intelli-Fit memory foam to ensure superior side impact protection.
The Grow Together technology allows for simultaneous adjustment of the headrest and harness to accommodate your growing baby, ensuring the best fit at every stage. The soft infant car seat cheap cushion provides an ideal fit for infants and the curved base allows gentle rocking to soothe your child. The seat can be used with any Joie stroller and other brands that accept adaptors. This lets you create your own travel system. Covers and inserts that can be washed simplify cleanup after spills or accidents.
Simple and safe travel
A 360deg rotating base and exclusive i-Base Encore spinning system provide seamless integration with your vehicle, making ins and outs simpler than ever. ISOFIX connectors are quick to connect and eliminate the possibility of error, while the clever colour coded guides ensure you've connected the base and seat correctly. The i-Snug can be used with i-Base Advance, other i-Base models, and the i-Snug 2. This gives you maximum flexibility.
Effortless ins and outs, plush comfort for the baby, and easy to use features are what make this car seat a favorite among parents. The ergonomic handle can be adjusted to various positions, ensuring the best infant car seat comfort for your child. The curved base also allows the gentle rocking. The machine-washable covers and inserts make it easy to clean up after accidents, and the UPF50+ sun canopy helps protect your baby from harsh sunlight. The i-Snug works with all Joie Strollers as well as other brands that support the universal Maxi-Cosi Style Adaptors.
4. Nuna PIPA urbn
Nuna's latest innovation, the Pipa Urbn, is one of a kind that reimagines travel with baby. This rear-facing infant car seats is designed to simplify parenthood with luxurious lines of premium features. It comes with a variety of patent-pending features including the first and only baseless car seat that comes with a PipaFIX (tm) rigid latch which installs in two seconds, with no requirement for a vehicle base. It can be used as a stand-alone seat or in conjunction with a Nuna stroller to create a travel set. It is also compatible with strollers manufactured by other brands, including Silver Cross, Joolz Bugaboo, i-Candy, and Egg.
This feature is particularly useful for families who don't have their own vehicle, use taxis and rideshare services often, or need to move the seat quickly from one vehicle to the next for family trips, vacations or trips to Grandma's. The ISOFIX connectors are built-in which means there is no requirement for an additional base. It's also simple to use and comes with indicators that show when the seat is ready for use.
The latches can be easily removed from their beneath the carrier, and then you can click to secure them. You can also alter the angle if needed by using the blue indicator line. It's a lot faster and simpler than installing the Clek Liingo which requires you to hinge the latches from behind the carrier to locate and align the buckles.
Our tester, a mother of a 7-week-old baby, was pleased that the Pipa Urbn was simple to use and well-designed. It is lightweight and easy to carry and is suitable for a sleeping baby. It also comes with a variety of features that are convenient and comfortable such as the ventilated Dream drape, which slides out of the canopy easily and is attached quietly to the car seat to provide privacy, and a full-coverage UPF 50+ canopy, with an eyelid that can be removed and a large peekaboo window.
Our test baby fit perfectly into the urbn when he was 3 months old, and still has plenty of room to grow. He's a little too small for the top part of the harness, but is almost outgrowing the urbn in terms of weight and height. He has an inch and a quarter headroom remaining at his size.
