Convertible forward facing child seat. From 6mo - 8yo.
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magicmarker on 17/07/2022 - 19:42 infasecure.co.nz (164 clicks)
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Cheap but reviews aren’t great. I wouldn’t get one even on a great sale - https://betterbuying.co/baby/infasecure-accomplish-premium-r…
Also it's forward facing only, so if child was say less than 1-2 years old currently, then I wouldn't look at this seat. Child should be rear facing (safety) for as long as possible. Usually somewhere between 24-36 months is when most people have to flip their child around to forward face.
The infasecure optima is a much better seat (in my opinion) and if you get it on sale from super cheap auto with 25% off (pops up often enough) it’s $337.
If you’re looking for car seat advice there’s a great Facebook group called “nz car seat discussion”. Car seat technicians can help advise on the best car seat - there’s some great seats at affordable prices it you’re not fussed on all the bells and whistles
There’s also the Atlas, which is available from Farmers (Atlas, Granduer, Achieve, Emperor and Cadence are all the same seat as the Optima with different names). Farmers does the occasional 50% off on that seat.
We’ve had the Atlas for a while now and really like it. You can use it rear facing for quite an extended period as well whereas the Accomplish is for forward facing only. Accomplish is also a bit wider and doesn’t offer as much recline. The only thing I found annoying at first with the Atlas is the buckle, takes a bit of getting used to especially if you’re used to using the Britax Boulevard. After a while though it’s a non issue, you get used to it. And the install isn’t as straightforward as the Boulevard but it’s pretty easy once you do it a couple of times. When you do it correctly you can get a good secure fit. It’s a comfortable seat, no complaints from my son, so would recommend that one as well.
Also if you’re looking for car seat safety ratings, would recommend this site: https://www.childcarseats.com.au/
Any thoughts on the maxi cosi pria all in one pure?
Currently tossing up between that and the InfaSecure emperor nexus. Early days though.
You don't need a car seat from birth if you use a capsule.
I would recommend a capsule for the first 6-9 months with a stroller adapter and a click in base. The base stays in the car. Then I would transition to a 6+ month car seat.
I wouldn't buy a capsule brand new, id buy a near new one second hand and then resell it for the same price you bought it for essentially making it free. We actually made a profit on our car capsules.
Also you can hire a capsule, and sometimes if you buy a premium car seat for 6+ months the baby shop will give you a free hire of a capsule or a discounted hire of a capsule.
The advantage of a capsule is
- you can put the baby in the car seat while you are inside the nice warm house out of the rain/sun. You can put the car seat on the table or couch while you strap them in and not in an awkward position.
- for short trips you can take them in and out of the car and clip onto the stroller without waking them up.
- when you get home you can take them out of the car and leave them in the capsule for a short time without waking them up while you unpack the groceries etc etcThis is what we ended up buying (2 cars). Kids currently 10mo + 3 years old.
Capsule: (second hand)
Maxicosi Mico 30 AP capsule with a base for each car.0-5 years convertible:
Nuna rava (slightly different from nuna rava au)
Mother choice Adore AP (with a Houdini strap for $2 from AliExpress).~2-10 years front facing harness/booster:
2x Britax grow with you clicktight.I'm not sure if the grow with you is that safe though because there is a fair amount of head room so I feel it probably is not as safe in a side on collision.
The most important ease of use aspect is that the straps don't get twisted, because twisted straps are a pain in the ass. The nuna rava straps are really good at not twisting. The adore AP straps used to twist a bit and my wife hated it, but after adding the houdini chest clip the straps no longer get twisted/confused.
I think a car seat specifically designed for a certain age is better than one designed for a huge age gap. But you need to balance that with the added cost.
And as someone else said you should check https://www.childcarseats.com.au/ - you can't compare the safety ratings between the different year categories because they changed the rating system eg. a 2016 5 star seat could be worse than a 2022 4 star seat. Website can be confusing to some people I would look at the website at seats that are "convertible rear 0-2.5yr" and are reviewed in 2018-2021 or 2021+ group.
I recommend going to baby on the move for buying a car seat as they are knowledgeable, have a good range, are happy for you to test fit the seat in your car and do price match. If you buy from them (excluding price match) they do free fitment for the life of the car seat of you find that kind of thing difficult.
@kiwijunglist: I had a couple of other thoughts.
Car seats with multiple recline angles:
Generally speaking you usually can't adjust the recline once the car seat is installed properly (I mean it's really tightly secured). Because the seat is so pressed up against the car you can't move it.Ease of installation:
I think ease of installation is not important of you are a technical hands on person and the car seat is not being moved between multiple vehicles.Car seat protectors:
Probably a good idea can use a towel or buy a dedicated cover from a store or AliExpress. The car seats will damage your leather.Isofix:
Useful if you plan to install/remove the car seat frequently.
Maybe useful for rear facing installation when the child is not heavy because sometimes seatbelt installation in rear facing in some seats gets slightly in the way when taking the child in and out. The isofix installation usually is marginally less safe than seatbelt installation in crash tests.
Not needed for forward facing harness installation as seat belt installation is safer than isofix and probably exceeds the isofix weight rating.
Useful for booster seat (BC otherwise the booster is not secured when the seat belt isn't used and becomes projectile)@kiwijunglist: I'm not an expert but I've just taken this from the carseat discussion group page I'm on from a car seat technician regarding houdini straps so you may like to do a bit more research on the one you're using.
Houdini straps/stops are not legal in NZ. The law is to follow the car seat manufacturers instructions, and because no car seat manufacturer approves the use of the Houdini stop they are effectively illegal to use with car seats in NZ.
The Australian law is different so they’re not illegal over there, but also not recommended.
The accessory standard is a separate standard, but they haven’t tested it with every seat as that would be impossible. Therefore no manufacturer is recommending it because they haven’t tested it with their seats.@thats mum life: That's strange because most of the car seats for sale in NZ have houdini straps (chest clips).
@kiwijunglist: Yeah the difference being it’s part of the car seat and therefore fully tested by the manufacturer and not an after market accessory. It’s a bit misleading cause even the ones sold in nz say they’re tested to certain standards but they’re technically still not meant to be used on car seats. Just thought I’d let you know what I’d heard!
@thats mum life: Thanks for sharing. I'm fine with the little chest clip as the latest research suggests that chest clips are safer than they thought and they will probably be changing their advice based on latest testing as there is no evidence for their previous concerns regarding their use and have actually been shown to be beneficial. The reason au doesn't like them is it's a requirement that the car seat be unbuckled with a single buckle.
Oh, congrats? :)
I’m not too familiar with either but I have heard good things about the Britax One4Life. But like kiwijunglist mentioned, a capsule is handy those first few months. For both my kids I only really used them for the first 3 months so they didn’t last that long. Good idea to buy second hand or hire.
We also found the capsule super handy. Since we were planning multiple kids we bought new as we wanted to know it's history and it was better than hiring each time. Congrats on your new (or impending!) arrival :)
Highly recommend capsule as it is super convenient and if I recall correctly it is required by the hospital after discharge.
Other thing which we really liked was it can be used as rocking chair at home if baby is unsettled. And super handy when it is raining outside, strap the baby in and easy to put him/her in/out of car.
Congrats by the way.
@ace310: As per below, requirement from the hospital is a suitable car seat, not specifically a capsule.
@kiwijunglist: Yes. True. I didn't mean capsule specifically., but it is handy and convenient compared to car seat for a new born. You can take it with you and easy to carry little one rather than fiddling With the car seat.
This car seat (Infasecure Accomplish Plus) looks to be forward facing only. I wouldn't recommend a forward facing only seat for <2 years old.
Absolutely we had three different models,Capsule, rear facing and forward facing up until our children were 10. Two cars times two seats total of about 9 over the years. Swedish Research shows forward facing under two is virtually useless at preventing serious spinal injury so I wonder how these so called independent testing results come from sometimes because we would never put out under two-year-old in this particular car seat. In fact Sweden recommends four-year-olds be rear facing that would require a specialist car seat because their legs become a problem and also rear space in small cars.
You will notice that forward facing only car seats that are available in the AUS/NZ market will state that you can use it from 6 months. In Australia they legally must be rear facing until 6 months so that’s why any seat that is forward facing only states from 6 months. Legally in Australia you can forward face from 6 months but practically, the entry marker (minimum height label) on this (and other similar seats) will only be reached when the child is around 2 or older and legally to use it they need to meet this marker.
If you can, best practice is to rear face as long as possible. Infasecure have some great seat options where you can have extended rear facing but also do extended harness forward facing. Because it is height based and not weight based it will last longer.
Yes rear facing for the win! Eldest is coming up 3yrs, is tall for her age, and still well within the Infasecure Atlas limits.
The Atlas and Optima are actually the same seat just with different fabrics and the Optima doesn't come with a seat belt clip you need to buy it separately if you want to use one. We have both because the Atlas were out of stock when we needed an additional one.
Thank you all for the kind words. I guess you can expect more baby deals from me in the coming months 😄
Could be a badge coming for the youngest Cheapie?
Second that bigcheese! Congrats Wakrak
Congrats, goodbye free time / sleep and disposable income, so might be less posts :-P
Congrats Wakrak! 🙂
If you’re thinking about doing cloth nappies, I’d have heaps of recommendations for you!
Cheers. Keen on more baby tips & tricks. The lead researcher of the house just bought us a bunch (of cloth nappies) and is now making us heaps of reusable wipes. Was thinking of getting another Xiaomi foam dispenser and making some sort of foamy wipe wetting solution, but quite a few people on Reddit reckon water and coconut / lavender (etc) oil does a good enough job.
And we're definitely looking at capsules now thanks to the feedback on this page.
Plain water or water plus coconut oil. Both our babies (disposable nappies, sorry environment), never got diaper rash.
We never used soaps on either babies just water +- sorbolene moisturizer cream (soap substitute).
You need to buy a jar of sudocream and can put a layer over the any slight redness on the bottom after each poo change, or can even use a little bit prophylactically to protect the skin around the anus.
As mentioned above, don't use any soap on babies. Best is water. I second Kiwijunglist.
sorbolene moisturizer cream, rash cream are free from GP.
I'm sure your lead researcher is onto it - there's so many good facebook groups to join (NZ MCN discussion group, Clean cloth nappies).
What I find most interesting is the secondhand market these days. It's really easy to do a sanitise on second hand nappies to make them as clean as brand new ones and whilst when I started cloth 3 years ago, everything secondhand was still similarly priced to brand new, nowadays it's imploded you can get some great quality brands, barely used, at great prices. My favourite brand is Fluffy Ducks as they're so trim fitting. You can get them on special for $25 brand new. If you're looking at Fudgey Pants (which we also have a lot of), I wouldn't pay more than $10 for a shell (brand new). I also love Monarch. Inserts - bamboo and hemp are your friends. Microfibre can be fine when young buy most children out wet these pretty quickly. Insert qualities vary quite a bit based on how many layers the insert has. I'm sure she'll find answers elsewhere but I definitely feel like I embody the cheapies attitude if you guys ever wants any thoughts!
Reusable wipes are fantastic. We just keep a small container of water by the change table and wet each wipe as we need it.
I've generally found the best option for sudocrem is 250g size with a price beat at the warehouse when its on special at the chemist warehouse.
Most of the mum groups recommend the Diono Radian, we had both kids in a Diono (used to be Sunshine Kids) from 3 months-6 years.
I would second this recommendation. Although there are a few other products and different tables. Rainer, 3R, 3RXT etc.
They benefit from very high safety ratings, very versatile (very low minimum weights and sizes, right through to crazy 50kg+ etc)
They are also designed that if you have a mid size or large vehicle then you can fit 3 across. And while you might not need 3 seats, having one that is designed to be skinny is very helpful as it doesn’t swallow your whole back seat.
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