Car seats for newborns were called "car
seats ". This irreplaceable thing must be purchased before your baby is born. Moreover, the presence of a car does not matter. In any case, you have to use the car, whether it be a taxi or a car of friends. The child will have the first trip by car in the first week of his life, as it so happened that from the hospital you and the baby will be delivered home on this particular type of transport.
Car Seat Dimensions
Children's car seats are not only divided into groups. They can also be of different levels:
- Car seats for newborns. Such infant carriers are designed for children from birth to 9 months and weighing up to 10 kilograms. These chairs belong to group “0” and level “1”.
- Car seats for newborns and children weighing up to 13 kilograms are designed for ages up to 18 months. These products belong to the group “0+” and level “1”.
- Car seats for children from 9 to 18 kilograms are designed for babies from 9 months to 4 years of age. Such devices belong to the 1st group and 2nd level.
- Chairs for children from 15 to 25 kilograms and up to 6 years of age are assigned to group “2” and level “3”.
- For children under 12 years old, car seats for children (the price of which, by the way, does not differ from all previous ones) are designed for weight from 22 to 36 kilograms. This is the group “3” and the level “4”.
Car seat, carrying
With a child weighing less than 13 kilograms, it is necessary to have such a device as a car seat-carrying, that is, a cradle. Car seats for newborns are different in that they are installed against the direction of the car. Most of these products are manufactured under the labeling of the group "0+". Why are they installed against the course of the car? Because with this position, the neck and head of your child have reliable support. And so the child should ride until the crown of the charming head begins to peek out from behind the back of the car seat. A big plus of such devices is that they not only ensure safety, but also move the baby without disturbing his sensitive sleep. Car seats (infant carriers) have a cushion (for children up to 3 months) and a convenient handle for carrying the seat itself.
Advantages of an infant carrier:
- the possibility of using a car seat as a rocking chair at home;
- the convenience of moving the child from home to the car and vice versa;
- in the presence of a car seat from the set of "2 in 1" or "3 in 1" it is possible to install it directly on the chassis of the stroller.
Cons of the infant carrier:
- as your child grows and, accordingly, its weight increases, it will become harder and harder for you to bear it;
- in most car seats the child does not have enough space;
- do not let the baby sleep in such a cradle for a long time, since a large load on the spine is inevitable;
- the use of such a car seat is only possible up to 12 months of age. Next, you will need a larger chair, group "1" and level "2".
Rules for choosing a child seat:
- correspondence to age and weight category;
- the convenience and comfort of the child during the trip;
- for a child under 3 years of age, the presence of five-point belts is mandatory;
- simplicity of installation of a car seat in the car.