Every parent will need to buy a portable car seat for their child.
From birth up to the beginning school years, your kid will need to be transported hither and yon in a infant seat.
If you're a first-time parent, be certain that your infant seat is correctly set up before going for the hospital to have your bundle of joy.
You will want to have it on the trip home! Even before you get started on your research to find the best child seat for your child, I advise purchasing a device to take up slack in the seat belt.
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Proper installation is your key to the safety of your child in the seat, so you have to be able to tighten the seat adequately to achieve the very ideal results.
There are a number of car seats to choose from including an infant or newborn car seat, a convertible child seat, a toddler seat as well as a booster seat.
The newborn car seat is designed especially with an infant in mind.
All infant car seats are rear-facing to afford protection for your infant's fragile head, neck and spine in the instance of an accident.
Infant seats feature a 5-point harness system that properly restrains and protects baby in the best way possible.
The first few times you hook up a 5-point harness you might fumble with it, but don't panic! You'll become a pro within a short amount of time.
As soon as you buy a child seat will be a good time to go to an inspection station and have them show you the proper installation and other pointers.
Sometimes a good hands-on demonstration is better than trying to figure out a sheet of instructions.
Young parents often are uncomfortable with baby-facing-rear seats since you cannot very easily turn and look at the baby in the vehicle.
For your peace of mind, surprisingly, vehicle rides are usually tranquilizing and comforting for new babies and they often end up taking long naps during transit.
Here's a reason why infant seats are such a bonus - they're easily portable! You can pop them out and in of the child car seat base without disturbing a sleeping newborn.
Most infant seats can easily fit securely on a stroller seat with the proper adapter.
Speaking of taking home your new baby, although an infant car seat appears to be small, when you put your new baby in it, it'll appear over-sized with room to spare.
For that matter, an eight pound infant really has a good amount of excess space in an infant seat.
You'll find inserts available that give your newborn cushioning and coziness, for the seat.
Some moms, rather than buying an insert, will use diapers or towels as padding to take up the excess room.