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my daughter hates being in her car seat but loves being in the car

i need a car seat to take my baby home in as the hospital wont let me leave without one

Bought our car seat the other day- tis getting exciting! :) x

my daughter is 6 months old now and sooo nosey, she wants to c wot is going on all the time, she is in a rearward facing car seat at the min and hates it but she is too small for a forward facing car seat as she is a lil dot xx

lotie always snoozes in her car seat and i hate having to take her out and wake her up :(

I swear by maxi Cosi as fitting by seatbelt takes a minute and in older non isofix cars they are very universal from what I've experianced. Having spoken to the Dorrel group that manufacture maxi Cosi I have been told if a car seat is more than 6 years old it looses it's structural integraty so get a new one. I hope they make an auto carrycot soon as I love there stuff!

i can understand why some people would want a cheap second hand car seat but i think for the safety of the baby/child it is obvious that a new one is best and splashing out on one thing is not the end of the world

Sarahk I'd get it and have a thorough look at it and you make the desicion after al its ur bab and you know him/her best

i try and get mia out every 2 hours at least. but she does like to fall asleep in it and she looks so adorable xx

I would never buy a used car seat as you don't know where they have been and who they've been used by! If its someone you know and trust then its a wee bit different. My daughter hates getting into her car seat but loves being in the car looking out the window :)

personaly sarahk i would of got a new 1 as you wuldnt no where it would of been xx

Emma hates been in the car :l So i bought a forward facing one and now shes better :) I think she prefers sitting the same way i do! :)

I love my foward facing car seat, it's fab. Now Darcey has the front seat in my mum's car more than i do, with the air bag turned of ofcourse. She's got to the age where she wants to see absolutly everything, well i think she got to that age a long time ago, but she's so much happier in the front :) xx

I have a Graco car seat, its brilliant & keeps Roxanne really snug..but, they are very heavy! Personally when it comes to push chaires/car seats and that, I buy it all brand new! Better to be safe than sorry. Grace, xox

I have a car seat that can be fitted in any car. My mum also has an iso-fix one in her car as she doesn't think my one is safe! It is, I got it from mothercare!!

my son has a forward facing car seat and e loves going out in the car. x

I had a mamas and papas, with an easy fix base and also i had a silver cross one. Harry now has one of the car seats that are forward facing which he loves as he can see out the window!

i have a graco car seat and my son was very small wen he was born and he fitted it fine as it hed a head rest in it so he was well supported he is 4 months now and its still great size for him x

i have a graco car seat and my little girl was 10 weeks prem and it adjusted really well to her tiny size!!

we have a graco travel system, so will be using that one when baby finally comes along

@Stephii_Babe I would recommend Maxi Cosi car seats from birth. They're not only really safe but they come in a nice selecton of designs, a sun hood that can be pulled back and stored in a slot in the actual car seat. There's also a little storage compartment for the rain cover. (which you have to purchase seperately but you probably won't need it. I only got one because I used my quinny frame with the car seat for a few months!) And they are quite light...well until your baby gets big anyway!!! x

I have a graco car seat and i think any safety equipment should be bought brand new. Ya never know eh :)

i have a maxi cosi carseat and its really good, its really light, i also have the base for the car and its really good for getting the car seat in and out makes it so much easier.

Unsure what car seat to get any one recomend a good one and thats easy to lift

i would recmend a new car seat just t be on the safe side you dont want your babies being hurt or in an accident and the car seat being broken so it wouldnt pretect your baby.

i got a car seat with my pram but a would advise all mums and mums to be do not get a second hand car seet of some one you dont no because if then have been droped or been a crash the hole safty stuff in thte car seat wont work and put your baby at risk soo its best to get it brand new evan if a second hand 1 look band new

I wouldnt chance, as you dont exactly know whats happened to it, if you can find out some information about it, as it might no be safe, and that could be why its up for grabs.

you shouldnt buy your car seat from freecyle as it has been used before. anything could have happened in it!

i had a maxi cosi cabrio when my daughter was born.. we now have a maxi cosi priori as i love maxi cosi and wont use any other brand

i got my car seat with the pushchair.

you can get new carseats cheap in mothercare

Theres a £50 car seat on mother care. Looks nice to and obviously brand new

i had a recaro one with side impact, very expensive nearly £100, and hes now got the recaro sport one thats £185 from john lewis, one of the safest about x

I brought mine brand new :) x

mines from poland and its pink, its safe tho its got that logo thing on which has bin manufactury tested

Just came across a good site for your questions about car seats. It's from RoSPA the accident experts http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/carrying_safely/index.htm

I have a maxi-cosi carseat from my first for this baby...

i think there usually have to be 9kgs and be able to sit unaided!

I Have A Second Hand Car Seat But It Was My Baby Brothers And I Know Its Safe x

does anyone know when your child can use a forward facing car seat? my little girl hates being backwards and screams for the whole journy as she has to go in the back cos of my airbag

ive always bought new car seat, i think its safer

I have always bought new car seats, i'd rather be safe than sorry!

I agree, safety is paramount, I have and always will buy brand new car seats, If anything happened you would never forgive yourself. It may have saved a bit of money, but it could cost a life. :(

i bought both of my car seats brand new just to be on the safe side

i have mamas and papas carseat with surefix base and its fab

I had a second hand car seat but I got it from someone I trusted and checked it over for signs of damage etc... no probs at all!

I would always buy a brand new car seat for my kids however I will be keeping Cody's incase we have anymore children but only if they are not in an accident (touch wood we won't be). You can buy carseats at reasonable prices now, you just have to do a bit of research online for style, colour, price etc

MY partner's mu has a car seat (not sure why, cos I have one!) but it's second hand, so wont let him go in it! They were a bit annoyed, but safety MUST come first!

I would only use a second hand one if I knew for sure it had not been in an accident, eg if I was given it by a family member. But would still prefer new!

Id always buy a carseat brand new as you never really know if it has been in an accident or not

I Think your should always buy a car seat from new because you never know if it bin in an accident.

i get really worried when it comes to car seats especially if im offered one for free but is second hand i just dont know if it is worth the risk so therefor if i buy a new one i dont have to feel worried about it lol! xx

It also depends on what year the car seat came out

i have a second hand car seat but i know my cousin used it once, and we had it properly fitted, but if she'd used it alot and i know something had happend in it i'd of brought a new one straight way without even hessiatating

I wouldn't do it sarahk... You don't know if it REALLY has been in an accident.

Not worth the risk, like people have said it could have been in an accident or something. Is anyone getting their carseat installed by a proffesional either from the shop theyre purchasing it from or a car shop placey ? x

Yeah, i wouldnt sarahk, its not worth the risk. Things like that are best bought brand new so you know its safe! x

@Lillys_Mummy You can do without the car seat base. I think it's safer with it and I always used one. It came with the travel system.

sarahk id say not to bother, its not really worth the risk. aso could someone please tell me the use of the car seat base, my sister said he never used it and there 100 pounds? can u do without them?

I'd always buy safety equipment for baby brand new. You'd never forgive yourself if something happened.

It might be ok, if it's clean and not v old. But yea sprice is right, maybe not worth rising. Also ppl taking the user poll are wrong! you shouldn't sleep a baby in a car seat instead of their cot, it's safer not to sleep them sitting cause they can't breathe as easy

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The problem is you can't be sure that it is still safe. After all suppose it had been involved in an accident and something under the cover, where you can't see, got damaged. I wouldn't risk it.

I saw a car seat up for grabs on freecycle - do you think this is safe or dodgy?