hey I'm Mr B and I'm really grateful to all your comments and ratings I try my best to return them :...
hey I'm Mr B and I'm really grateful to all your comments and ratings I try my best to return them :)
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I was recommended to buy this car seat by a friend and now I can see why they rated it so highly.
Which magazine have rated Maxi Cosi as one of their safest car seats and it's been a great buy for us.
The seat itself is very well padded and comes with a head hugger which has extra padding on it which is velcroed on. You easily detach this once your baby has out grown it. The head hugger is really great though for when your baby is tiny. It gives that extra comfort and support which a newborn needs. The head hugger stayed in our car seat until our baby was 5 months old. The padding around the rest of the seat is really sound comfortable but not so overly padded that it seems too soft and therefore not safe.
When the baby is sat in it it doesn't hunch them up like in other car seats, instead the baby is well supported and has plenty of room to spread out and lie back. It definitely looks comfortable and lies the baby in what looks like a healthy position.
The look of the car seat depends on the type you buy. Maxi Cosi now make this car seat in a variety
of colours from all black to green and grey, pink, blue all sorts! But whatever colour you choose you can still see it's a Maxi Cosi as it looks stylish and comfortable.
The seat clips directly into the base and it's really easy to do. You simply slot it onto the base and the green window in the base will appear to let you know it is in the correct position. To take the seat out all you have to do is pull a handle on the base and then you lift the seat out! simple! There is no need to fiddle around with undoing seatbelts and what not like with other car seats,
This car seat has the ability to then be attached onto a set of wheels. It is compatible with the Quinny and the Luna as well as Maxi cosi wheels and some others. this makes it easy to transport the baby instead of having to take them out of the seat you just have to put them straight onto the wheels and away you go! No messing around with taking baby in and out of different seats which saves time and energy as well as not disrupting your baby.
The carrying handle is a nice size so it fits in your hand, it isn't too bulky or too narrow. This handle can be folded back by pressing down the buttons and folding it back on itself. Behind the seat is a sun sheild which can be pulled out and attached to the handle so as to work as a sun sheild which is a really great idea! As well as a sun shield the car seat has a waterproof which fits around it and has a little window in the top so you can reach in and check your baby. This is really easy to fit, it simply covers the seat like a bubble and has always been really easy to use and fits well so our baby is always kept dry and warm.
At the back of the seat is a cunning little hidey hole! There is a little handle which you pull down and shows a hidden section where you can store a nappy or two which is always useful!
The seatbelt easily fastens. It has two straps which come down past the baby's shoulders and then join together before clipping into the socket which is protected with padding so that it makes it ultra comfortable for the baby. At the top of the seat belts are padded seat belt cushions which can easily be removed for cleaning especially as these tend to somehow find their way into the baby's mouth! The seatbelt also extends so you can make it loose as you fasten the baby in and then just press the button to pull the remaining belt back so that your baby is nicely secure.
The seat is quite easy to clean. A hoover will easily rid all the crumbs and a warm soapy sponge should see to the rest althouh the material is raised in areas and so it' shard to get all the bits out of the smaller spaces. Our car seat has survived 7 months so far and still looks as good as new despite various accidents (of the baby variety and not of car crashes!)
The seat is suitable from birth, the head hugger makes even the tiniest newborn safe and secure. It is recommended to be used up until the baby is 20lb so approximately 9 months old which is way more than other car seats which usually go up to 6 months.
The car seat cost £120 from Toys R Us and is available widely from lots of other stores including mothercare, john lewis' and online stores like kiddiecare.
I think that it has been worth every penny as it's always important to think safety first and this is one of the best on the market. It's comfortable, it's easy to use and it's extremely practical.
I suppose the only negative is that it is very heavy. All car seats are heavy though so it's no heavier than any other one on the market but it does mean that once your baby is in as well it can be very heavy to carry around which can be difficult if you are suffering a bad back or recovering from birth but this, like i say, seems to be universal to all car seats.
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Maxi-Cosi Cabrio Car Seat
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Review of Maxi-Cosi Cabrio Car Seat
Advantages: easy to use, flexible good technology, well made great colour range Disadvantages: slight high price, very expensive if you buy all bits seperately
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