Best Tips For Buying Infant & Baby Car Seats

From the moment you leave the hospital with your new baby, you know the importance of protection with a baby car seat.

No matter where or go, across town or across country, when you bring baby with you, make sure the infant car seats are suitable in size and weight for the child.

Choosing a new baby car seat that is properly installed and appropriate for the age and weight of the child will greatly reduce injury if an accident occurs.

Which ever baby car seat you choose, read all installation instructions carefully and always buckle up for safety!

With so many features, styles and prices, how do you know what baby car seat is the best choice? Here are some helpful suggestions.

Tips to make buying baby car seats a bit easier:

• Choose a seat that you find easy to use and that fits in your vehicle. Be sure it can be buckled tightly.

• Look for the seat you can use facing rear as long as possible.

• Be aware of weight limits.

• Keep in mind that if you buy an infant-only seat, you will need an infant-toddler (convertible) seat later.

Types of infant car seats available:

Infant seats – Used for babies up to 22 pounds or 26 inches long. These are designed to support the infants back, neck and head. These infant car seats are installed facing the rear window, in the center of the back seat. Some models have a base that stays in the car for added convenience.

Infant-Toddler (Convertible) Seats – Used for newborns then can convert to a car seat for infants up to 40 pounds. The name convertible comes from the ability to change the car seat from rear to forward facing. Generally can be used until at least the childs first birthday or longer up to 40 pounds.

Booster Seats - A great choice for the child who has outgrown the convertible seat, but is too small to use your car's safety belt system alone. The booster car seat is appropriate for children who are 4 to 8 years old and weigh between 40 and 80 pounds. There are two categories of boosters--those for kids between 3 and 6 years old and weighing between 40 and 60 pounds and those that are designed to hold a child 4 to 10 years old and weighing 30 to 80 pounds.

Browse the merchants below for great infant car seats. We hope you enjoy shopping here, come back often for your entire baby gift giving needs!

Dreamtimebaby.com - Baby & infant car seats
DreamtimeBaby.com has a wide selection of the most trusted, highest quality, and safest baby car seats and infant car seats available. Choose from car seats from Graco, Century, Eddie Bauer, and more baby car seats! The most important thing is your baby's safety, and car seats at DreamtimeBaby.com help to insure that safety.

BabyStyle.com - Car Seats
Infant car seats, toddler car seats, booster car seats, car seat accessories and car seat toys.

Babies-R-Us.com - Car seats and travel systems
Great selection of infant, infant/toddler, booster carseats and travel systems. Brand names from Britax, Cosco, Evenflo and Graco-Century. Lots of carseat toys and accessories to keep the little one happy!

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