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[Andy B]

We've actually got an old fashioned Silver Cross that I'm seriously considering selling... It's worth a pretty penny and completely impractical for car use[/highlight]

Anyway... I was very specific in what I wanted when looking for on for Izzy. In the end I bought This Set from that retailer (although I didn't pay that much ) and am really happy with it Although I'm sure they've updated the pushchair now as I don't think ours has the suspension.

The key thing for us was the fact that the carry cot is licensed for use as a lay flat car seat. We frequently have to do journeys in excess of 3 hours (and already have!) and we didn't like the idea of Izzy being folded up in those carry seats (we only use it for short journeys at present) and also that the carry cot can then be lifted in and out of the car onto the pushchair to give a pram that she never needs to get out of when going shopping.

Since deciding on it someone drew my attention to this research (available in several different sources and formats) which suggests babies shouldn't be in seats for too long.

Anyway... We're happy

Somewhere I have a 1981 photo of a Silver Cross pram wrapped in plastic sheeting on the roof rack of my 1979 Vauxhall Cavalier  GLS as we prepared for Cornwall trip from Bury. Covered in flies by time when we arrived.

I assume that your little one was in the car & not the pram 

[Vamps]

We've actually got an old fashioned Silver Cross that I'm seriously considering selling... It's worth a pretty penny and completely impractical for car use[/highlight]

Anyway... I was very specific in what I wanted when looking for on for Izzy. In the end I bought This Set from that retailer (although I didn't pay that much ) and am really happy with it Although I'm sure they've updated the pushchair now as I don't think ours has the suspension.

The key thing for us was the fact that the carry cot is licensed for use as a lay flat car seat. We frequently have to do journeys in excess of 3 hours (and already have!) and we didn't like the idea of Izzy being folded up in those carry seats (we only use it for short journeys at present) and also that the carry cot can then be lifted in and out of the car onto the pushchair to give a pram that she never needs to get out of when going shopping.

Since deciding on it someone drew my attention to this research (available in several different sources and formats) which suggests babies shouldn't be in seats for too long.

Anyway... We're happy

Somewhere I have a 1981 photo of a Silver Cross pram wrapped in plastic sheeting on the roof rack of my 1979 Vauxhall Cavalier  GLS as we prepared for Cornwall trip from Bury. Covered in flies by time when we arrived.

I assume that your little one was in the car & not the pram 

 

[Vamps]

Wen Miss Vamps was a baby we ended up with 2, one a combination pram, baby carrier push chair thing, that I was not impressed with on the cobbled streets of Durham, so got a 3 wheeler thing for 'my car' far more Manly........ even the potty in the boot was duplicated, so we never went out having forgotten something.......

[pscocoa]

We've actually got an old fashioned Silver Cross that I'm seriously considering selling... It's worth a pretty penny and completely impractical for car use[/highlight]

Anyway... I was very specific in what I wanted when looking for on for Izzy. In the end I bought This Set from that retailer (although I didn't pay that much ) and am really happy with it Although I'm sure they've updated the pushchair now as I don't think ours has the suspension.

The key thing for us was the fact that the carry cot is licensed for use as a lay flat car seat. We frequently have to do journeys in excess of 3 hours (and already have!) and we didn't like the idea of Izzy being folded up in those carry seats (we only use it for short journeys at present) and also that the carry cot can then be lifted in and out of the car onto the pushchair to give a pram that she never needs to get out of when going shopping.

Since deciding on it someone drew my attention to this research (available in several different sources and formats) which suggests babies shouldn't be in seats for too long.

Anyway... We're happy

Somewhere I have a 1981 photo of a Silver Cross pram wrapped in plastic sheeting on the roof rack of my 1979 Vauxhall Cavalier  GLS as we prepared for Cornwall trip from Bury. Covered in flies by time when we arrived.

I assume that your little one was in the car & not the pram 

Can't actually understand how we got everything in - 2 kids, 2 adults, 1 large Labrador - maybe one of them was on roof.

[D]

We've actually got an old fashioned Silver Cross that I'm seriously considering selling... It's worth a pretty penny and completely impractical for car use

Anyway... I was very specific in what I wanted when looking for on for Izzy. In the end I bought This Set from that retailer (although I didn't pay that much ) and am really happy with it Although I'm sure they've updated the pushchair now as I don't think ours has the suspension.

The key thing for us was the fact that the carry cot is licensed for use as a lay flat car seat. We frequently have to do journeys in excess of 3 hours (and already have!) and we didn't like the idea of Izzy being folded up in those carry seats (we only use it for short journeys at present) and also that the carry cot can then be lifted in and out of the car onto the pushchair to give a pram that she never needs to get out of when going shopping.

Since deciding on it someone drew my attention to this research (available in several different sources and formats) which suggests babies shouldn't be in seats for too long.

Anyway... We're happy

The article is an odd one really. There is no real research behind it. Its is more a list of suggestions to minimise the risk of cot death, based on...., I am not sure ?? The suggestions are very sensible though. But to be honest does anyone actually leave their infant (under 28 days old) in a sitting positing in the car? Most of those seats have the baby at a very gentle angle, if not nearly flat.

The issue with completely flat carry cots are the lack of impact protection in the event of a crash. Which seems to negate the very tiny risk of cot death in a car seat.

None the less you have to be happy with what you have bought, that is probably the most important thing.

[Andy B]

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Can't actually understand how we got everything in - 2 kids, 2 adults, 1 large Labrador - maybe one of them was on roof.

SWMBO is one of three kids. They used to get her Mum & Dad, 3 kids & a mutt into their Ford Anglia ..... no idea how! 

[Vamps]

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Can't actually understand how we got everything in - 2 kids, 2 adults, 1 large Labrador - maybe one of them was on roof.

SWMBO is one of three kids. They used to get her Mum & Dad, 3 kids & a mutt into their Ford Anglia ..... no idea how! 

3 kids plus my baby brother in mothers arms Dad driving, and luggage for a weeks holiday, in a Mini Traveler 850cc from Sheffield to Cornwall, c1966/7; it was different days Andy....

[SMD]

I paid £160 and £80 for a pushchair and car seat and thought that was expensive.  We bought these items based on hundreds of reviews from happy mothers

Car seat is now on sale at half price and still no sign of the baby    gutted

[Lazydocker]

We've actually got an old fashioned Silver Cross that I'm seriously considering selling... It's worth a pretty penny and completely impractical for car use

Anyway... I was very specific in what I wanted when looking for on for Izzy. In the end I bought This Set from that retailer (although I didn't pay that much ) and am really happy with it Although I'm sure they've updated the pushchair now as I don't think ours has the suspension.

The key thing for us was the fact that the carry cot is licensed for use as a lay flat car seat. We frequently have to do journeys in excess of 3 hours (and already have!) and we didn't like the idea of Izzy being folded up in those carry seats (we only use it for short journeys at present) and also that the carry cot can then be lifted in and out of the car onto the pushchair to give a pram that she never needs to get out of when going shopping.

Since deciding on it someone drew my attention to this research (available in several different sources and formats) which suggests babies shouldn't be in seats for too long.

Anyway... We're happy

The article is an odd one really. There is no real research behind it. Its is more a list of suggestions to minimise the risk of cot death, based on...., I am not sure ?? The suggestions are very sensible though. But to be honest does anyone actually leave their infant (under 28 days old) in a sitting positing in the car? Most of those seats have the baby at a very gentle angle, if not nearly flat.

The issue with completely flat carry cots are the lack of impact protection in the event of a crash. Which seems to negate the very tiny risk of cot death in a car seat.

None the less you have to be happy with what you have bought, that is probably the most important thing.

This is much more sturdy than any car seat I have seen and little one is securely strapped into it. It's certainly the best of the ones I've seen

As for leaving children in the car seat... The trouble with "Travel Systems" is that you can just lift the car seat out of the car and put it on the pushchair (and vice versa) so a trip into town (30 mins return trip drive) plus time wondering about (1-2 hours minimum?) infants can easily stay in the seats for a long time.

Anyway, as you say, we're happy with it