subject: Identifying the Best Infant Car Seats [print this page] Purchasing an infant car seat is one daunting task. This is because there are myriad considerations one has to look into just to make sure that the one purchased is appropriate and comfortable. The first step is to carry out intensive research so as to determine the characteristics of an infant appropriate seat. Read extensively and get advice from experts. Generally though, here are a few factors one needs to look out for when buying one. The seat needs to fit the child. You need to have your childs fundamental statistics written down and carry them when you are out shopping. There are quite a number of useful sites that will assist you to match up your childs statistics with the seat that would suit him/her best. The Car Seat Buying Guide which is created by a group of Child Passenger Safety Technicians as well as Child Passenger Safety Pages on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration websites are good areas to start you off. Also consider looking at bulletin boards as well as discussion forums. Once you have matched up the infants statistics to an appropriate seat, find out how easy it is to install it. An appropriate infants seat should be one that it easy to install and use. You must be able to confidently buckle your child to the seat at any time. It is even better if the seat has extra features like no-twist harness straps as well as front harness adjustments. These features make the baby seat even easier to use and they will not require much attention when using them. Further still, a good infant seat should fit your car. One should therefore find out whether the baby seat you would like to buy for your infant would fit in your car. To start you off, you might consider visiting the Car Seat Compatibility Database. Here you will get direction on the seats that are likely to fit well in your car and those that will not. You will also get information regarding seating positions and how challenging they could be when installing or using the infant seat. It is important to remember that an expensive baby seat does not necessarily mean that it is the best for your child, especially so if its installation process and use is complex. On the other hand, note that cheap seats would certainly miss extra features that are necessary to make the infrant seat easy to use. Before purchasing a baby seat, you must also look out for the weight and height limits. This is because some may come with lower weight or height limits that your childs. However, most seats usually have a 20-pound weight limit. Not to worry if your baby weighs more than this as others come with a higher weight limit. Height limit is also important to make sure that the baby sits comfortably. Lower height limits may discomfort the baby.
