Why Choose a Reputable Manufacturer?
Opting for a car seat from a reputable manufacturer is more than a brand choice - it’s a commitment to safety. Reputable brands design seats to rigorous standards, often exceeding UK safety regulations (i-Size, also known as UN R129/04). These manufacturers conduct extensive testing to ensure the seat’s materials, structure, and features protect children in a collision.
Reputable manufacturers continually innovate to improve car seat safety, adding features like robust side-impact protection. These systems absorb and redirect crash forces, effectively shielding a child’s head and torso in an accident and significantly reducing the risk of serious injury.
Understanding ISOFIX
ISOFIX is a system that connects car seats directly to the vehicle’s chassis, reducing the risk of incorrect installation. UK cars made since 2013 have ISOFIX anchor points, making installation easier and more secure than traditional belt-fitting. With proper installation, an ISOFIX seat stays stable, helping limit excessive movement in a crash. Not all cars are ISOFIX compatible, so it’s important to check the car’s manual and confirm compatibility.
Installing Your Car Seat Safely with the Vehicle Seatbelt
Correct installation is crucial for car seats to work effectively. Incorrect fitting is common, which can compromise safety in a collision. Read the instruction manual carefully, and consider having the installation checked by professionals - many retailers offer this service free of charge, or have online toolkits like Maxi-Cosi's, enabling parents to choose a car seat that will fit in their car. For belt-fitted seats, ensure the seatbelt passes through the right points with no twists or slack. Misrouted or loose seatbelts can greatly reduce a seat’s effectiveness. For queries related to ISOFIX or seatbelt installation, please visit a local retailer for further advice.
Securing Your Child Correctly
Securing your child properly is just as important as installation. The harness should lie flat, with no twists, and fit snugly; only two fingers should fit between the harness and the child’s chest. Avoid thick coats or bulky clothing that prevent a close fit; instead, dress children in thinner layers, and add a blanket over the harness for warmth if needed.
Rearward-Facing
Rearward-facing seats are widely regarded as offering enhanced protection for a child’s head, neck, and spine during frontal collisions. UK regulations require children to remain rearward-facing until at least 15 months if using an i-Size seat. However, circumstances vary, and some families may need to transition to a forward-facing seat earlier. While experts recommend rearward-facing travel for as long as possible - ideally up to age 4 - forward-facing seats are also designed to meet stringent safety standards and provide secure, reliable protection for children.
Regular Checks and Maintenance
Regular routine checks are essential to ensure the car seat remains safe and effective. Inspect straps and buckles for wear and tear, confirm the seat hasn’t shifted, and adjust the fit as your child grows. Whilst it is never recommended to purchase second hand seats, should parents choose to do this, it is essential that they are able to access the seat’s full history to ensure that it has never been in an accident, and that its integrity has not been compromised. Following the event of an accident, Maxi-Cosi offer a Seat Swap service for non-second hand seats, whereby parents can receive expert advice on whether the seat needs replacing.
By following these tips, parents can help protect their little ones on the road and have peace of mind that every journey is made safer. Parents can click here to find out more about Maxi-Cosi's range of car seats from birth up to twelve years.
If you’re trying to conceive (TTC), you probably know that there are certain foods and nutrients that become especially important once you’re pregnant. But nutrition plays a vital role even when trying to conceive, much like laying a strong foundation before constructing a house.
Certain nutrients create that foundation by supporting egg and sperm health (yes, nutrition matters for both partners), hormone balance and creating a hospitable environment for a fertilized egg to implant. In fact, studies show that certain nutrients can help increase fertility and improve success rates for both natural conception and fertility treatments.
In other words, nutrition is a key player in the TTC journey, but getting the right nutrients in the right quantities can be tricky. That’s where supplements come in. Just as you’d take a multivitamin to fill in nutritional gaps for optimal health, fertility supplements can give you that extra nutrient boost.
Choosing supplements for your fertility journey
When choosing a supplement to support your fertility journey, look for science-backed, high-quality ingredients. Our editors are careful to select and partner with brands that use ingredients that have been clinically studied to support fertility. Eu Natural® (pronounced you) covers all those bases and more. We love knowing that Eu Natural® products contain zero artificial additives, binders, or fillers and are lab-tested to ensure purity and potency.
When choosing a supplement to support your fertility journey, look for science-backed, high-quality ingredients. Our editors are careful to select and partner with brands that use ingredients that have been clinically studied to support fertility. Eu Natural® (pronounced you) covers all those bases and more. We love knowing that Eu Natural® products contain zero artificial additives, binders, or fillers and are lab-tested to ensure purity and potency.
The Maxi-Cosi brand was born in 1984 and has carried over 60 million babies home from the hospital. Maxi-Cosi is recognised as the leading brand in infant car seats, with many parents across Europe using ‘Maxi-Cosi’ as the generic name for a baby car seat. That reputation is built on a long history of innovative ‘firsts’: first 5-star ADAC rating, first i-Size car seat, first to invent the rotative car seat, first to make the family base and first to have air bags and modularity in baby car seats. The brand’s unparalleled safety standards are also a significant contributing factor behind its continued success. Maxi-Cosi aims for the highest level of safety, using internal safety standards and criteria to test all products next to the highest industry standard. As a result, Maxi-Cosi car seats have won numerous safety awards from independent safety research organisations.
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