We will be in France throughout the fall and will need to purchase a group 1 seat for our baby (or maybe a 0+/1?). He will be 15 months old when we arrive. I estimate that he'll be about 22.5 lbs (~10 kg) and 33 inches (~83 cm) at that point. We will not have a car, so this will be for use when we are traveling and renting a car. This seat will thus be carted through lots of airports and train stations, so I'd really prefer one that doesn't weigh a lot! Our U.S. car seat for him is a Chicco NextFit, which I really like, but it is ridiculously heavy. I'd also prefer not to spend too much, because he will not be using this seat very much or for very long. We can purchase one in France or in the UK (we go to the UK for a week 2 days after we arrive in France). I'm just at a loss looking through all the sites! We will be signing up for Amazon.fr's version of Prime, so we could have something shipped to our apartment and waiting for us (we hope, apparently the doorman will still be on his vacances when we arrive).
It's all very confusing to me! I'm used to being told that 5-point harness is the safest, yet I keep seeing all of these 3-point harness car seats in Europe! There are forward facing seats for 1-year olds! Do I need a group 0+/1 seat instead of a group 1?
Thanks for your guidance!
It's all very confusing to me! I'm used to being told that 5-point harness is the safest, yet I keep seeing all of these 3-point harness car seats in Europe! There are forward facing seats for 1-year olds! Do I need a group 0+/1 seat instead of a group 1?
Thanks for your guidance!