| It is very important to use the correct type of | | | | walking by then!The next kind of baby car seat is |
| baby seat when you have an infant on board. | | | | called a convertible car seat. Many of these baby |
| Most people do not know how to install a baby | | | | car seats can be placed in the backward-facing |
| car seat safely. Do you know that some hospitals | | | | position for when babies grow out of their infant |
| won't discharge a mom and new baby until they | | | | seats, but are not yet old enough, or at a heavy |
| see the car seat? Fortunately, many kinds of | | | | enough weight to sit facing forward. Then, the |
| infant car seats exist in the market.The easiest | | | | convertible baby car seat can be turned to face |
| baby car seat to utilize is the kind that has a base | | | | forward, and will seat the baby until the baby is |
| that is buckled securely to the car seat. This car | | | | 40 pounds or more. These have a 5-point harness |
| seat itself can be lifted off and carried around by | | | | that is buckled at the bottom and the chest.Once |
| the handle. This is will be convenient to you | | | | the baby reaches 40 pounds, he will move to a |
| because the baby can be carried to and from the | | | | booster seat. This seat is a small base that keeps |
| house or wherever the child is going while | | | | the child secure, while allowing him to use the |
| strapped into the seat. These infant seats usually | | | | regular seat belt. The child can usually sit in this |
| will only be safe for transporting babies facing | | | | type of car seat until he weighs 80 pounds!As a |
| backward, until the age of one year. When the | | | | rule of thumb, babies and children below the age |
| baby is 18 pounds, and at least one year old, it is | | | | of twelve are supposed to be seated behind, not |
| time for a forward-facing baby car seat. Plus, by | | | | in the front seat. The safest place is the center |
| the time the baby is that old, and weighs 18 | | | | of the back seat. This is because studies show |
| pounds, he will be too heavy to lug around that | | | | that air bags in the front seat may cause injuries |
| way! You will want to get the baby out of the | | | | to children. So if possible, never allow a child to be |
| baby car seat, and carry him, or he may even be | | | | seated in front. |