Yeah! Agreed that it is compulsary to strap your child in the carseat, but what I'm saying here is that I've friends told me that bought their carseat, but the baby don't feel comfortable in it. It can be many reasons such as the color, material, design, etc. They don't know either. Rather than let their baby keep on crying everytime whenever he/she in it, so they doubt would it be the car seat that the baby doesnt like? So what they do is they bring their baby to test the car seat by putting them in various ones, and let them choose. And after that no more crying.

You should definitely always do that with an older child, but technically, you should buy your first carseat while still pregnant with your baby so that even when you leave the hospital your baby is in a carseat. How to let baby choose a carseat if not born yet? Selling off expensive carseat is a financial loss to the parent. They can definitely do that if that's what they want to do, like a mother whose breastfeeding baby refuses to take bottle can quit work and stay home with baby all the time. Just different ways to keep your baby happy and healthy.

Yeah, too small we can’t tell either. Anyway, I’ve just bought a car seat “Koopers”. Not too expensive, hence if he doesn’t like it, I can always go for a second option. I actually wanted to get a 2nd hand car seat, but my wife refused due to hygiene. I saw some look so new at mudah website, but not sure whether is it safe.

Once your carseat has been in a car crash, even if your baby not in it, and even if there doesn't appear to be any damage, you have to replace the carseat. This is because there may be really tiny invisible flaws in the carseat that would fail in a second car accident and kill your child instead of saving them.

I got into a car crash one week after buying a brand new carseat. The carseat looked perfect still. But the carseat has a special "replace" indicator, which is just some red thread that they sew onto the top tether area. I checked that benang, and sure enough, the thread was broken already, which means must replace. If not for that red thread as indicator, you wouldn't be able to tell at all that the carseat has been in a car crash. Looked brand new, because only one week used.

When you buy second hand, it's like leaving your child with the seller to jaga. Do you trust your child's life to that seller? Is that seller honest enough to care if your child lives or dies?

Please pm me for car seat

hye, have anyone heard or currently use car seat brand Kiwy? I went to mommy n baby expo and quite interested to buy this car seat.. but when i search online i hardly found any review about this carseat. 😅

do u know where can we get car seat cover?

I got my Halford baby car seat cover from the Halford distributor. RM180 for a new cover with new sponge. I'd recommend you get from the same brand distributor. No one makes universal covers unfortunately.

Actually, it's not a good idea to get a "universal" cover or a cover from another manufacturer. This is because the carseat is tested for crashes using exactly everything that comes in the box with your carseat, and when you use something else or add anything else, it may not work in the accident the way it was tested. So you shouldn't add anything and you shouldn't replace anything, unless the carseat manual specifically says you can, or you've contacted the manufacturer and the manufacturer says you can. Not even the strap pads or the pillow under your baby's head!

Anyone using the maxi cosi pebble or pebble plus paired with the 2wayfix base?
Saw this online and it seems a bit loose? Or is this the norm for all car seat/base configurations?


Can't understand the language

p.s. new to all these stuff, the whole setup looks a tad 'tall' to me, again is this the norm? The pebble supposedly can be switched to the larger maxi cosi pearl... will the whole thing even fit into my crv's back seat?
I'm supposed to isofix this into the middle seat right?

TQ in advance.

This post has been edited by madmoz: Aug 10 2015, 03:25 PM

There is no "norm." There are car seats that have passed their crash tests and therefore will protect your child in an accident if installed correctly and there are fake car seats. Maxi Cosi Pebble has passed its crash test. I've never used a Maxi Cosi and I haven't watched the video, so I don't know if it's loose. But here, I share a link on checking "looseness" http://csftl.org/checking-for-movement/

About a carseat being "tall." Some carseats are high, some carseats are low. Some carseats are big and wide, some carseats are narrow and tall, some carseats are short and wide. That's why there are many to choose from, and the best carseat is the carseat that fits your child correctly AND can be installed into YOUR car correctly.

On fixing your carseat into your vehicle, I suggest you read your car owner's manual before even buying any car seat. It will explain your whole isofix, where you can install to use isofix, etc. I've never used a crv so I don't know, but in general, most cars don't put the isofix in the middle seat. But there are a few that do, or allow "borrowing" the isofix points from the side seats to use in the middle. Your car owner's manual would mention it if they allow it.

I never said there's a universal cover la Hanis. Have a read again! I said I replaced my Halford cover with another Halford cover. And I replaced the cover because the old one was covered in puke, urine and because of that the sponge inside disintegrated. Replacing it just made it more comfortable for my kid and yes, I did check the expiry date of the seat and was well within the limits.

Halford makes replacement covers for their different models of child seats so each replacement cover is a perfect fit for the chair you're using.

My bad if I wasn't clear in my response.

An ideal seat when locked down shouldn't have too much (or none at all) side-to-side and forward/backward movement. This Pebble in the video seemed quite rock solid.

Different cars have different isofix points. Use whichever your car has, there's no "right" or "wrong". If your CRV has isofix in the middle seat only then use that. All depends on your car.

This post has been edited by izso: Aug 11 2015, 07:10 AM

I was adding to your information, izso, not replying directly to you. I apologize for the miscommunication.

I'm very conscious that there are people who read here without commenting. It is always good to provide extra information for all the readers, not just the people you're directly speaking to.

This post has been edited by hanishoney: Aug 11 2015, 10:24 AM

TQ. Wanted some feedback cause I have no idea what solid means lol. TQ.

According to http://csftl.org/checking-for-movement/, too tight an installation can overstress the carseat, the seatbelt or isofix anchors. An ideally installed seat shouldn't move more than 1 inch using your NON-dominant hand (if you're right handed, use your left hand to check, and if you're left-handed use your right hand to check) to shake it WHERE it is attached to the car, i.e. at the anchors or the seatbelt pathway. "None at all" movement is not necessary to aim for.

this is a nice topic actually.. im looking for car-seat too.. thanks for those who sharing an info..

any one of you guys using Persona for carseat newborn to 4 years? any recommendation that fit nicely with Persona?

for those who are looking for good car seat without breaking a bank, you may consider koopers brand~ I just found out that the brand is from Malaysia but their carseat has been tested to comply with European safety standard~ I bought Kooper Step Convertible for my son for RM479 and it is way better from previous car seat which he has already outgrown~ my son is 15 months old btw~

Kooper Step Convertible

This post has been edited by afiqms: Oct 28 2015, 09:12 PM

I repeat what I keep repeating, when recommending a carseat, please also mention what car and where in your car you install it, because not all carseats suit all cars.

There are several Malaysian brands of carseats now that comply to European safety standard. I'm personally using SNSkidz Ace for my 6mo, because it can rear-face until 13kg for under RM300. I have installed it in a Suprima, a Myvi (old version) and a Peugeot 2008 (I think; sorry it's my FIL's car, so I'm not certain), all behind the passenger front seat, using seatbelt. Quite easy to install, nice material, and the manual and stickers on the carseat are easy to understand. Only problems: my son's head is huge, so I had to remove the head insert as it didn't fit him properly and the crotch buckle padding keeps popping out, which is mildly irritating but not a deal-killer. Yes, it's a Malaysian brand that complies to European safety standard.

Rearface your child for as long as you can. Rear-facing is FIVE TIMES safer than front-facing. I don't like a lot of the cheaper European convertible seats (including Kooper) because most of them allow rear-facing until 9kg only. My 6mo is nearly 8kg and no where near ready to even sit up by himself, much less face forward. I intend to keep him rear-facing until he is at least 2 years old. So if you can't set aside the money for a carseat that can rearface until 18kg, I'd recommend buying a rear-facing only seat that will last until 13kg, then when baby is too heavy or too tall for the baby seat, move baby to a Group 1/2/3 seat, like Fisher Price Cronos 3-in-1 (not Malaysian, but under RM500 and comes with a cupholder), SNSkidz Pro, Perreno Securie (another Malaysian carseat brand) or Sweet Cherry Canyon (Sweet Cherry is another Malaysian brand, but have to be careful because not all of their carseats comply to Europe safety standards, although some do).

This post has been edited by hanishoney: Nov 6 2015, 05:28 PM

My wife also ride Persona. Using Sweet Cherry carseat (bought around 400+). Fit just nicely and our baby boy now almost 3mth old.

Just make sure the type of car seat that u plan to take follow the safety standards..
Cheers