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For more information about specific car seat models currently available, visit the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website.By: Rachel Y. For these smaller children, car beds are a safer alternative to standard car seats.Ī wide variety of car safety products, including rear-facing and convertible child safety seats and car beds, are sold at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Safety Center. Some convertible child safety seats may not provide the best fit for smaller newborns, especially low-birthweight babies or preterm babies (those born too early). The seat can then be turned around to face forward for toddlers. Most convertible seats have limits that will allow children to ride rear-facing for two years or more. Convertible child safety seats must be used in the rear-facing position - in the back seat of the car - as long as possible, until your child reaches the highest weight or height allowed by the manufacturer of the convertible safety seat. Rear-facing convertible child safety seatsĪ convertible child safety seat can be used in both the rear-facing and forward-facing positions. The convertible safety seat can then be turned to face forward.

Babies who have outgrown their infant-only safety seat will need a larger seat that can be used rear-racing, such as a convertible safety seat, until they are 2 years of age.

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Used for infants up to 22 to 35 pounds or more check the instruction manual or the seat label for weight limits.Most infant-only seats can also be installed with just the vehicle's seat belt, without their base. You can buy more bases to use in other vehicles. Attached to detachable bases that can be installed and then left in your vehicle.Be sure to check your safety seat instruction manual for proper placement of the carrier’s handle during travel. For most infant seats, the carrying handle should be down when your child is in the vehicle.

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Portable with a carrying handle they can be easily removed and used as infant carriers.

A less common type is a three-point harness, which functions the same way but lacks the points at the hips. The straps all connect to a buckle between the legs. The most common type of harness is a five-point, with two straps that secure the shoulders and two more that secure the hips.

Rear-facing and come with a three- or a five-point harness.

Infant-only safety seats are unique in that they are usually:

Car Beds (please visit Premature Babies and Babies With Medical Conditions for information about car beds).

Rear-facing Convertible Child Safety Seats.

There are three types of child safety seats for babies: There should be at least one inch between the top of your child’s head and the top of the rear-facing child safety seat.

Your baby is getting too big for his rear-facing child safety seat when his head nears the top of the seat.

Instead, place a warm blanket over your child and harness.

For car travel, don't dress your infant in bulky outerwear it can interfere with the tightness of the harness.

Never put a blanket between your child and the harness straps, or underneath or behind her.

The top of the chest clip should be positioned at armpit level.

The straps should lie flat in a straight line without sagging or twisting.

The harness must be snug so you cannot pinch a fold in the harness material after buckling in your baby.

Child safety seats have several pairs of harness slots so you can adjust the harness as your baby grows. Make sure you use the harness correctly by following these tips:

The shoulder straps must be at or below your baby’s shoulders.

A baby riding in the front seat can be fatally injured by a passenger side air bag.

Always put your infant in a rear-facing child safety seat in the back of your car.

Don't be concerned if your child's legs bend at the knees or touch the back seat of the car when rear-facing this will not harm her feet or knees.

Your infant or toddler should ride in a rear-facing car safety seat as long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their seat.

The following are some important child safety seat tips for your baby: