Hi Apple,

We used a capsule for the first maybe 6w of Jacob's life....after that, we bought a car seat that was convertible....from newborn to 18kg or something like that.

As convenient as the capsule was, from the POV that you could take him in and out of the car without waking him, unfortunately it just wasn't for us. I had to have an emergency caesarean and all the bending in and out of the car to pull out the capsule which is quite heavy, was taking it's toll on me. I have a bad back at the best of times, but after a caesarean when your stomach muscles are practically non-existant, I found it was really too hard for me to continue using. Plus, Jacob seemed to be getting big for it awfully quickly.

We hired the capsule from a baby shop down here, but I believe places like Red Cross also hire them. Everything that you need for them is usually supplied.