We've bought a convertible car seat.. but of course.. haven't used it yet! Keep in mind that a converted car seat takes up much more room and may not fit in your car. I think it's only JUST going to fit in ours, and we'll be sitting nice & close to the dashboard for a few months (like little old ladies! LOL) The alternative will be to put it behind the passenger seat and one of us will just have to sit in the back with bubs. But I'm hoping we'll be able to put it in the middle, as it's meant to be the safest position.

We were tossing up whether to use a capsule or not, but didn't want to spend the extra money just for those first 6 months. Of course, if we find the converted car seat too uncomfortable for us, we may just hire a capsule... that's meant to be really cheap, and save the seat for just a toddler seat.

As for the facing the backwards thing until they're bigger than 8kg... OMG... if they're anything like me, they'll be soooooo car sick travelling backwards! LOL.