We had a rear facing seat but decided on a capsule while DS was little. I felt it was alot safer for him.. just seemed a bit more stable. I had it fitted a few weeks before DS was born, and we only just stopped using it 1 month ago at 7 months. It was great, as we could load/unload DS in teh house, bring him in from the car without waking him. I will def hire a capsule for the next bub. DS is still rear facing in his car seat