This may sound like a really dumb question but I just want people's opinions on the logisitcs of constantly changing one car seat between 2 cars? I know car seats can generally be easily switched from car to car providing they have the right anchor points etc, but my partner and i each have a car and no doubt we'll need to move a car seat lots if we only buy one. Do people find it a pain in the bum and recommend buying two, or is one plenty and easy enough to move??
Thanx!
Lolly
Having said that however, we have two seats for DD - and one for DS. One for DD in my car, then both car seats for them in our other car.
Reason for this - we both work in different directions of the coast - and each daycare is in a different direction - so we both take a child to daycare closest to our work - and then we use the bigger car (with both seats) when we are all going out.
We only have one set of car seats and 2 cars. TBH i wondered this when pg too. But over time we have stopped changing car seats realising its easier just to use my car as the family outing car. If DH ever goes out alone he takes his. If we want to take one child each then we have to take one out and move it but this rarely happens as if he takes DD1 out i tend to stay home with DD2 to catch up on house work etc and then he just takes my car anyway. I do have a 2nd set of car seats that my sister gave me when her girls out grew them but i leave them in my PIL's car as they often baby sit so for me thats easier. I dont think you NEED 2 but its an individual thing iykwim.
Hoody
We have two in each purely because I got them professionally fitted and don't want them moved by anyone else. Maybe I am overly paranoid, but this is not something I am willing to compromise on. I have watched friends move theirs and they are nowhere near as thorough or careful. If we didn't have this setup, we would just use one car for family outings.
We have a car seat in each car for Master M and the one booster for Master J but when this bubs is born we are going to need to get another 2 seats as bubs would be reward facing and Master M will still be in his car seat as he only weighs 11kgs.
Ideal it is upto you! if you think it would be to much hassle to keep swap and changing then get the 2 if you can afford it!
We have 2 seats in two cars - actually 4 seats in 2 cars. One for each of my sons in each car. It's so much easier than having to work out the logistics of who's where and who's taking which car. Or if I've gone out alone in one car with the car seats and my DH spontaneously decides he wants to go out with the other car and take the kids somewhere - he can. But it's all about budget really. If you can afford it, I'd do it.
We had one seat and it was in my car, as we use my car for all our outings/trips as well, but we have just purchased a second seat as a spare, we will be putting it in DH's car, but it can then also be transferred to grandparents/other cars. We are also planning more children so thought it was worth the investment,, but got the second seat second hand, it was in excellent condition though.
We have the Safe and Sound Meridian in my car and we just bought the Safe and Soud Compaq Deluxe, both are reversible to 12kg (which for us was very important). Now we just have to get the anchor point for the second seat in DH's car
We only have 1 car so one seat but my dad bought a seat from ebay for his car which is really handy when we go out with him and when he minds DS on a Friday.
I had 2 but then I hated changing the seats, and I had 2 to move. So I just brought another 2 when they were on special. Now I have 4 car seats and 4 boosters lol
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2 car seats for 2 cars?
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