The new maxicosi capsule is one of the safest.....they have just released the brand here and they are Europe's absolute best baby capsule brand especially for side impact protection....it is also one of the lightest which is important when you are going to add another 3-4 kilos of baby to the weight!
We have a peg perego which is a great capsule but quite heavy
I have the unity capsule. It goes to 12kg for bub is heavy to carry but my dd was in it till 21months weight wise she could still be in it just at 2 1/2years old. I did conect it to my pram though for shopping etc.
well I had a look in baby bunting and found the old fashioned version were much lighter. Is anyone using or used one of the old style capsules and are there any downsides compared to the modern ones?
Absolutely go for the old style one! I have a safe n sound unity and it was the worst thing i bought! The old style are still the highest rated seat for under 6 months (the unity only scored 1 star!), they are also very lightweight in comparison to the new look capsules. I had a lecture from a physio about carrying the capsule around, they really are designed to be taken from the car and clipped into the pram, and shouldn't be carried around a lot. My shoulder still aches from carrying DS around in it and i haven't done it in several months now!
One downside is that the older style capsules can be used only up to 6 months, the newer capsules can be used for longer (mine is 12 months i think) so you would need to invest in a car seat sooner. But, you can hire the old style capsules very cheaply (i did this with DD and it was around $60 for the 6 months? might be a bit more as that was almost 4 years ago).
I have one of the old style capsules, without bub they are light as, but add 5kg they get pretty heavy! Easy enough to get in and out of the car as well. I hired mine for 6 months.
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