Ta ladies, went to baby on a budget today and they have head supports and pram inserts but said they're not suitable for car seats as they don't match the car seat safety standards, so that's out of the question.
Any idea how long baby needs the newborn insert for before they can lie in the rearward convertible car seat? Then we can just hire a capsule til then
We cannot afford to buy a capsule or new car seat just to last us a few months, we are pretty strapped!
you need the padding until 9kg in rear facing. Then you can turn to forward facing without it.
Your best bet is to email the company that makes them and ask them for one. They will help you out. I have done it before. Not the insert but a base of a cot I brought that was broken and they let me buy just that bit so I am sure that the insert would be the same
Contact the company who make Safe N Sound (they're called Britax - if you go to their website, just put a dot com dot au on the end) and ask what they can suggest. I've called Britax in the past and they have been very friendly and helpful .
With My first I never had a newborne insert in her seat...I just used a clothed nappy rolled up and placed around her head. But I would contact the comapany as i'm sure you could get one from there, I had to get a new belt locator for one of my boosters and they sent me one it cost me $18 dollars but was cheaper than a new booster.
Yeah we never had an insert either, just the car seat facing backwards until DD could hold her head up properly and then we swung the seat around so I could keep an eye on her in my visor mirror while driving.
I wouldn't think it would be absolutely necessary to use an insert, you should be fine with just a towel or blanket if you're really concerned?
Good luck, I know what you mean about being cash-strapped, DH and I were given a hand-me-down from my aunty but it just looked bodge to us so we ended up giving it to mum and dad to use in their car and stopped off at Autobarn the day we brought her home from hospital with $300 we'd borrowed from the 'rents to buy a new one for us!!
You can get generic newborn inserts for carseats from BabyRoad - I got mine in the Meville store on Leach Highway but I know that there are other stores around. They are expensive - I paid $62 for mine and I kind of regret it because I'm going to hire a baby capsule for the first 3-6 months anyway. (Decided after purchasing! )
RedCross WA hires the baby capsules for $60 or 3 months or $120 for 6 months so by the time my baby is in the carseat, she wont need the insert.
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