I wasn't going to... but I can't help myself. Car seats.

[MantaRay]

LR, if it says rear facing only until 9kgs, then you will have to turn it around then. Most of the ones on the market can be turned around any time between 8 and 12 kgs. But always follow the limits in the instructions.

We only one have car, but you do need two seats - the convertible ones only last until they get to a certain size. In QLD and some other states they need to be in boosters until age 7, so you do need a booster seat as well. The best ones of these can be used from 8 kgs I think right through. So you can generally with 2 kids get by with 3 seats in total - one convertible, one booster like the maxi rider, and then another booster when baby 2 outgrows the convertible (or depending on the age gap just two seats might even be fine).

[Lolli]

Hi again,
MR- that's what i thought. If only I knew all of this before we went baby shopping- 20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing!
Belfie- We ended up with two, a capsule and convertible, and used one in each car. It is a good idea to have one for each car. When I was talking to the restraint fitting place today, they said they sell their ex hire capsules starting at $80, and they can guarentee they are well cared for, sterilised after each use and have never been in an accident, so maybe you could find something similiar? They were also telling me about a Safe'n'Sound maxi seat, taht converts from rear to front to booster. Pricey- about $400- but cheaper in the long run.

[leebee81]

The S&S Unity is good to 12kg. The Fisher Price Capsule & Base is exactly same as the Unity, rebranded.

I love our capsule, its so easy to get Oliver in and out of the car. I can load him in the house, tuck a blanket over, then load the capsule in the car. Also, when he was a newie he was so lost in mum's convertible seat. He has really only fit into it properly in the last couple of weeks, before that he was just tiny and it didn't seem safe.