Infant CarSeats

The most important purchase you will make for your new baby.
Infant car seats are designed for babies from birth until about 20 or 30 lbs. Specially designed for infants, most safety seats feature padding and a 5-point harness system designed to keep your baby safe and comfortable.
Top Infant Car Seat Features to Look for:

• Wide, Twist-free straps - Prevents twisting of straps to help keep your baby secure.
• Two-piece chest clips - This is another feature that helps prevent straps from twisting and they are also easier to use.
• Infant Carriers with Bases - Most infant car seats come with bases that can be installed seperately. The base is left in the vehicle, and the carrier is easily installed or removed from the base without taking the baby out of the harness. Just make sure you purchase an extra base for each vehicle you may have, even though most carriers can be installed by themselves in a vehicle without the base.
• Head Impact Protection -  Most carseats have an added layer of EPS foam or special plastic, similar to that used in bicycle helmets and protective gear.  This is usually recessed into the plastic shell of the seat around the head, and can improve crash safety in side impacts, rear impacts and rebounds in frontal crashes.  Some boosters may be made primarily of EPS grade foam.  A few newer models tout special side-impact protection features as well.

By keeping these few tips in mind before you purchase your next Infant Carseat you will be well prepared to by the best product to suit your needs.

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