Major Purchase #2 - Car Seat

Perlukah car seat?
Personally, if u were to ask me,
Compared to stroller, car seat is much more important than a stroller

Why?
Well, the main reason is of course, for safety purpose la kan
FYI, all this while,
Even though hubs’ and my workplace is just merely 3 minutes drive away,
We went to work separately.
I drove, while he rides his bike

Reason is, he can’t afford to be late to work (read: Japan company)
While mine, is more flexible…u came in late, u left later laaaa
knowing the traffic in Pasir Gudang,
One day, u can reach ur workplace in 15 minutes,
and on some odd days, it might take u up 30-45 minutes

moreover, he often needs to stay late for work or did OT
while as for moi, I never left work later than 5.45pm (unless there are urgent cases)
therefore, due to the time constrain, its much more convenient for us to go to work separately,
rather than stressing each other out on the time

so u can see that, since I’m the one who’s driving to work
of course, it will be my job to send and fetch our dear baby
to and fro the babysitter’s, once I hit back to work
It’s impossible to do so without the car seat

At first, I decided to get a cheap one
U know laaa, asal ade gitu…
But hubs on the other hand,
Vetoed, since this is for safety purpose, no compromise!
Since I get to choose on the breastpump, he should get the say on car seat. Period.

He searched high and low for the best car seat for our baby
Which is almost impossible
His criteria ade 1 je
Which is it should be able to carry a newborn, up to 3-4 years old
Therefore, the seat should be able to (almost) fully recline,
yg selesa utk newborn yg fragile
Tang ni la paling susah nk cari
coz most car seat yg boleh recline habis is the one yg carseat cum carrier cum rocker
macam ni

which can carry a newborn up to 9-11 months only
bile dh besar, kene beli yg lain cos the baby will surely outgrown the car seat/carrier

tp yg jenis ni, mmg la mcm best
sbb kalau baby tidur, we don’t have to get her out of the seat
we can just carry her along with the seat,
masuk rumah or attached to the dedicated stroller
tp tu lah, the downside, it can cater babies up to 10kg je
dh besar, sile beli lain

byk jenis carseat yg kitorg dok belek
from Graco to Halford, Combi, Ferrari to First years
tp tak byk model la yg available for each brand ni
u know laaa, kt JB ni, the choices are pretty limited
nk betol byk, sweetcherry la
mana² JJ ade jual…full range.

Kalau nk brand yg pelik² skit especially the imported ones, mmg jarang jumpe laa
setakat ape yg ade kt kedai je
infact, ade tu, diorg tak simpan stock pon....ape yg ade on the display rack je
btw, we did this survey mainly in JJ Tebrau
ade 5 kedai we checked out
3 dekat area surau, toys r us and dlm JJ itself

So after much deliberation
Only 1 particular model yg fits our criteria
And tidak terlalu menyesakkan our pocket
Moreover, it’s made in Malaysia
Harus la support brg buatan Malaysia kan… -_____-

Safe N Sound Chiara

• Convertible car seat. Rear-facing from newborn to 10kg, forward facing from 1 year+ and 10kg, to 18kg
• Conforms to European Safety Standards ECE R44/04
• 5 point harness with harness pads
• 4 position recline
• Comes with newborn cushion insert and airflow head support

We found this at the shop yg berdekatan dengan surau
Its in between surau and Voir tu
Tak ingat nama kedainyaaa
Tp kalau yg dh biasa ngan JJ Tebrau, kompem tau kedai ni
Sbb dia mmg jual brg² baby yg comel²
Especially tang accessories
Price wise, if u were to ask me, taklah murah sgt brg² dia
Byk yg lebih baik beli online...;p

Mmg la walaupon dh fully recline, dia tak 180 degrees flat
Tp sbb as mentioned on the last point,
Dia ada sediakan extra cushion utk bhgn pinggang/punggung baby
So bile kite letak baby dlm tu,
Our baby akan dpt dibaringkn, instead of ade angle mcm position terduduk tu
Faham tak? Ugh..I’m not good at explaining lah
Tp, lebih kurang camtu lah

In terms of design pon nampak sturdy
Tapi tak boleh lagi nk ckp lelebih kan
Sbb belom test lg
Nnt bile our baby dh pakai the seat,
I’ll review more k

Hopefully she loves it
More importantly, she’ll feel comfortable la

p/s: did u know, in some countries (especially in the west), Doctor’s/Nurse’s will not discharge a newborn, unless they are sure that the transportation of the baby is securely installed with a carseat! They will never discharge the baby without one. It’s a good practice eyh?