How to choose a car for a newborn

Careful parents want the trips to be safe and comfortable for the baby. His spine is very weak, the skull bones are fragile. An uncomfortable position can harm the baby.Photo: Getty Therefore, when choosing a device for transport, you need to pay attention to the following factors:

• Simplicity. If you plan to often travel with the baby, give preference to simple designs. They should be easily laid out and fixed.
• Ergonomics. Choose a kit that has an anatomical pillow under your head and body position adjustment.
• Size and weight when folded. Compact light cradle is convenient for frequent use.
• Safety and reliability of fixation. Check if the belts are good to hold the child in the abrupt movements of the car. Make a kind of "crash test". To do this, ask the seller to fix in the cradle an object and shake the device in different directions.
• Quality of materials. Avoid synthetics with a pungent smell, rough plastic, rough edges. The cover must be removable so that it can be washed.

Most fully, these qualities are presented in special cradles for cars. It is not necessary to use the carrying baskets that come with the stroller. They do not provide the required level of security.

Is the car safe for a newborn?

Often, parents acquire a complete "system fortravel "- car seat, carrying, baby stroller. The kit allows you to fasten the child to the cradle, and in this form to move into the stroller. The baby can be carried everywhere, to a supermarket, a cafe, to a dacha ... But the most important thing for loving parents is not their own comfort, but the health of the baby. Medical research proves that a long stay in the cradle leads to dangerous consequences. Among them:

• Delay in physical development. The constant position on the back is unnatural for a person. At home, caring mothers turn the newborn from side to side or on the tummy every 1.5 hours. Stay in the car in the same position prevents the growth of muscles and bones.
• Compaction of the skull. From a prolonged lying on the nape of the head of the child becomes flat. This defect is subsequently difficult to fix.
• Deterioration of oxygen supply. Being in the cradle, the baby gets oxygen much less than in a normal crib.

Therefore, it is necessary to use the "travel system"only on trips. All the rest of the time the baby should be moved in a stroller or on his hands. Safety and convenience of the child in the car is provided only by quality products. Good reviews of baby cars have been earned by Romer and Peg Perego. These models fully correspond to the characteristics of children's anatomy. See also:

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