Woman's Day will tell you what you need to know about the correct transportation of the baby and how to make a joint trip by car comfortable and safe.Photo: Getty

In a car with a baby

When you think about what to buy forbirth of a baby, the car seat is one of the first in the list. If you can wait a little with the stroller and the crib, then the child will need the car seat to the discharge from the hospital, of course, if you are going to go home by car. And yet it is better to buy an armchair or an auto-salon a little beforehand in order to have time to figure out how to properly place it in the car's interior. Otherwise, if you do not understand how to fix it, you and your child will go home on foot, since it is forbidden to carry a baby in an armchair! Even if it seems to you that your mother will have a calmer baby, remember that this is a very big risk for a child's life. At a collision even at a small speed, the weight of the child will increase many times, to keep it from you will not work. Therefore, even if the kid on the way home does not calm down, being fastened, endure or stop the car in order to feed him, but do not remove it from the chair while driving. Remember that until the child is 12 years old, transport it, just restricting the straps car safety, you can not! A small passenger must always be in a special holding device.

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Now let's figure out which car seatwe must begin. If you think that the car seat (even with the mark 0+) can somehow harm the spine of your baby, then for the first months of life you can buy a car with a mark of 0. In it, the baby will lie strictly horizontally. This position normalizes the breathing of the child and precisely protects his fragile bones from the load. This retention device will sit on the rear seat of the car and is perpendicular to the movement. Accordingly, the child is fixed inside the cradle with straps, and she herself fastens with regular seat belts of the car. Keep in mind that such a car can not be put on the front seat of the car and it can be used only up to six months.Photo: Getty

Car Seat 0+

A good alternative to the cradle is the car seat. Inside, the child is additionally held by special belts that wrap around the baby's tummy, and the seat itself is fastened with seat belts of the car or using the Isofix system. This system is extremely reliable in terms of fastening the car seat, because with special locks it is fixed straight to the body of the car, and it is possible not to use seat belts to fasten the restraint device. True, such a system is not in every car, and even the chair equipped with it will cost twice as expensive. In appearance, the car seat resembles a bag with firm handles and a bottom, it adjusts the inclination of the backrest within 30-45 degrees. The soft headrest securely holds the infant's head and minimizes the burden on the neck. Car seat for the youngest, that is marked 0 + (up to 13 kg) is put back in the direction of movement, that is, the driver's face can not see the child, which means that it is better if someone with a baby is next to him. However, if necessary, a car seat can be put in the front seat, this is not prohibited traffic rules, but a mandatory condition is to disable the airbag, which when activated can seriously injure crumbs. According to statistics, the most secure place for the child seat is the central rear seat. The first car seat e can be used as portability. This is convenient because you do not need to disturb the baby if he falls asleep in the car. By the way, some models of car seats are complete with a stroller and they can be put on the chassis. However, it is important to take into account that the child's car seat can be planted only in a suit or overalls, in a blanket and an envelope you can not fasten it. Read also:

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