Turn-a-tot Car Seats

[~Emma~]

I love the idea of the turn-a-tot car seats - don't really love the price tag though lol... Does anyone know if there is a cheaper alternative on the market?

We have downsized cars since we had DD and getting a bubba into a 2 door car with a 'traditional' rear facing seat may prove to be a little difficult me thinks..

Emma :rolleyes:

[OM]

As far as I know they are the only ones on the market with that feature. We bought one from Toy's R Us on sale and it was definately worth every cent spent on it.

[Eileen]

We also brought a turn a ttot because we have a 2 door 4WD. We picked it up for $300 at toys r us on sale.

[OM]

i actually thought they were a really unsafe carseat, as there were tests done on them, did they improve the design maybe??

They definately meet every Australian standard;) I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.

[joe]

We have downsized cars since we had DD and getting a bubba into a 2 door car with a 'traditional' rear facing seat may prove to be a little difficult me thinks..


Just letting you know that I have a Mother's Choice convertable car seat and find it easier to get DS out of his rear facing seat in a 2 door car than a 4 door car.

[Lirael]

we had no probs getting either bub out or in seat with a safe and sound royale rear or forward facing in a corrolla hatchback:D

[Rhys'Mum]

I absolutely love our turn-a-tot and can't speak highly enough of them.

I'm not very tall so leaning over to a traditional seat was quite difficult and I figured anything that reduced bending, twisting and leaning had to be a good thing (it wouldn't take too many opsteopath visits to spend the extra price) . Then I developed severe tendonitis once the little man was born, using the turn-a-tot put far less pressure on my wrist than the traditional seat (which we have in our other car). I was also able to have my son rear facing much longer than many others I know as it was not difficult to get him in and out even when he got heavier. 14 1/2 months on it is one of the few major baby purchases where I don't say if I knew then what I know now...

[~Emma~]

Just letting you know that I have a Mother's Choice convertable car seat and find it easier to get DS out of his rear facing seat in a 2 door car than a 4 door car.

When you say convertible car seat, does that mean can either be rear or forward facing? I have one like that from when DD was born - but now we are driving a 2 door car and from what I can see if we put the baby seat behind the passenger's seat, we will have to put bubba into his seat from the driver's side :confused: cos the baby seat won't be accessible from the passenger's side to put the baby in...

Can you picture what I mean? :)