On which groups and levels are divided car seats for newborns

Car seats for newborns receivedthe name of "avtolyulki". This indispensable thing must be purchased before your baby is born. At the same time the presence of the car does not matter. In any case, you will have to use the car, be it a taxi or a car of your friends. The first trip by car to the child in the first week of his life, since it so happened that from the hospital you and the baby will be delivered home on this type of transport.

Car seat sizes

Children's car seats are not only divided into groups. They can also be of different levels:

1. Car seats for newborns. These avtolyulki designed for children from birth to 9 months and weighing up to 10 pounds. These chairs belong to the group "0" and level "1".
2. Car seats for newborns and children weighing up to 13 kilograms are intended for the age of up to 18 months. These products belong to the group "0+" and level "1".
3. Car seats for children from 9 to 18 kilograms are intended for babies from 9 months to 4 years of age. Such devices belong to the 1st group and 2nd level.
4. Chairs for children from 15 to 25 kilograms and up to 6 years of age belong to the group "2" and the level "3".
5. For the age of up to 12 years, children's car seats (the price of which, by the way, does not differ from all previous ones) are calculated on weight from 22 to 36 kilograms. This is a group of "3" and the level of "4".

Car carrier, carry

If the child weighs less than 13 kilograms, it is necessaryhave such a device as a car seat, that is, a cradle. Car seats for newborns are different in that they are installed against the vehicle's travel. Most of these products are produced under the label of the group “0+”. Why are they installed against the vehicle? Because in this position, the neck and head of your offspring have strong support. And so the child must ride until the crown of the pretty head begins to look out from behind the back of the car seat. The great advantage of such devices is that they allow not only to ensure safety, but also to move the baby without disturbing his sensitive sleep. Car seats (avtolyulki) have a pad (for children up to 3 months) and a comfortable handle for carrying the chair itself.

Pluses avtolyulki:

• the possibility of using the car seat as a rocking chair at home;
• convenience of moving a child from home to car and back;
• in the presence of avtolyulki from the set of "2 in 1" or "3 in 1" it is possible to install it directly on the chassis of the stroller.

Disadvantages of avtolyulki:

• as your child grows and, consequently, its weight increases, it will be harder for you to bear it;
• in most of the car seats the child does not have enough space;
• you shouldn’t let the baby sleep in such a cradle for a long time, since a large load on the spine is inevitable;
• the use of such a car seat is possible only up to 12 months of age. Next, you will need a bigger chair, the group "1" and the level "2".

Rules for choosing a child seat:

• matching age and weight category;
• convenience and comfort of the child during the trip;
• for a child under 3 years old, the presence of five-point belts is obligatory;
• easy installation of the car seat in the car.