Zummi Solo - Car seat issue???
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You will get lots of people say their baby has been fine, but there will also be lots of people who may not have noticed if their baby's breathing was shallow etc. You could limit your time using the car seat unless necessary, that's what I done, until my daughter got a better fit. Or purchase an alternative seat, The Maxi Cosi Cabriofix I-size is a great supportive seat. There is a car seat page you can join to get support and advice, called Car Seat Safety UK, it's on Facebook. Second hand car seats are also not recommended, as you don't know how well it's been looked after/dropped/stored; unless you trust that person you're getting one from x
I second https://m.facebook.com/groups/carseatsafetyuk/?ref=share . Is there an option to buy the pram separate to the travel system (ie without the car seat)? We bought the maxi cosi cabriofix isize for our second, as we’d learnt a lot about car seat safety since our first (who we used the one from our travel system for) and threw our old one out.
Agree with all above! I would personally get a second hand pram and then a much better car seat which will be more supportive, but also more expensive. I’d rather pay more for something that would need to save my babies life than a pram! xx
Agree with all the above comments. Check out Extended Rear Facing on FB as well. They can advise on the safest car seats for your budget.
Car seat safety wise, the majority of infant carriers go by standard testing. But unfortunately there is LOADS of car seats that aren't suitable for newborns. Although there are universal inserts sold, it is highly not recommended, because they haven't been crash tested, unfortunately there's no law around stuff like this so they're allowed to sell them. But I would suggest not buying something to add to the car seat, you never know how it would perform in an accident. I had an oyster car seat, this is also one that does not give newborns a safe fit, and my daughter was around 8 weeks when she fit better in it. Newborns should also be only in a car seat for up to 30 minutes at a time, because of the position it puts babies in, even the "reclining" Car Seats, they too have the same advisory. Unfortunately there's been lots of babies who have been in car seats too long and on a pram, and stopped breathing, so the Lullaby Trust has great guidelines for support.