Ickle bubba / Puggle car seats

I’m looking at these 2 car seats for our twins due in March. Trying to keep costs down as we’ll need to by 2 😅 I’ve heard some concerns about the safety of Ickle bubba car seats but both these products are I-size (new safety regulations). Does anyone have experience with these brands? Any recommendations? Thanks! ❤️

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I’ve got the Ickle bubba car seat the one on the right and it’s amazing. Me and my baby both love it so I definitely recommend it xxx

I personally don’t rate the ickle bubba and I have it (my little one is 8 weeks) and still goes a little chin to chest even without the insert xx

Neither are recommended brands because they test to minimum standards to be legal. You also won’t get a safe and supportive fit for a newborn in this type of next stage seat, you really need an infant carrier for that, especially for twins who will likely be expected to be on the smaller side. Baby likely won’t be safe in this until 6-8 months at least. I know they advertise as from birth, but they’re really not suitable. Nor will they last until 12 years - you’d have to turn babies forward facing far earlier than safe. No seat that claims to do it all actually does any of it very well. You’d be much better off with two infant carriers, and when they outgrow them getting two ERF seats which will last them until they’re old enough to safely forward face in a dedicated high backed booster x

Neither of these are recommended seats unfortunately, and neither are good brands in general.
These styles of seats will not get a good safe fit for a newborn, despite what it says on the box, they wouldn't get a good fit until at least 6mnths old for a bigger baby, nearer to a year for a smaller baby.
If you want a budget seat then the Joie juva is quite recommended in car seat groups and is around £60, but there are much better seats out there for smaller babies which I guess yours are likely to be being twins x

Highly recommend the group Car Seat Safety UK on Facebook for recommendations for seats from actual car safety experts x

I did so much research into puggle as everyone scared me about the safety of it but the safety is absolutely fine! The seat itself… Hm I’m not a big lover. I find it really awkward. The straps always get caught the wrong way & the button isn’t the easiest to unlock the straps. I also found baby didn’t look to sit right in it (head ending up falling forward when she was asleep)
Saying all that, I get the cheapness and now she’s nearly 1 it is fine for her and I still use it.

I agree with , and I don’t think anyone is trying to scare anybody else, but I don’t think the safety is fine. It passes the bare minimum standards to be legal. Lots of things are legal that aren’t safe, like smoking and alcohol. Personally I don’t deem the minimum legal standards as safe for babies and children, and you can often get far better, safer seats for a similar price

I think you’ll find a lot of car seats arent tested over 40mph. I have done so much digging into this car seat and got intouch with more people than you can imagine to get proof and the car seat is shown to be safe.

Didn’t realise you haven’t given birth yet!! Sorry x my little girl is 6 month hence why this seat is perfect for us xx

We used a normal car seat that came with the pram set when my little one was born as it fit her well.

they actually aren’t tested above 32mph, which is the combined speed of both vehicles. That’s one reason I wouldn’t buy these seats. I would buy a Swedish plus tested ERF seat AFTER maxing out a recommended infant carrier from a brand that tests above the minimum standards.

More importantly for newborns, this will not put baby in a safe position. They will be very chin to chest which will obstruct the airways. A good infant carrier will put a newborn in a far safer position to allow for optimal breathing.

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