The Best Car Seats For Newborns

There are a variety of factors to consider when choosing the right car seat for your newborn. You want something that's safe and follows UK laws however, you need to find the right seat for your car and your budget.

Infant car seat newborn insert seats are suitable for infants. They are typically used in conjunction with a buggy to form an option for a travel system. They are usually easier to use than convertible car seats and can be used until your child is two years old.

1. Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360

If you're in search of the best car seat that puts your newborn's comfort first, then Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 is a great option. It is compliant with the latest standards for safety in iSize, and comes with G-CELL side-impact protection to provide superior crash protection. Plus, it has air-breathable ClimaFlow panels and air circulation to ensure your baby is at the optimal temperature, regardless of weather. It also has a huge canopy to shield your baby from sun. It's also simple to put up and use thanks to the anti-misuse rotation lock and the intuitive one-hand rotation system.

The ergonomic handle makes it easy to transport your child to and from the car, as well as to the mall or shopping center. It can also be washed by a machine to simplify cleaning and maintenance. Plus, it has a full lie-flat position that ensures maximum sleep comfort for your child while traveling or attached to a stroller. And it can be used from birth up to 15 months or up to 4 years old.

Pebble 360 Pro is part of the innovative 360 Pro Family range, which combines one-hand movement with intelligent SlideTech technology to make it simple and quick to get your baby in and out of the seat on a daily basis without backaches or head bangs. The 360 Pro Family includes our toddler seat Pearl 360 Pro, which fits on the same ISOFIX base and is designed to expand with your child up to age 4.

With FlexiSpin, our revolutionary rotational system, it's easy to rotate the seat with just one hand in any reclined position. And it's even simpler to secure your baby in, with our innovative harness system that lets you to fasten the straps at the front and back of the seat. It also features visual indicators to help make sure you've put it in correctly. The car seat is backed by a two-year warranty for additional peace of mind.

2. Chicco Seat3Fit

Chicco Seat3Fit is one of the best newborn car seat options on the market. It will keep your baby comfortable in the rear position from the very first time they return home. This highly popular infant car seat was designed to be highly mobile and can be clicked into a variety of Chicco strollers that work with the Chicco travel system. It comes with a removable newborn insert that can be used by babies between 5 to 11 pounds. It also comes with an unrethread safety harness that permits easy height adjustments. Seat3Fit also comes with i-Size certification, which means it meets the most current European safety standards.

i-Size is a new standard for car seats for children that allows them to expand with your child until 7 years old. This makes the Chicco Seat3Fit a great long-term investment and mum Rachael liked how lightweight it is as well.

This baseless car seat has built-in ISOFIX connectors that connect to the vehicle's lower anchor bar with a nice, loud clunk. It's ideal for taxi rides, fly-drive holidays and trips to grandparent's vehicles, where you might not have a dedicated car seat for infants.

Like the Chicco NextFit, the Seat3Fit is a lie-flat chair, meaning it can be used in either rear-facing or forward facing mode. Its maximum harness height is lower, and it does not transform into a booster. Its soft goods are constructed from ClearTex fabric, which satisfies Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards flammability requirements, without the addition of chemical flame retardants.

The premium lower anchor connectors are easy to install, and the belt guides are clearly labeled. The harness height can be adjusted with just a single push, and the headrest fits the smallest of babies. One drawback of the seat is that it does not have a 360-degree swivel, but this wasn't a major issue for our testers.

Getting your baby into the Seat3Fit is straightforward and our test subjects loved how the straps were easy to thread through the buckle without the need to rethread on colder days. Dress your baby in a way that doesn't hang over the car seat belts. Also, take away any large coats or blankets prior to using the seat.

3. Joie i-Snug 2

Ultra-Light - More security with less weight

This lightweight champion redefines the standard of i-Size infant car seat best car seats. At only 3.35 kg, it is easy to carry and extremely strong to ensure your child's security during his journey. It is designed to make the transportation of your child from hospital, between the car and the stroller or pushchair, as well as trips up or down stairs as simple as it is.

Approved by i-Size, it's suitable for infants up to 75 cm or about 12 months old and provides exceptional protection thanks to its unique Tri-Protect headrest. This unique security concept of three layers incorporates energy-absorbing Intelli-Fit memory foam to guarantee superior side impact protection.

The Grow Together technology allows simultaneous adjustment of the harness and headrest to accommodate your growing baby, providing the best fit at every stage. A cosy infant pillow provides a snug fit for your baby, while the curved base lets you rock gently to soothe your infant. The seat can be used with any Joie stroller and other brands that can accept adaptors. This lets you build your own travel system. Covers and inserts washable by machine help with cleaning up after spills or accidents.

Simple and Safe Travel

The 360deg rotating base, and the iBase Encore spinner, offer a seamless integration into your car. This makes getting ins and outs of your car easier than ever. ISOFIX connectors are quick to connect and leave no room for error, while the clever color-coded guides make sure you've connected the base and seat properly. i-Snug is compatible with i-Base Advance, other i-Base model and the i-Snug 2. This gives you the most flexibility.

Simple ins and outs, plush comfort for babies and user-friendly features are what makes this car seat a favorite with parents. The ergonomic handle can be adjusted to a variety of positions, ensuring the best comfort for your child. The curved base also allows gentle rocking. The inserts and covers that can be washed by machines make it easier to clean up after accidents and the UPF 50+ sun canopy shields your child from the harmful sunlight's harmful rays. The i-Snug 2 is compatible with all Joie strollers and other brands that support the Maxi-Cosi style adaptors that are universal to provide additional convenience.

4. Nuna PIPA urbn

Nuna's latest invention, the Pipa Urbn, is a unique kind that redefines travel for baby. This rear-facing infant car seat has been designed to make parenting easier with a an exquisite array of top-quality features. It boasts multiple patented features that include the first and only infant car seat swivel car seat that is baseless equipped with PipaFIX(tm) rigid latch that is installed in two seconds without the need for a vehicle base. It can be used on its own, or in conjunction with a Nuna pushchair to form an entire travel system. It is compatible with strollers from other brands like Silver Cross, Joolz, Bugaboo, i-Candy and Egg.

This feature is especially beneficial for families that don't own their own vehicle, use taxis or rideshare services frequently, or need to quickly move the seat from one vehicle to the next for vacations, everyday life or trips to Grandma's. The ISOFIX connectors are built-in which means there is no need for an additional base. It is also easy to use and comes with indicators that indicate when the seat is ready for use.

The latches can be easily removed from their hidden under the carrier and then you can click to attach them. You can also adjust the angle as needed using the blue indicator line. It's much faster and easier than installing the Clek Liingo which requires you to hinge the latches from behind the carrier to find and line up the buckles.

Our tester, a mother of a 7-week-old, found the Pipa Urbn to be very easy to use and extremely well-designed. The sturdy seat is light and comfortable to carry, even with a sleeping newborn. It also has a number of features that are convenient and comfortable such as the air-tight Dream drape, which slides out of the canopy easily and is attached quietly to the car seat for privacy, and a full-coverage UPF 50+ canopy with an eyelid that flips out and an XL peekaboo window.

Our baby test was able to fit into the urbn perfectly at 3 months old and still has the room to expand. He's a little too small for the top part of the harness, but is outgrowing the urbn in terms of weight and height. He has an inch and a quarter headroom left at his current size.