The Maxi Cosi Spin - The Best Infant Car Seats of 2019
A rotating car seat is more convenient to get your child to and from the vehicle, and it reduces back pain. Parents love the fact that the tethered filament assures that base and seat are completely separate during installation.
The convertible seat can grow with your baby from birth until ten years and offers forward-facing, rear-facing, and belt-positioning boosters. It also has the option of a 10-position headrest as well as harness adjustment, along with PureCosi fire-resistant fabrics and foam.
360 Degree Swivel
This is the most comfortable car seat that rotates for your toddler, baby and beyond. It rotates on the base 360 degrees to help you get the baby out and in and also swivels to the side to give your child a good view of the road. It is easy to install and use, with visual feedback and clear indicators on the base.
The 360 swivel also has an amazing feature: it locks into place and is able to move smoothly. This means that you can move your baby from rear to front-facing without waking them or stressing your back. It's also incredibly simple to adjust the headrest and the height of the harness. Our reviewers were impressed with how quickly and easily you can adjust the height of your harness and ensure that your child is always properly positioned.
The only issue is that it can't be used with a pram as it is fixed to your car, so you'll have to wake a napping baby to transfer them into a stroller at the end of a journey. It's also not the tiniest seat (at nearly 30 pounds) which means it's quite heavy to carry around. However, if you're looking for car seats that expand with your baby from birth until ten years old and includes a lot of safety features that reassure you it's well worth the extra weight.
The infant seat of the renowned brand can turn 360 degrees and pivot in forward-facing direction, meaning it is easy to get your baby out and in of the seat without putting pressure on your back. It also comes with a handy, built-in infant insert for newborns, and two cup holders that are dishwasher-safe. There's even an integrated sun shade for your infant to keep them protected while you're driving.
The Pearl 360 has the added benefit of a clever 'SlideTech' function on its base, allowing the seat to first turn and then slide when it is used with the FamilyFix base. This makes it simple to get your baby in and out of the car seat, particularly when you're traveling by yourself. The AGR also ranks it as a back friendly car seat. It has a soft inlay from birth, ClimaFlow ventilation and G-Cell impact protection.
Tension Fix Indicator
The ability to rotate your child's seat in the car seat and keep them safely buckled is an important selling point. This is why we have included the maxi cosi in our top five list of the top infant car seats of 2019. It has a patented system which allows parents to rotate their baby and bring them closer to them. The rotating feature reduces back strain and makes it easy to get a baby into and out of a seat.
The patented system is called SlideTech, which allows the base to move toward you while you rotate the seat in any direction. Pushchairs And Prams makes it simple to buckle and unbuckle your child without strain. It also eliminates the need to reach across the front of your vehicle for a seat belt, which is a challenge in certain cars.
Another fantastic aspect of this car seat is the Tension Fix Indicator, which is a patent-pending, red-to-green tension-sensitive indicator that tells you whether the car seat belt is in good condition. This car seat resolves the issue that 7 out of 10 parents are unaware of, which is loose car belt tension.
In addition the maxi cosi spinning has ISOFIX anchorage points as well as an anchorage point for top tethers for increased safety and stability. It also features visual indicators that make it easy to install and remove the seat from your vehicle. This is a crucial feature because a study found that ISOFIX reduces the risk of an incorrect installation by as much as 94%, which could be harmful to your child.
The car seat can be used from birth to age 4, and is designed to develop with your child. It can be used for rear-facing, high-back boosters and forward-facing. It features 360-degree FlexiSpin rotating base that makes it simple to use. It also comes with an innovative linear side-impact safety system that increases collision safety by up to 25 percent. It is a safe and comfortable seat that can protect your child from top to bottom.
Rear-Facing
This elegant design is not only more expensive than other car seats that rotate but also the best choice for security. It has a stable leg attached to its base, which helps to keep it in the right position even on bumpy roads. It has a buckle-sensor that sends notifications to your phone when it's time to examine your child or if the seatbelt has been unbuckled. It can accommodate children as heavy as 40 pounds rear-facing, and 22 to 65 pounds forward-facing, which means it can expand with your child.
The main reason for this is that it allows children to face rearward until they're about four years old. older this is a huge improvement over the standard "up to two years" limit. Its 'Guard Surround" safety panels will automatically activate in the event of a crash, protecting your child. The height-adjustable, adjustable headrest is comfortable for older children. The seat scored a satisfactory 1.6 out of five stars in an ADAC crash test, so you can be sure it will give your little one the best possible protection.
Some rotating seats claim that they last for 'up to 12 years' but only work with rear-facing children until the age of 10 or 11. Some exceptions include the Graco Turn2Me, that can be used in three different modes (rear facing, forward-facing and booster) from the moment of birth until your child is 13 or 14 years old. The feature of swivelling makes it much easier to get your child in and out and out, while independent toddlers can effortlessly climb in and buckle up themselves.
Other rotating car seats that don't offer the same extended rear-facing feature are the Cosatto Sirona, Baby Auto Dupla and Graco Joie 360 spin. The two seats are cheap, but they have been found to be of poor quality. They have poor harnesses that are not well-fitted and have a tendency for the seat to move forward when facing rearwards. The Graco Joie has a better recline but it's not as compact as other models and its Isofix mechanism is sometimes a struggle to get an ideal fit in certain cars.
Forward-Facing
As your child gets older, you will need to switch them from rear-facing mode to forward-facing. This is a good idea at the point that your child's head starts to rise above the back of the car seat. Put your hand on the back of the seat and try to reach the top of your child's head.
One of the most effective seats for moving your infant from a rear-facing seat to a forward-facing car seat is the Joie 360. It can rotate 360 degrees, making it simple to get your child into the car and out. The buckle holder is magnetic and keeps the straps of the harness out of the way, so you don't need to remove them from under your toddler when you've gotten them in.
This seat is light and is easy to carry when packed with your child's car seat bag. Like all the top car seats that rotate, this also comes with an indicator for tension that helps you see if the seatbelt is properly tightened. You'll know it's secure when the indicator changes from red to green.
The Graco Turn2Me is a great car seat that rotates and can also be transformed into a booster once your child is ready. It features a simple to install latch system, and a clever, back-saving SlideTech feature that allows you to move the seat toward you when you are taking your child out of the car.
This seat is a great option for cars with smaller trunks because it's one of the slimmest rotating chairs on the market. It also has a number of safety-boosting extras, such as an adjustable height support leg and an adjustable rebound bar that can help prevent tilting in the event of a crash.
We do like many of the features on this seat, we don't love that it does not have an inbuilt level to ensure the correct installation of the base. And, since an installed and safe seat is crucial to your baby's safety, this oversight is disappointing.