My husband and I researched models of car seats for our young son as he had began to outgrow his infant baby carrier car-seat. By the time he had reached the age of 7 months (he was in the 85 percentile range for both height and weight) and we needed to upgrade his car-seat.
We agreed to keep our young son rear-facing for as long as possible, and purchased a Britax Boulevard. We are very happy with the side impact protection feature. It is a sturdy child safety seat and can be used both rear-facing, and front-facing (up to 60lbs). The seat does take up a lot of space (we have a 1800cc Toyota Corolla 4 door sedan), but we believe it is worth it.
Check out this video clip ... Child car seat safety - The Importance of a Rear-facing Child car seat
And a true story of a crash with a child front facing ... Joel at 18 months of age and just after the crash
We also invested in a Baby Bjorn travel crib that doubles as a play pen, at home, when needed. We have taken the travel crib on several short holidays (as it packs down the size of a small weekend suitcase), and to friends' homes when we are invited for meals. J happily goes down for a nap or to sleep in the evenings.
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