The child must be fitted to the car seat perfectly so that the safety of him would be ensured. You must place him in a rear view and he must be remained that way until he reached one year old or when he is at least 20 pounds. If the child is not yet a one year old but is bigger, then the baby can be put the other way around.

You can actually buy the car seat for the infant only or to have the convertible one. The car seats for infants are very small as they are really designed to securely give a right grip to the child in place. It also has some carrying handles and can be used as a separate stroller.

Search for those that are easily installed but securely locks the baby in place. You do not need to buy some car seats that require long minutes to be installed. Most of them have higher chances of having errors too. That would only put the baby in jeopardy rather than giving him the protection needed. It is actually a good idea if you can find something than can be permanently in the car. This will also save more time when all you have to do is have the baby there rather than installing the car seat every time you travel.

You must also make sure that it locks in the place. One of the very first things to remember of course is to adjust the seat belt or buckles for the baby every five minutes. This would actually be safe for the baby. You also need to have the lock that locks in five different ways. There should be in the shoulder, each thigh and the belt that will go around.

Since 2002, the car seats are then required to be attached directly in the car rather than attaching it via seat belt. This way, there you have that assurance of safety.

Last, do not buy something that is second hand because you never know how that car seat was used before. The safety of the baby is more important than any other value that you will be spending.