beware : milk have expired date, so do your child car seat!!

this entry have been in my draft for long..berkepam sudah..asyek mempostpone untuk siapkan..since i have a friend asking about car seat, i guess its time to complete this entry..

i believe these days, most parents are aware tentang keselamatan anak2 ketika berada dalam kereta..walaupun Malaysia unlike other European countries yang dah ada undang2 tentang penggunaan car seat ni, yet its quite common to see car seat or car restraint system nowadays..mungkin jugak faktor we travel a lot these days..hantar anak pergi nursery sorang2, thus putting him in the car seat will be much easier instead of tiap2 hari kena menjerit sepanjang jalan back and forth of babysitter;'s house before work. right??

jadi, to mommy and mommy-to-be paling penting bila nak cari car seat for your loved ones, mesti pastikan dia adalah dari approved standard..ada banyak standard or guideline sebenarnya..ada ECE guideline, Canadian, German, New Zealand, Australian tapi rasanya semua pun lebih kurang je..semua boleh dipercayai..=) insyallah..

and what i actually wanna blabber about today adalah tentang expired date of the car seat itself. jangan ingat susu atau milo je ada expired date, car seat pun ada..usually ada ditulis dengan detail the manufaacturing date and life span dan segala details dalam manual lah..yang paling senang, masa nak beli, tengok manufactured date kat sticker belakang car seat yang korang nak beli tu..MAXIMUM life span adalah 6 tahun. maknanya 6 tahun dari manufacturing date. kalau korang nak beli bulan ni (May 2012) tapi manufacturing date yang tulis situ May 2011 and life span dia 6 tahun, maknanya korang boleh guna car seat tu for the next 5 years sahaja, sampai May 2017. kalau tahun 2018, ada rezeki, beranak lagi, sila beli car seat yang baru masa tu. jangan guna carseat abang long dia punye lagi ok..bahayaaaaa....

sebab ape i cakap bahaya? sama macam kereta jugak lah ye kawan2..wear n tear..absorber kete pun kena tukat every 2 years kan..tayar kete kena tukar every 1 year, jadi car seat ni tukar every 6 year, kira not bad lah kan??

so, if u all nak beli car seat 2nd hand, sila lah pastikan car seat punye manufacturing date dan jugak life span car seat tu dulu..kalau tuan dia cakap tak tahu, tok sah beli..bahayaaa...its just like putting your kids beside the time bomb..well, we are buying the cra seat for safety reason at the first place kan..jadi kenapa nak abaikan faktor keselamatan ni??hokayy..

another precaution yang perlu diambil kira adalah SALE time!!benda alah car seat ni yang pastinya harga bukan lah seperti sebijik Mc Chicken..jadi, buying during sale time adalah sangat ditunggu-tunggu oleh semua orang lah kan..again, please make sure the manufacturing date of the car seat. contohnya i bagi camni. sebuah carseat yang after discount harga dia RM400 with 2 years life span left (sbb manufacturing date 2-3 years back) and another car seat harga RM550 dengan life span 6 years..tentulah lagi berbaloi beli yang 550 tu walaupun sikit mahal tapi boleh guna lagi lama.after all, barang sale memang lah murah, tapi bukan semua barang kita boleh beli time sale..nama pun jualan penghabisan stok kan??maksudnya barang lama lah tu...understand?? bukan i cakap tak boleh beli..boleh kalau nak beli..tapi berjaga2, behati2 dan make an informed decision kata orang. jangan beli sebab murah semata-mata. tapi kalau nak beli baju yang end season (6tahun lepas punye design pun takpe) pasal baju takde expired date!hihi...

car seat yang mahal juga tak menjajikan longer life span..jadi, alasan konon2 beli car seat yang mahal, lalu boleh simpan dari anak sulung sampai anak ke-12 adalah sangat tidak boleh pakai. remember,  maximum life span of a car seat is 6 years ONLY! kalau u all beranak every year sekalipun, sampai anak nombor 5 je boleh pakai car seat yang sama, after that beli car seat baru.. ^__^

banyak betul i membebel ye hari ni. table kat bawah ni panduan untuk membeli car seat yang sesuai mengikut umur anak u ols..

and this type of car seat is hell no provide any safety protection to your child. sorry to say..

tak caye i cakap, sila baca sini..

sekian info sharing to all kawan2..i know this is a very long super boring entry with lots of words bla..bla..bla..and it sounds like mak nenek membebel. but do read every single words if you sayang anak yang dikandung 9 bulan itu...

bye...

baby car seat

Since Rafique had outgrown his Maxi Cosi Cabrio-Fix which came together with the Quinny Zapp, dah tibe laa masanya we all mencari new car seat for him..we taught him to sit in his car seat when we were travelling since he was born (be it dekat atau jauh) so that he wont be spoiled asyek nak beriba je atas kete except for mimilk time..=) bukan ape, senang sket kan if one of us need to drive alone with him..kalau dah biasa beriba, konfem dia x mau duduk dalam car seat tu..kalau tetibe ada emergency, kan ke susah...ye tak??

so, up to now, alhamdulillah Rafique memang xde masalah duduk dalam car seat dan stroller..give him some toys, he'll be fine..kalau dah lama sangat (more than an hour) dia dah penat or hungry, then baru merengek sket..

now, let's check faktor2 yang i need to consider in choosing his car seat :

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  5 point harness >> safety always comes first


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  boleh recline to 4 positions at least >> so that more comfy for him nak baring etc ecpecially when travelling for long distance


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  boleh tahan selama mungkin (up to 4 years old maybe)


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  cantik di mata hubbyku >> i kena pilih warna faveret hubby (black-red) supaya senang dapatkan endorsement for budget..hihihi..

here are few car seats yang menepati spec kat atas tu..tapi i'm still searching for the best especially in term of price laa..=D

Ferrari Cosmo Convertible Car Seat

Halfor Lucida Convertible Car Seat

Maxi Cosi Priori XP

dan yang paling i suka ialah...

Cybex Pallas Car Seat

looks very comfy kan???seswai sangat ngan harga dia..*eyes rolling*

apa pulak car seat pilihan korang for ur baby..jom share ngan i..