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Baby friendly features to look for in a car

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:00:28 +0000

Baby friendly – Regular listeners may know that I’m about to have my first child. We spoke a few weeks ago about a few things new mum’s need to look out for when buying their first family car.

As a Motoring Mum, I would like to add a few more things to the list.

First is a safety net. Some cars have the ability to have a net style safety barrier between the boot area and the back seats.

These nets are handy to keep all the gear separated. Often the amount of gear in the boot area stacks higher than the top of the back seats. If not, then all SUV style vehicles have a cargo blind that should be closed at all times.

Zoned style air conditioning with rear vents. Often, it’s beneficial to have air directed to the rear for efficiency. Especially on those hot days. Bub will appreciate it.

I mentioned last time plenty of space for the rear seats. Don’t discount how many times you may end up sitting there yourself next to bub to settle them. You want to be comfortable.

Something you may think about is a good audio system with rear speakers. You will be listening to nursery rhymes a lot and the ability to have the rear speakers playing and front speakers muted will be appreciated.

That’s it for today, but there are more tips top come.

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What type of car is baby friendly for new mums?

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:00:35 +0000

Baby friendly – Regular listeners may know that I’m about to have my first child. So, looking for what type of car would suit me best is a priority at the moment. Remember this is in an ideal world.

There are obvious things that make a car, baby friendly, but also some not so obvious features as well.

The first think I’m looking for is isofix and top tether points. This makes installing the baby seat so much safer and easier. Most new cars should have these, but not all do.

The second thing I’m looking for is space. Space between the rear and front seats. A baby seat consumes a lot of space.

So, you need room for it to fit comfortably and for you to move around while putting your bub in and out.

Here is one of those less thought about issues. How wide does the rear door open and how much room is there for access.

Babies need a lot of gear, pram or stroller, nappy bags, extra clothing etc. Boot access, size and shape is so important. That’s why SUVs in part have become so popular. They have an open boot area that easily swallows the gear you take along.

Again, keep an eye on the load height. You really don’t want to be lifting the pram too high to put it in the boot.

These are just a few thoughts and over the coming weeks I’ll share more.