The Maxi Cosi Spin - The Best Infant Car Seats of 2019
A rotating car seat is easier to maneuver your baby out and into the car and helps reduce back pain. Parents also love the fact that the tethered connection filament guarantees complete separation between base and seat when installing.
This convertible seat grows with your baby from birth until ten years old and features forward-facing, rear-facing and belt-positioning booster settings. It also features the option of a 10-position headrest as well as harness adjustment, as well as PureCosi's fire-resistant fabric and foam.
360 Degree Swivel
If you're looking for a rotatable car seat that can allow you to go from infant to toddler and beyond, then this is a great option. It rotates 360 degrees on the base to help you get your baby out and in the seat, and swivels in forward-facing mode to give your child a view of the road. It's easy to install and use and has clear indicators on the base as well as visual feedback.
Another benefit of the 360 swivel is how smoothly it can move and lock in the position. This means that you can move your baby from rear-facing to front-facing without disturbing them or placing too much strain on your back. It's easy to adjust the height of the harness and the headrest. Our reviewers were awed by how quickly and easily you can adjust the height of the harness and ensure that your child is always properly positioned.
It's only downside is that you aren't able to use it with a pram because it's fixed to your vehicle. You'll need to wake up a sleeping baby to take the stroller to when you get home. Also, it's not the lightest car seat (at around 30 pounds) therefore it's somewhat heavy to carry around. But if you're in search of an infant car seat that can grow with your baby from birth to ten years old and has loads of reassuring safety features it's well worth the extra weight.
This popular infant seat is able to rotate 360 degrees in forward-facing mode and swivelled, so that you can easily move the infant in and out of the car seat without straining your back. It also comes with a handy integrated infant insert for babies in the tiniest of sizes and two dishwasher-safe cup holders. It also has an integrated sun shade to protect your child while you drive.
The Pearl 360 comes with a clever patented "SlideTech" function on its base. This allows the seat to rotate first and then slide when it is used in conjunction with the FamilyFix base. This makes getting your baby out and in the seat a breeze, especially if you're travelling on your own. The AGR also ranks it as a back-friendly car seat. It comes with a cosy inlay that is available 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 a major selling point. We included the maxi-cosi spin in the top five list of the top infant car seats for 2019. maxi cosi car seat adapter is a patent-pending system that lets parents rotate their infant and bring them closer to them. The feature that rotates reduces back strain and makes it easier to get a baby into and out of a seat.
The patented system is called SlideTech which allows the base to move in front of you when you turn the seat in any direction. The Swiveling feature makes it simple to buckle and unbuckle your child with no strain. It also eliminates the need to reach across the front of your car to secure a seat belt, which can be a hassle in some cars.
Another excellent aspect of this car seat is the Tension Fix Indicator It is a patent-pending red-to-green tension-sensitive indicator that tells you when the car seat belt is in good condition. This car seat addresses one issue that 7 out of 10 parents are unaware of, which is loose car belt tension.
In addition, the maxi cosi spin is equipped with ISOFIX anchorage points and a top tether anchorage point to increase security and stability. It also features visual indicators to make it easy to install and remove your car seat. This feature is crucial because ISOFIX reduces the chance of a mistaken installation by up to 94%. This could be risky for children.
The car seat can be used from birth to 4, and is designed to develop with your child. It can be used in forward-facing, rear-facing, and high-back booster positions, and has a 360-degree FlexiSpin base that rotates for the convenience of using. It also comes with an innovative linear side impact protection that can increase the safety of collisions by up to 25 percent. This is a safe and comfortable seat that protects your child from top to the bottom.
Rear-Facing
This fashionable beauty is not only more expensive than other rotating car seats but also the best choice for security. It has a stable leg that is attached to the base, which helps keep it in the right position even on rough roads. It has a buckle-sensor that sends notifications to your smartphone when it's time to examine your child or if their seatbelt is not buckled. It can be used by children who weigh up to 40 lbs when facing rearwards and 22 to 65 pounds when facing forwards, meaning it can grow along with your child.
The fact that children can be rear-facing up to four years of age is a major benefit. This is an enormous improvement over the previous "upto 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. This seat scored a very good 1.6 out of 5 stars in an ADAC crash test, so you can be sure it will give your child the most secure possible protection.
Many rotating seats claim to last for 'up to 12 years' but they're best suited for rear facing until your child is about 10 or 11 years old. The Graco Turn2Me is an exception, as it can be used in all three types of seating: rear facing, forward facing, and booster, from birth to about 13 or 14. Its swivel function allows your child to get in and out so much easier and independent toddlers will can easily climb in and buckle themselves up by themselves.
The Cosatto Sirona and Baby Auto Dupla are other rotating car seats which do not provide the same rearward-facing ability. The first two are cheap but have been found to be shoddy with poor fit and harnesses and a tendency to back against the driver's seat when in rear facing mode. The Graco Joie is more compact than other models, but has a lower recline. Its Isofix system might also have issues fitting into certain cars.
Forward-Facing
As your baby grows, you'll need to transition your baby from rear-facing to forward-facing mode. It's best to start this process as soon as their head starts to come up over the back of the 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 position a forward-facing car seat is the Joie 360. It is a 360-degree rotating seat that makes it simple to put your baby in and take them out of the car. A magnetic buckle holder keeps harness straps away from the way so that you don't have to play with them after you've placed your child in.
This rotating seat is also extremely light, which means it's easy to transport, even when loaded with your child and the car seat bag. As with all of the best rotating car seats, it comes with a Tension Fix indicator that tells you visually if your seatbelt is correctly tightened. If the indicator's color changes from red to green, you'll be able to tell if it's secured.
The Graco Turn2Me, a rotating car seat that can also be converted into a booster when your child is ready. It features a simple to install latch system, and a clever, back-saving SlideTech feature that allows you to rotate and slide the seat towards you when you take your child out of the car.
This chair is an excellent option for cars with smaller trunks, as it is one of the slimmest, most flexible rotating chairs on the market. It also has a number of safety-enhancing features, like a height-adjustable support leg and an adjustable rebound bar that can help prevent tilting in a crash.
We do like many of the features included in this seat, we aren't thrilled that it does not have an integrated level to check the proper installation of the base. Also, since an installed and safe seat is essential to the safety of your baby's and safety, this oversight is disconcerting.