If you have a car, you must have a baby car seat. Your baby must always go in their seat, including when you bring them home from the hospital.

With the carrycot facing forward, you wouldn't have a chance to see if, for example, they threw up a bit or an uninvited insect entered the carrycot. A baby's sight is rather short-ranged, so the argument about a better view doesn't apply for the smallest children needing a carrycot. Later, when they are old enough, they will have an opportunity to enjoy the view and all its advantages with a forward-facing seat unit.Portable beds can be expensive and can take up unnecessary space in an otherwise baby-filled home, so if you think you'll only get use out of one for two weeks of the year, then you could probably do without. You can try different variations such as two carrycots, one on top inward facing and one on the bottom outward facing. Still, it held school bags and a medium-sized supermarket shop without difficulty, and as the Donkey2 is a side-by-side design, there’s no restricted access when pushing both children. Is the Bugaboo Donkey2 safe? Sitting firmly at the ‘luxury’ end of the market, the Bugaboo Donkey2 nevertheless works hard to earn its price tag with exceptional flexibility and intuitive design. It’s a dream to push on all terrains, with a tight turning circle and fairly compact fold.

Wait until your baby can sit by themselves before using another type of pushchair. Choose a light pushchair if you'll be lifting it on to trains or buses. PramsFor more information on safe sleeping, see Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It's illegal and extremely dangerous to put a rear-facing infant car seat in the front passenger seat if your car is fitted with an airbag. There is a number of ways of providing ventilation to the carrycot. It is always beneficial if some kind of special ventilation system is present, but of course, you can live without it 😉 Baby carriers – also called slings – are attached with straps and your baby is carried in front of you. Most babies like being carried like this because they're close to you and warm. It is a heavy buggy to use. Although, it's lighter than the original version, now weighing in at 12.1kg.

If, however, you tend to travel often or think your little one will have regular sleepovers with the grandparents, then a travel cot is a great solution. The most common way of **providing airflow is through the hood*. It could be a zip-open mesh panel, a closable viewing window with a net, or a fabric part that you can pull aside, opening a mesh section. It is, however, an advantage if the hood can be fully covered even - as opposed to the situations where there is a mesh-only panel, which could be a problem when you need to extend the hood in cold weather without bringing extra cold air into the carrycot. Having said that, even a mesh panel is always better than having no means of extending the hood at all.

Some, like the Arc 2, also come with added extras like built-in mosquito nets for camping. What's the best travel cot to buy?