Car seats

In the last week I have managed to order and pay for six - yes, that is six - car seats. This has amounted to a total spend of £780. I do hope they refund on the cancelled orders.

Theo needs a new car seat and while looking for one, I stumbled across the Which? report showing that Freyja's car seat was a 'Don't Buy'. This didn't surprise me - no matter how much we tighten the harness she just slips her arms out of it and I frequently turn round to find her sitting there with only a lap belt keeping her in. So I decided - given that the only reason you have a car seat is to hopefully protect your child should you have an accident - that we needed to replace both car seats. I researched and decided to go for the Kiddy Infinity Pro.

Me and every other person in England it seems.

I have trawled countless online baby shops and ordered, paid for and then been informed it is out of stock on three occasions. But I'm determined to have new car seats before we drive to York at the end of the month. Finally, I have managed to track two seats down from two different places.

They are due to arrive on Friday. I will not leave the house on Friday until they are safely in my possession.