Car seat safety is a hot topic of conversation that crops up among mums when talking about travelling internationally with young kids. So much so that I’ve written a couple of posts before about my dilemma of ‘should I take my baby/toddler car seat with me or organise one at our destination’. I recently was given the privilege of trialling a BubbleBum car seat, which is a blow-up booster seat for children from 15 – 36kg, it is super light weight and, even better, fits in a handbag (it really is that portable!)
When I know that we will be spending long periods of time in a car while on holiday, my children are still at an age where a five point harness is preferable. However, there have been numerous times where I have needed a car seat for short rides, such as travelling to the airport (especially if we are hiring at the other end), taxi rides around Dubai, short car trips when we are travelling abroad (such as our recent trips to Thailand and New York) and mini-bus rides (such as hotel transfers). The BubbleBum has been an extremely useful product to have with us on these occasions, plus it’s easy to inflate and deflate, simple to thread the seat belt through and comfortable for my daughter to use. Most importantly it keeps her safe whilst travelling by car. I did originally have my doubts about the safety of the seat mainly because the seat is small, but BubbleBum appear to be serious about safety and this is what they have to say about safety standards: “The BubbleBum has been approved under the United Nations ECE Regulation R44/04 for safety for both Groups 2 and 3. It is designed for use with a standard 3 point adult seat belt that has been approved to ECE Regulation 16”.
Please click here for more information about the BubbleBum.
*Thank you to BubbleBum for providing me with a complimentary BubbleBum Booster seat for the purposes of this review. As always all opinions expressed are my own.
