Has your baby grown out of the Silver Cross Simplicity car seat already? Please watch this video! 

You're very welcome. You will still need a new car seat at some point, but being able to use this seat for longer gives you more time to save up. If you'd like help choosing your next seat, please get in touch nearer the time. :)

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That's great, that was exactly why I made this video.

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You're very welcome. I see this all the time, people just don't seem to realise that the headrest and straps can move up. It's actually one of the most spacious infant seats and will last some children for two years.

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I'm really glad my video helped you. At just four months old you should have a least a year left.

Thank you so much for your comment, I'm really glad I was able to help you.

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That's great! I'm glad you found it helpful.

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You will still need new ones eventually, but hopefully I have given you a bit longer to save the money.

Oh no! I'm glad you know now. :)

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That's great, and exactly why I made this video. I'm glad it helped you.

Ah, I’m so pleased, thank you!

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You’re very welcome, this is exactly why I made this video.

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Are you using the base? You may find that you can get a better recline angle if you don't use the base and fit the seat with the seat belt instead.

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Ooooh, without looking at it, I'm not sure... I will have to get it out of the loft and have a look. Bear with me.

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The round side faces the bottom and the baby sits on the flat side. I can't remember if the round bump is exactly in the middle, in most the bump is at one end and it's flatterr at the other. In that case the thickest part goes at the bottom and the flatter end faces the backrest.

Hahaha! That's a very good question actually, I had never thought about that! I guess once you learn how to do it, it is fairly simple.

You're very welcome. This is a brilliant seat, but for some reason a lot of people struggle to adjust the straps. Or don't actually know that it can be done.

If they're on the lowest setting then he may well need them a bit higher now. They basically need to be just one notch below level, any lower than that will make them difficult to tighten and they will dig into his shoulders too much. Thank you. :)

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This was an older Simplicity which didn't come with any additional inserts or padding. The new one is call the Dream and that one does have a newborn insert, which includes a head insert.

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The instruction booklet says to leave the cushion in for as long as possible. That means that it has to stay in until it no longer fits with the headrest in its highest position. That won't happen until the baby is about a year old.

I recommend leaving the wedge in until the shoulder straps in their highest position have become too low. This won't happen until the baby is at least a year old. Young babies need the recline that the wedge provides, when the wedge is removed the seat becomes much deeper and more upright. Your baby's corrected age is only three weeks, so you absolutely still need the wedge. This is from the Silver Cross Simplicity's manual: 'The lumbar wedge can be removed in the later stages of using the Simplicity Infant Carrier. Silver Cross always recommend that you use the wedge for as long as possible.'

Hi I agree with this I have a 10 week old who I have tried seating with the shoulder straps at every height and he still looks very crunched up - when he cries he can’t seem to make enough noise as if struggling to breathe properly. I have considered taking out the wedge but very worried that this is not safe either! Any advice would be great

@@sineadsmithson3490 Ten weeks (12 by now...) is still too young to take the wedge out. It's hard to say without seeing your little boy in the seat. Are you sitting him high up enough in the seat? He should be just behind the buckle, sometimes I see babies who are too low and almost on top of the buckle which pushes it forward and can also make the baby too scrunched up.

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The instruction booklet says to leave the wedge in for as long as possible. That means that it has to stay in until it no longer fits with the headrest in its highest position. That won't happen until the baby is about a year old.

This is exactly why I made this video, so many people don't realise how long this seat will last.

The wedge goes under the cover with the curved side down and the flat side facing up. It's important that the baby is pulled down with their nappy toching the buckle and that the straps are no higher than level with the shoulders, and that they're flat and tight. Are you using the ISOfix base? In certain cars the ISOfix base can make the car seat too upright if the back seat is quite sloped. If this is the case in your car? If so if you use the seat without its base you can angle it into the right position because the bottom is curved. Just make sure that you don't recline it more than 45 degrees.

@@RearFacingToddlers aww thank you. We are using it without isofix base. I think our car seats are slanted forward which if the car seat is laying flat to the chair then he could be tilted forward. Thank you

You you can play about with the angle of a belt fitted infant carrier a little bit. Just make sure that the lap belt is pulled really tight and that 45 degree angle is important. Have you seen my videos on how to install an infant carrier and where the carry handle should be?

@@RearFacingToddlersthanks. No I haven't but will have a look later. 😊

@@RearFacingToddlers hi i removed the newborn wedge with my lg, now im due baby #2 i camt remember which way it all goes back in, ive read your reply to another but i still dont get it lol xx

Think you. You will still have to at some point, but at least you now know that you have a bit more time to save up.

*Thank, not think....

No, a car seat is never outgrown by age, only by weight and/or height. You can keep using it for as long as she fits and is happy in it.

@@RearFacingToddlers That's great 😁 Thank you for the advice and the quick reply 👍

Hi, The harness adjustment can be very stiff on this seat, I have come across it before. Pulling it from underneath like you are doing, is probably the easiest solution. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

@@RearFacingToddlers thanks for getting back to me. No worries I’ll have a play around with it and see what I can do

Gosh, I have no idea... But I do have two of these seats in my loft, so I will have a look tomorrow and get back to you.

The curved part goes face down so that the baby sits on the flat part, with the thinnest end facing towards the backrest.

@@RearFacingToddlers Oh that's odd. When I contacted Silver Cross about this, they said the thicker end goes at the back.

Are the straps in their lowest position and still too high? If so you can roll up a muslin and place it between the crotch straps and the baby's nappy so that the baby fits the harness better.

The instructions say that the wedge needs to be left in until the straps in their highest position become too low. That's unlikely before about 15-18 months. If he doesn't look comfortable you may need to move the straps up a little, but he is too young/little for the wedge to be removed.

@Rear Facing Toddlers ahh ok thank you very much..

The straps need to be level with the shoulders. A little lower is fine, but they should not be any higher. You gradually move the straps up as the baby grows, so that they are always at the correct height. All babies are different, so it's impossible to say how long a baby will have the straps at a certain height.

Do you have the straps as low as they can go and is the wedge in under the bottom part of the cover? If so and it's still too big, you can move the baby up so that her shoulders touch the straps, and then put a rolled up musin in the gap between her nappy and the buckle.

I think most manufacturers just give the basic instructions, but don't actually have much hands on experience. People like me who work with car seats and see them all the time, don't just get to know how they should be installed and used, we also see certain mistakes being made over and we can then give more detailed instructions not only on how to use the seats, but also on how to avoid common mistakes.

I'm sorry you're having trouble with this car seat. How old is your baby? It's hard for me to advise you without seeing him/her in it. You're very welcome to send a few pictures to my Facebook Page so I can take a look. It's facebook.com/rearfacingtoddlers

Lucy, the bare minimum for R44/04 is 30mph, which is the speed that the cheaper seats are tested at. The ADAC independently test car seats at 40mph and these are the results used by Which? Magazine. 40mph is also the test speed at the manufacturer in-house testing you refer to. The Simplicity got an 80% Which? score in 2014 and was awarded a 'Best Buy': "When secured to the car via the Isofix base, the Simplicity provides excellent protection in a front impact crash and achieves a good four-star rating in our side impact crash tests, giving it an overall good four-star safety rating and a score of 80%.” A lot of people struggle with the Simplicity and stop using it long before their baby is too big for it. I made this video to help them get the most out of this seat, this video has nothing to do with the seats that you refer to in your second paragraph.

Which magazine is rubbish it takes points off car seats for stuff like wrong colour which magazine cant be trusted, manufacturers like maxi cosi joie do much better than 40mph testing that's why there recommended not seats like this that are tested only to 30mph we drive 50/60 mph on most roads in the uk meaning this car seat wouldn't keep a child safe, if you know so much which I highly doubt you do looking at the seats you've done videos on you wouldn't promote these basic minimum tested seats, the seats I've mentioned above might not relate to this video but seems I know more than you do and I'm just a member of public doing my own research

There are aspects of Which? Magazine's ratings that I don't agree with, and generally that is because they mark seats that are otherwise very safe, down for less important things. In the case of the Silver Cross Simplicity that did not happen. It passed their tests and wasn't marked down. Therefore it is a safe seat. You don't seem to realise that all our groups and pages are linked and run by the same people, and that it was me personally who removed you from Car Seat Advice UK and A-Z for being rude.

that's your choice I'm not rude I'm just passionate about safety and rear facing if you cant see that then god help it, I've paid out £550 for car seats in the last few months to keep my toddler rear facing and safe, everything I've said or questioned is because I'm passionate I want to know and learn so if you want to stop me by removing me that's fine your choice

@@lucywilkinson6045 stop being such a hater, just because you don't agree with her doesn't mean you know more than her. By the way you should take a look at the prices and sad excuses of car seats that we have in Brazil, the worst car seat in the UK is probably better than the best car seat from here

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