The Doona is not an unsafe seat, it scores good in the ADAC ratings making it a perfectly satisfactory car seat. Are there safer options - yes there are tons of higher rated seats. Are there less safe options - yes! Is it anywhere near worth the money - not in my opinion. The problem with the seat is the fit and the fact it’s marketed from an age it doesn’t give a great fit for, so actually makes it even less worth the money as the age group it does give a good fit for is probably a very small window for average/heigher centile babies. Given the nature of it people will also say it causes people to have their babies in car seat too long, that is completely user error and I’m sure the manual gives the correct guidance on how long it should be used for. It doesn’t make the seat unsafe just because people think the rules don’t apply to them
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However all of that aside, Fab and Ell never even used it from birth, and there actually is no problem with using second hand seats if you trust that they have never being in a crash. Fab and Ell barely used either of their Doona’s and I think one was gifted so do I agree with them selling it - no, however I don’t see how any of that is hypocritical to the information they shared on car seat safety. It is buyers discretion whether you buy a second hand seat, for many it’s the only option. The fact a seat is second hand or not does not automatically make the seat unsafe. What makes it unsafe - has it been in a crash, is it in date, is it suitable for the intended child, have the fabrics been looked after i.e no mould etc etc.
Totally agree with the straps comment and I’m sure someone has already pointed out to them that they are loose and should be tighter but that still doesn’t take away the fact that the regularly promote extended rear facing which I repeat is so much better than the majority of their peers 🫠 if even just a few people took the info they shared (whether presented rudely or not) and took it onboard and made the decision to rear face for longer then I’m sorry but why are you criticising? Criticise them for something that actually warrants it, there’s plenty of other things to choose from