Buying a child car seat is essential as it enables you to transport your infant safely in the car on a short journey or long drive. However, there are plenty of other products to include with a car seat that will make car travel with a baby or toddler safer and more comfortable.

Car travel safety products

The first journey home from the hospital with your newborn is a moment of joy but also fraught with anxieties about making it back to the house safely. Car seats can’t fully support a newborn baby (or one that is premature) but this wrap around head and body hugger provides a safe and comfortable environment to help everyone get home with the minimum of stress.

Sunshine Kids Snuggle Soft Support

A car seat is a big purchase so ideally you should buy one that will adapt as your child grows. This dual safety seat offers quality and value for money as it can be converted to a booster seat when your child gets older.

Sunshine Kids Expandable Car Seat

A decent car seat straps your infant in securely to keep them safe. However, on a long journey, or with a child who likes to wriggle about, the seat straps can begin to get a little uncomfortable. You can protect your baby from strap irritation with these fun seat strap covers which attach easily using Velcro.

Goldbug Fun Seat Strap Covers

Driving requires your full attention but the distraction of a baby or toddler in the back can cause you to take your eyes off the road for a split second. That spilt second puts both you and your infant at risk so keep check on what’s happening behind you with a mirror.

This baby view mirror enables either passenger or driver in the front of the car to keep an eye on a rear-facing or forward facing baby strapped in the back. The fun bear design will also keep your infant entertained on the journey.

Happy Mummy Bear View Mirror

On a sunny day, even during the cooler months, the sun can cause your baby or toddler to become hot, agitated and irritable if they’re unable to get any shade. Most sun shades will block your child’s view of outside making them even more uptight.

Keep them cool and happy with this seat shade. Made from a dual fabric that filters the sun’s harmful rays, the mesh sides still give your baby a good all round view of what’s happening around them.

Safety 1st deluxe rollershade