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Car Seat - accessories SnoozeShade for Infant Car Seat

Price as tested:
£17.99

Iona MacKenzie 'Living With' the SnoozeShade Infant Car Seat

Date added: 22nd August 2013

I am a 30 year old working mum living in the Scottish North East fishing town of Peterhead with my husband Joe and our daughter, Romaya, aged 2 and son, Lucas, who was born on 23rd July 2013. I am currently on maternity leave from my job as a Staff Nurse at one of the main hospitals in the area. My interests include reading, shopping and spending time with family and friends. I am also an Avon representative and often hold fundraisers for local organisations. I enjoy attending various Mother and toddler activity groups with my children.

"Fantastic sun protection for baby, loved not having to apply sunscreen to Lucas' sensitive skin."

"Lightweight and easily packed into the changing bag or attached to the pram without taking up too much room."

"Had a range of benefits in addition to thoses advertised and promoted ie. protection from nosy pets!! Any any debris/dust in the air on a windy day"

"The colour was not to my taste"

"The velcro attachments tend to slide down over the sides of the handle on my car seat, perhaps not a problem with other brands?"

"The SnoozeShade just fitted my Silver Cross carseat and no more"

Our score

4.5 stars

Living With Review

Jump to a Month: September 2013 | October 2013 | Final Summary

First Impressions

Hi there! I received my Snoozeshade on 3rd September. My first impression of it is that it folds down into a handy size for popping in the changing bag and not too heavy either. However, I am not keen on the colour- black with a lime coloured trim, it doesn't go with my navy and cream car seat! This may put potential customers off, I wonder if it comes in other colours? It seems to be a generous size which is good because Lucas' Silver Cross car seat is quite big. Looking forward to trying it out!

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September the 5th 2013

We tried out the SnoozeShade for the first time today whilst taking big sister Romaya to nursery. It is a cooler day today compared to how it has been and a bit windy too.

The SnoozeShade was easy to fit, I just followed he instructions and they were very straightforward. I opted to have it completely covering the car seat and used the velcro ties to secure it to the handle. It fitted the Silver Cross car seat reasonably well.

I like the zip feature on the top, I had it unzipped so that I could see Lucas all the time as he has Reflux and is often sick but that is just my preference. Romaya loved playing 'teet-a-boo' with her baby brother :)

September the 12th 2013

It's been a cold windy day again and the rain has been blowing through.

Today we took a trip to the supermarket in the car, so before we left, I fitted the SnoozeShade to Lucas' car seat. We have an Isofix base in our car so it was brilliant being able to leave the SnoozeShade on whilst in the car. It meant that I didn't have to take the SnoozeShade on and off, especially with it being such a miserable day. When using the seatbelt to secure Lucas' car seat, the SnoozeShade would have to be removed to allow access to the seatbelt points on the car seat so some may find this a disadvantage to the product.

September the 23rd 2013

Wow, an Indian Summer!!!

We have had some fantastic weather again, very warm and sunny. So today was the ideal time to try the SnoozeShade out in the sun.
We went for a walk to the park and Lucas was perfectly protected from the strong sun under the SnoozeShade. This was great because with Lucas only being 9 weeks old, his skin is still very sensitive and I try to keep him in the shade from the sun rather than put suncream on him. It was great to know that he was just as well protected from the sun as he would have been if he had been wearing SPF 50 suncream. It kept him nice and cool aswell. Brilliant!!!!

October the 1st 2013

Another trip out in the car today but for a walk around the local shops instead. It has been a brighter day but a cool wind. Again, I fitted the SnoozeShade before I left the house and just clipped the car seat onto the pram wheels when we arrived at the shops.

The SnoozeShade has attracted a lot of attention today and many comments have been passed, all positive!!!-

"What's that?", "I've never seen that before", "What a good idea!"!

If I hadn't had the SnoozeShade, I would have used the raincover to protect Lucas from the cold wind but it isn't as breathable and would not have kept the sun out of Lucas' eyes. I think Lucas sleeps better when it is dark too!

October the 13th 2013

We went for a walk around the duck pond today. There were a lot of flies about as we were walking through a wooded area but fortunately Lucas had the SnoozeShade on to protect him which was great! Something I hadn't thought of until the situation occurred. There were also a lot of leaves falling off the trees, very pretty!

October the 18th 2013

Toddlers day!! Romaya's favourite time of the week :) Lucas likes to have a sleep after his lunchtime bottle which means he is sound asleep for toddlers. I put on the SnoozeShade before we left and he had a nice dark environment for a sound sleep, even in a very noisy hall! It also stopped some of the children from coming over to disturb Lucas as they couldn't see him. Great!!

October the 29th 2013

Today we went to visit my brother at his house. He has a little Jack Russell called Lucy and she is a very excitable wee thing, always pleased to see Romaya and especially Lucas! The SnoozeShade was great for stopping Lucy trying to give Lucas a kiss while he was sleeping!! Another situation where the SnoozeShade surprised me!

Final Summary

Overall, I would give the SnoozeShade 4 out of 5 stars. The reason for this being the colour of it, as I think it would be great to be able to pick a colour to match the car seat and also, I wasn't keen on the fluorescent trim. A white reflective trim would be better in my opinion. Apart from that, it worked well in a variety of situations giving Lucas a safe place, a nice dark snug environment for snoozing and protection from the sun. I think this product would be most useful in the summer months but also on windy and cold days as adequate protection from the elements. Love it and have recommended it to several friends already.

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