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I have been cutting down on doing product reviews ever since our 3rd kiddo came along in end of Sept 2013 and especially now with 4th kiddo due in mid of November 2016. I do still accept review pitches but only when time permits and if it is something that I can see it being useful and beneficial to our family. Also, as busy as I am with 3 kiddos, being preggy, home cooking, educating our kiddos, taking care of hubby's administration site of the business and swamped up with managing my FB page and blog, I just can't say no to reviewing products from a big brand name like Chicco, a well- established brand from Italy since 1958 and have been in Malaysia for 13 years now. All the more I gotta say yes!

About the company:

"Chicco has been in Malaysia for almost 13 years however, the brand started since 1958. Back in Italy, Chicco owns a baby research centre called the Osservatorio Chicco. Our research centre studies kids of age 0 to 5 years old psycho-physical, emotional and social need. The first few years are a vital period for the growth of all children, a period which full of significant changes and physical and psychological needs, for them and the families. We design our products based on our baby research."

We received 3 products from Chicco for our review and today's post will be on "Chicco Nextfit Convertible Car Seat Passion USA". I chose the Red Passion color (there are 2 more colors available which is black and sand) as I personally like the striking colors (can see from far hahahaha) as well as most of our baby products are in red anyway (the OCD-ness in me wants to match everything in a color hahahaha). Also the stroller we got from Chicco for review is also in red color as well.

Now what I like about this car seat is most importantly, it caters for kiddos with weight range of 0 - 36kg! That would be like from newborn to even 5-6 years old! I mean, as a parent with 4 kiddos (our 4th one is due mid Nov 2016), it would be very economical for us if the children products we use in our family can last as long as possible.

Alright, let's get down to checking out the features of this car seat!

Firstly, we noticed the 5-point harness which adjusts automatically as headrest is raised. Cool! Very nice for Chicco to be so thoughtful in this sense, to cater the adjustment of harness as the headrest is raised up or down. The car seat also has an adjustable chest clip which can accommodate growing children in both rear- and forward-facing modes.

Another cool thing with this car seat is it comes with ReclineSure®, where you can choose any of the 9-positions to recline for an accurate fit — the most of any convertible seat! Our previous car seats can recline 2 positions only and to have an option to recline up to 9 positions, awesome possum!

 Next, to be honest, this is the first time I see a RideRight bubble levels at the sides of the car seat which easily indicates to you whether the seat is at the correct angle, whether it is rear-facing or forward-facing. Coolness!

As mentioned earlier on the adjustable headrest, I really like the height-adjustable headrest feature which is very easy for us parents to adjust and I'm happy with this feature as it can support for our growing children. Too many car seats in the market that we have come across that simply do not cater for growing child. You often see a tall kiddo slump or slouching in their car seat as the headrest was fixed together with the car seat.

Once hubby and I have checked out the car seat's features, we moved on to installing it in my Nissan Sentra. I'm not sure whether it is my backseat or hubby's plump hands (hehehe) but it was quite a challenge to slip in our Nissan's car seatbelt through the back of Chicco's car seat. We decided to install the car seat forward-facing as our youngest kiddo is almost 3 and I prefer to be able to look at what she's doing while I'm driving the car. There is an integrated slide path for re-positioning LATCH straps during conversion from rear- to forward-facing of the car seat.

This is how the car seat looks like once it has been safely and secured installed at the backseat of my car. Elegant and classy, eh?!

Then hubby and I realised we almost forgot one more feature of the car seat! The car seat comes with a removable cup holder for use on either side of the seat. But then we also realised most of our kiddos' water bottles are way too big to fit into the cup holder. Sigh... but nice feature though!

And finally, what is a product review if we don't test it out with our kiddo right? So, for our very next outing, we got our youngest kiddo (she will be 3 in end of Sept 2016) to sit inside the car seat and test it out. I think we need more practise with the chest clip as she keeps on refusing it to be placed higher (she's not used to this as all our previous car seats do not have this chest clip feature) so for now, we let the chest clip remains low as it is until she is more comfortable for us to raise it higher bit by bit. Once she was securely strapped in, she even gave a thumbs up sign and she looks so comfortably coccooned in the car seat.

Overall, a very good product that is versatile and caters to your growing child from even newborn stage! We love it!

You can check out Chicco stores

Do note that I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

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I have been cutting down on doing product reviews ever since our 3rd kiddo came along in end of Sept 2013 and especially now with 4th kiddo due in mid of November 2016. I do still accept review pitches but only when time permits and if it is something that I can see it being useful and beneficial to our family. Also, as busy as I am with 3 kiddos, being preggy, home cooking, educating our kiddos, taking care of hubby's administration site of the business and swamped up with managing my FB page and blog, I just can't say no to reviewing products from a big brand name like Chicco, a well- established brand from Italy since 1958 and have been in Malaysia for 13 years now. All the more I gotta say yes!

About the company:

"Chicco has been in Malaysia for almost 13 years however, the brand started since 1958. Back in Italy, Chicco owns a baby research centre called the Osservatorio Chicco. Our research centre studies kids of age 0 to 5 years old psycho-physical, emotional and social need. The first few years are a vital period for the growth of all children, a period which full of significant changes and physical and psychological needs, for them and the families. We design our products based on our baby research."

We received 3 products from Chicco for our review and today's post will be on "Chicco London Up Stroller". I chose the Red Wave color (there is one in Blue Wave) as I personally like the striking colors (can see from far hahahaha) as well as most of our baby products are in red anyway (the OCD-ness in me wants to match everything in a color hahahaha)

We brought the stroller along during a recent family outing at a nearby mall. Hubby practised opening and closing the stroller once before we head out and he said it is easy to handle the stroller, also very light-weight as well. Once we reached the mall, our 2.5-year-old girl eagerly stood nearby waiting for daddy to get ready her new stroller.

Please note that we are a set of cautious parents and would want to strap our kiddos safely wherever they are but when the pictures below were taken, being a boisterous and very smart cookie, she refused to be strapped by the 5 strap safety harness because we were getting ready to have our very late dinner at a Japanese restaurant. You can see herself being happy and delighted to be seated in her stroller while we have our food.

Once dinner was done, we strapped her up real nice and got our 4.5-year-old girl to push the stroller to see whether it was easy for her to handle and maneuver it or not. Big sis happily pushes her little sister along while we rushed to some shops for my very urgent last minute shopping on pregnancy clothing hahaha.. I like that the stroller is light-weight enough for our 4.5-year-old girl to be able to push along her little sister, very easy to maneuver and she really enjoys pushing her little sister everywhere, even at some points, racing away from us!

Look at the amount of damage shopping I've done! I'm so happy that I can hang the shopping bags onto the stroller's handles! Unlike our previous stroller which has a single handle bar and I need to get some small gadgets to hook onto the handle in order to carry some bags, the Chicco London Up Stroller just makes my shopping life easier!

Now what I like about this stroller is that it caters from newborn stage up to 15kg which is very good for us! It also has 4 reclining positions which you can easily adjusts single-handedly. I also adore the big netting storage basket right below the seat. It can really store lots of things! Btw, the stroller also comes with a transparent rain cover but we just keep it in storage as we don't use it at the moment.

Also would like to share that it really doesn't take up much space in our car boot, even with the 3rd row of seats being used up, we still have enough space to put in the stroller!

Overall, a very good product that is versatile and caters to your growing child from even newborn stage! We love it!

You can check out Chicco stores and also shop online at http://www.chicco.com.my/product_info_704001-101029.htm

Do note that I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

** Note: I have disabled the commenting feature on my blog engine thanks to all the spammers who happily spam my blog every day. If you wish to ask me any questions, you can find me at my Facebook page (I'm there almost everyday) or just drop me an email if you wish to maintain some anonymity.

I have been cutting down on doing product reviews ever since our 3rd kiddo came along in end of Sept 2013 and especially now with 4th kiddo due in mid of November 2016. I do still accept review pitches but only when time permits and if it is something that I can see it being useful and beneficial to our family. Also, as busy as I am with 3 kiddos, being preggy, home cooking, educating our kiddos, taking care of hubby's administration site of the business and swamped up with managing my FB page and blog, I just can't say no to reviewing products from a big brand name like Chicco, a well- established brand from Italy since 1958 and have been in Malaysia for 13 years now. All the more I gotta say yes!

About the company:

"Chicco has been in Malaysia for almost 13 years however, the brand started since 1958. Back in Italy, Chicco owns a baby research centre called the Osservatorio Chicco. Our research centre studies kids of age 0 to 5 years old psycho-physical, emotional and social need. The first few years are a vital period for the growth of all children, a period which full of significant changes and physical and psychological needs, for them and the families. We design our products based on our baby research."

We received 3 products from Chicco for our review and today's post will be on "Chicco Twist Baby Chair Cyclamen". I chose the purple colored version as that's my favorite color hahahahah... Now this chair is a 3-in-1 chair in the sense that:

• It’s a chair where the material is soft and comfortable for your child
  

• It’s a chaise longue where your child can lie back in comfort
  

• It’s an armchair which allows maximum relaxation for your precious one!

According to the product info, the chair is suitable for your child age between 1 to 5. Our 2 girls (age 2.5 and 4.5) enjoy squeezing themselves and sitting in the chair together. Inseparable sisters!

Now I gotta confess something here... there are few occasions where I uhmm... actually also sat in the chair while hubby and I enjoyed our late night movie watching after the kiddos went to bed. I do need to prop up a pillow and the top part to support my head but otherwise, the chair is just as comfortable for a 5 months old pregnant woman hahahah! I love it!

You can see the pictures below where our girls even use the chair for their playtime. They slide their toys from the chair (like a giant snow mountain I guess) and our 2.5 year old girl has on several occasions warned her older sister and brother not to sit in her sofa chair! Very protective of her belonging hahaha!

Now, I always check out the product in terms of whether it is easy to clean or wash when there are mess or dirt. As a parent you have to do that with young kiddos in the house, there will bound to be mess, stains and dirt! Now look here, the chair comes with a removable cover to guarantee the best hygiene, easy to unzip and remove for washing! There's also protective covers to cover up the zip area and you need to use a paperclip or something like this in order to unzip the cover.

You can see in the picture above from the unzip portion, the chair has soft but sturdy padding making it both safe and comfortable for your child. Nice!! Pictures below showing before and after chocolate milk stain made by our 2.5-year-old girl. Instead of removing the whole cover, I used a wet cloth to wipe the stain area. Easy peasy!

I am just impressed with the sturdy, easy to clean, lightweight and convenient to carry chair and it doesn't take up much space. Just love it!

Overall, a very good product that is versatile and caters to your growing child. We love it!

You can check out Chicco stores

Do note that I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

** Note: I have disabled the commenting feature on my blog engine thanks to all the spammers who happily spam my blog every day. If you wish to ask me any questions, you can find me at my Facebook page (I'm there almost everyday) or just drop me an email if you wish to maintain some anonymity.