Joie Gemm

Absolute rubbish! – I’ve had 4 kids and this is the worst capsule I’ve had! Baby is uncomfortable, screwed up and has trouble breathing as her chin is pressed against her chest, also belt around capsule is extremely tight and you can’t lengthen it enough so it’s a battle and capsule is awkward to get in and out. Baby Bunting wouldn’t offer a return or swap even though it was brand new and I couldn’t use it. Extremely unimpressed. Don’t buy it!! Show details

So bad and looks uncomfortable! – My baby is constantly crying in this capsule. The positioning of his neck is really high up and makes him have a stiff neck. It also doesn’t lock into my uppababy pram right, it feels like he’s going to fall out. When trying to put the capsule on the pram it taking me at least 5 minutes to make it click. I took it to baby bunting to take a look… Read more

and they were useless. I tried my friends maxi cosy capsule and my baby loved it! He was so content. His back and neck were in a position that he was laying instead of sitting up right. I absolutely hate this capsule. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! If you have a problem with it, they refuse to let you swap it or fix it.

Good yet frustrating – The seat looks great and feels well made however we have found that the angle of the headrest pushes our babies head forward onto his chest. This becomes worse when he falls asleep as he is no longer awake to at least try to keep his head upright so it naturally falls forward. He always looks so uncomfortable in this seat and it makes us so… Read more

nervous that if we are driving for longer than 15 min one of us sits in the back with him to hold his head up, it’s ridiculous actually but his head is pushed so far forward that it looks as if his airway will be obstructed. He always wakes up miserable after falling asleep in this seat. If we could afford to replace it so soon after purchasing it we would. I don’t recommend buying it unless you can take your child with you to try it out. I feel like they need to redesign the headrest and am really surprised this isn’t a more common complaint. I wish I had seen a review mentioning this issue before we purchased the seat.

Does the job :) – First time mum, so I don’t have anything to compare with, but I’ve had no trouble with this capsule. Easy to fit and with tether strap on I’ve found the seat sits firmly in place. Removing the tether strap to get bub in and out, isn’t to difficult. The infant insert seat cushion held bub in a position that I was quite comfortable with while he… Read more

was a newborn and is removable as he’s gotten older. I love that the seat suits the maxi cosi adapters, which has meant that I can use it with my Silvercross prams. No complaints.

Heals on baby - Do not recommend – My baby has hurt her heals from the buckle located near baby feet to adjust straps I have contacted Joie and there resolution was for me to put padded foam on buckle The capsule was checked over for instillation by a Joie rep - still happens I do not recommend this capsule at all Show details

problematic headrest – I wouldn’t recommend this capsule. We bought it because it should last for 12 rather than 6 months. The problem is that it achieves this through use of a headrest that can be lifted higher as your baby grows. So far so good. But the headrest (which cannot be removed) alters the angle of your baby’s head. In other capsules, the baby’s head lies… Read more

back. We found that with this capsule our baby’s head was held forward onto her chest, possibly restricting her airway. The awesome people at kidsafe helped us fix the problem by adding extra foam padding under the bottom half of the infant insert, but clearly that’s not ideal. The capsule needs to be redesigned.