A baby capsule (sometimes called a baby carrier) lets families carry their newborn around with them — far more convenient than using a bassinet.
A baby capsule can significantly enhance safety during travel, providing a snug and secure environment for your little one.
✅ Advantages of a baby capsule
Most capsules go to an average age of 6 months — but the real limiting factor with any capsule is your baby’s weight, and how strong mum is carrying it. In practice, most mums reach around 5–5.5 months before bub gets too heavy to comfortably carry. The Britax B-Pod is the exception: its lighter design means it goes to an average age of 12 months, though many mums still choose to limit their hire to 6 months regardless.
Using an additional base, you can install a second base in the grandparents’ car — meaning they can pick up your child without needing to buy a separate car seat for their own car.
You can also take your child with you more easily, clicking the capsule straight onto your pram (using the right adaptors), making daily tasks easier without disturbing your child’s sleep.
The main disadvantage is cost — and the fact your child will usually get too heavy to carry comfortably by around 5–5.5 months (or up to 12 months with the lighter B-Pod). When you hire from TravelSafe Baby Capsule Hire, though, the cost is minimal, with free delivery, installation, and pickup.
💲 Baby capsule hire vs. buying
Hiring overcomes the biggest downside of a capsule — the cost. A new Maxi Cosi Mico Plus retails at a similar price point to the old Mico AP; hiring instead costs just a fraction of that, and frees up your budget for the rest of the nursery.
Britax B-Pod Lite Capsule Hire
3 Month Hire
- Free delivery in service area
- Complimentary installation
- Extend the hire period
From $140
6 Month Hire
- Free delivery in service area
- Complimentary installation
- Extend the hire period
From $180
Maxi Cosi Mico Plus (Isofix) Capsule Hire
3 Month Hire
- Free delivery in service area
- Additional Bases Available
- Complimentary installation
- Extend the hire period
$130
6 Month Hire
- Free delivery in service area
- Additional Bases Available
- Complimentary installation
$170
Maxi Cosi Mico Plus (Non-Isofix) Capsule Hire
3 Month Hire
- Free delivery in service area
- Additional Bases Available
- Complimentary installation
- Extend the hire period
$110
6 Month Hire
- Free delivery in service area
- Additional Bases Available
- Complimentary installation
$150
Please don’t hesitate to contact us on 0466 99 7233.
🎓 Expert baby capsule instruction
When you hire a baby capsule, you’re also getting the expertise of the business owner — a certified ACRI fitter who can take you step by step through how to use it. An experienced fitter can answer every question you have, and will happily go through it again until you feel confident.
What makes a car seat fitter experienced?
An experienced car seat fitter owns their own business — they haven’t bought into a franchise and claimed to be a fitter after only a 2-day training course and fewer than 20 installations.
All fitters who work with Child Restraint Fitting and TravelSafe Baby Capsule Hire have completed more than 5,000 car seat installations. Founder Anthony has personally completed over 24,000 since establishing the business in 2012.
🚚 Delivery & pickup
When hiring a capsule, you’ll want it delivered to your home and picked up at the end of the hire period.
There’s no delivery charge within our service area, and every hire includes pickup at no additional cost.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us on 0466 99 7233, or via Contact Brighton Baby Capsule Hire in Melbourne.