child seats for a frustrated cycling dad!

[Chicken Chaser]

My little one is now nearing 10 months old and being a shift worker, I now have sole responsibility of her now on my days off as my wife has returned to work.
We like the outdoors so bought her a rucksack which I can get out for walks with, but I really would like to get her on the bike with me. Not looking at black runs, but some cycle tracks and fire trails would be nice! Plenty of forestry around here to get her out for a couple of hours.

I'm looking at cycle seats but its a minefield and it's hard to know what best to get. Front or rear, which mount etc.

I'll probably look to attach it to my hardtail as I don't think it'll work too well on a road bike.

Any recommendations on what to go for? Also, other than a helmet and warm clothing, anything else advised? She's a bit of a sleeper when she's in the car so would imagine that she'll be the same on a bike!

[Chicken Chaser]

Cheers for the replies, she is more than capable of holding her neck up, she's currently trying to stand unaided so she quite good in that respect. I thought about a front seat as I'd be looking to get her on her own balance bike once she could be considered capable of doing so.

It's going on a Genesis hardtail which isn't too slack. What made you choose the one you bought?

I'll have a look at those recommended so far!

[Chicken Chaser]

Why did those who went for seats not go for a trailer? I'm not sure about trailers, we don't have an awful lot of cycle lanes round here and I don't fancy a trailer on the road. Having somewhere to take all of her stuff is a bonus though!