Infant Travel Advice: Toddler, Graco
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Trip to Spain with 6 Month Old--take Graco Snugrider Frame or Bugaboo?
Asked by C.Y. from Los Angeles
on February 13, 2008
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My hubby and I are arguing over what to bring with us to Spain. We're traveling with a 6 month old boy, and will be taking mainly public transport (trains/buses/plane...
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- I've been to Spain and can't wait to go back. If you're going to be using the subway in Madrid, you'll want your stroller to be easy to either grab and carry on the su...
- Go with the smaller easier to travel stoller. My sister lives in Barcelona and doesn't care for her Bugaboo there. She prefers the cheapo umbrella stroller for aro...
- I am not familiar with the Bugaboo, but I traveled to Italy with a Graco stroller when my baby was five months old and it was fine. There were a ton of cobblestones, ...
Graco Snug Ride
Asked by T.H. from Rochester
on December 19, 2007
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I took your advice and bought a Graco Snug Ride infant car seat. We LOVE it and appreciate all the recommendations. Our previous car seat fit on the top of shopping c...
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- I never had a car seat that fit into a cart, walmart sells those protective covers for both infant seats on carts and the older child seats so you can put them in ther...
- Try straddling the car seat across the back end of the cart (where you would put the groceries). The cart seat would be empty and the baby would be lying from side to ...
- Hi T., this is so funny. I just scrolled through my e-mails and saw your posting. And I thought "that must be the T. I know".... :-) Anyways, I had the same problem w...
Anyone with the Graco Snug Ride Infant Seat?
Asked by S.B. from Green Bay
on February 17, 2008
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I saw the consumer report on infant car seats. I know they ended up retracting the story but I still was impressed with the rating of Graco snug ride. I was wondering ...
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- We have it, love it, and it is very user friendly. The bases are super easy to put in and take out and the carrier just snaps right it. I couldn't imagine anything e...
- I have the snug ride and I love it. I think that it is really easy to operate...I am not sure how one could describe it as difficult?!? I love the fact that I can ju...
- If you've already purchased them, they're great. Very safe, but a little difficult to install. You can make sure that they're installed properly by taking them to yo...
Graco Infant Car Seat - Material Is SO Hot?
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on June 12, 2009
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My husband and I received a Graco car seat and stroller as a Christmas gift for our son who was born in March. We love the style and color but we had no idea we would...
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- how big is your baby? if you're over it with the graco seat(i personally don't like any of their carseats), go ahead and get your convertible seat. i am a huge fan o...
- First to answer the question on how long you'll use it: You'll use it until one of two things happen: 1) he's 20 pounds AND one yr old, or 2) he's too heavy to carry ...
- If your baby is 3 months old then I would take the seat back to the store & talk to the manager. Obviously there was no way for you to know how the heat would effect ...
Car Seats - Graco SportsComfort Vs. Cosco Scenera
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on February 28, 2010
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Hi all - I am hoping that your good advice will help me make an educated decision! We are leaving for vacation soon and need to buy a second car seat for the plane rid...
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- We have the Cosco Scenera as a back up in my husbands truck. They haven't been on a long trip with it so I'm not sure how comfortable they will be, the padding is pret...
- We have both those seats you mention (though my kids are 4 & 5 years old so they are not real new) and given the choice between them I like the Comfortsport better in ...
- even though it's only a backup, you don't want to buy a cheap seat because your child may outgrow it before you even need it as a backup, which would be more of a wast...
Bringing a Britax Frontier or a Graco Nautilus on Jetblue Airplane
Asked by J.S. from Boston
on January 20, 2012
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Dear moms,
I know this question comes up in different formulations with some regularity but I can't find it with my specific circumstances so need to ask my own.
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- Gate check! We fly with my son a lot, starting when he was a year old - everything from 1 hour to 11 hour flights (all the way to italy!) - and have always loved the c...
- Hello, We have a Frontier and I can't imagine lugging that monster onboard plus carry-ons and your child. When we flew to Costa Rica with our then 2 yo, we purchased...
- Both of those seats weight 20 lbs. We flew with a car seat with my son (probably 4-6 times a year) until he outgrew his original seats and we bought two Graco Nautilus...
Suggestions for International Travel with a 5 Month Old?
Asked by A.P. from New York
on June 11, 2009
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Hi moms,
I will be taking a family vacation to Spain in August and my son will be 5 months old at the time. We are taking a nonstop flight, have purchased a seat fo...
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- I know a lady who traveled to Turkey I think it was with her twin baby girls and husband. I think you are stressing yourself for no reason. You'll be fine, especially ...
- I took my baby when he was 3 months old to England and it worked out great because he laid in the basinet in front of us and the white noise of the plane relaxed him i...
- We took our daughter to Mexico when she was 4 months old. We did not buy an extra seat for her but found she had no problems sleeping, despite plenty of noise in the ...
Looking for a Side-by-Side Stroller That Can Accommodate a Graco Snugride
Asked by A.C. from Cincinnati
on January 25, 2010
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When my son was born, we were given a Graco travel system that we just LOVED, and so, of course, I kept it for baby #2. However, baby #2 is coming sooner than expecte...
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- That is THE reason for me getting my Bumbleride Twin Indie. Mine are 16 months apart. The Bumbleride is SO EASY to push and turns on a dime. It comes with the carse...
- I have a BOB Revolution Duallie stroller and an adapter so that my 2 year old son can sit on one side and my infant can be snapped into the other side when sitting in ...
- We didn't find any side-by-sides that accommodated the travel system. But, checking Graco's website is probably the best recommendation. We looked into front/back ...
Car Seat That Converts to Booster Seat - Britax Frontier or Graco Nautilus
Asked by C.R. from Columbus
on August 13, 2009
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My 9 month old daughter will soon need to move out of the infant carrier and into a regular car seat. I am planning to move her into the Britax Marathon that we curre...
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- When we were faced with a similar situation a couple of years ago we opted for the Cosco Summit carseat/booster. I'm not even certain that they still make it, but at ...
- We LOVE our Graco Nautilus. It is literally half the cost. I ordered ours from Amazon. Saved over $50 with free shipping and their price as opposed to Wal-Mart. We...
- Hi! I posted pretty much the same exact question with the subject "Convertible-Booster Car Seat" on 6/29 and got lots of responses. Take a look :) We ultimately went w...
Best Umbrella Stroller for Travel?
Asked by A.W. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2009
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Hi ladies,
Our family is taking a trip to Cancun in April, and I'm looking for a good lightweight umbrella stroller to travel with. We currently use a heavy Graco...
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- I purchased one on One Step Ahead a few years ago to take with us to Hawaii with our then 18 month old. I loved it! ($50) It was lightweight and folded compactly for...
- It's so funny we just went through this. We have two very nice strollers that are just too big for travelling. We bought a $10 no-brand, used umbrella stroller at th...
- I have the Chicco, and I like it for travelling. However, I am 5'5". My husband is 6'1", and has to bend over just enough to be uncomfortable. For $70, it works gre...
