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Looking for an Infant Car Seat Recommendation for a non-SUV/ Non-mini Van Car
Asked by C. from Chicago
on August 10, 2006
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My first baby is due in September and I had recently purchased Graco's safeseat infant car seat, only to find that it doesn't quite fit in my 2006 Acura TL. I also ju...
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- Hi, We have a Graco SafeSeat and a Ford Taurus. It does fit in the middle (where it should be for only one infant). I swear I will break my neck one day as I'm ge...
- I don't have a solution for you but wanted to offer advice on the placement of the carseat. My mother recently went to driving school where they taught all sorts of c...
- We also had the snug ride infant carrier/carseat and it fit abosolutely fine in my volkswagen golf...a really small car. We upgraded to the Britax Roundabout (and it ...
Recommendations About Various Baby Gear Products
Asked by C.T. from Dallas
on March 20, 2008
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I'm looking for opinions about best strollers, carriers, car seats. I am pretty much clueless. Light weight seems good to me, but I don't even know if that's an issu...
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- Ok I JUST went through this! I used the Graco car seat and stroller. I also got a "snap and go" a frame stroller that the carrier snaps into, VERY lightweight. That...
- Hi! Congratulations! The only thing that I would add is to advise you to check consumerreports.org for all kinds of great information. I used Graco and then Britax ...
- Hi C., Congratulations! Yeah for mommies over 40! :) I would suggest that you do some looking on the web and find some things that you like. When you do, then check ...
Convertible Car Seat for My 7.5 Month Old Daughter
Asked by J.L. from Roanoke
on July 2, 2008
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Hi everyone,
Our 7.5 month old dd hates traveling in her infant car seat (Graco SafeSeat). Whether it's driving just down the road or 30 minutes or 4 hours, she hate...
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- Hi J.! My daughter hated the car seat as well. All I had to do was approach my van and she would start squirming and crying. I had a convertible car seat from my son...
- In general, you should change to a convertible only after she has outgrown the infant one. Infant car seats are considered a bit safer. My son is ten months old and ...
- My son went into a marathon at 2 months old. He SCREAMED at the top of his lungs every time I put him in the infant seat. Absolutely loved the marathon. My 2nd and ...
Need to Get a Bigger Car Seat and Looking for Recommendations
Asked by J.H. from Atlanta
on February 8, 2007
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My son is 5 1/2 months old and about 20 lbs. Our infant carrier/car seat only goes to 22 lbs, so we're going to have to get a new car seat soon. I know that I want a...
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- I just recently purchased a car seat for my 8 month old son. All the britax ones everyone is saying they bought are expensive (over $200). I looked all over and deci...
- We love our Britax carseats. We have two. They have a wide range of sizes to fit various needs. One will even go up to accommodate a 60 pound child. Good luck!
- I recommend a Britax. We have 2 Roundabouts and love them. But, I believe that they make some Britax's now that go up higher in weight than this. Britax's are expen...
Seeking Car Seat and Stroller Recommendations...
Asked by N.P. from Chicago
on January 5, 2007
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Hi Everyone!
In the next couple of weeks I am going to start the process of figuring out my twins next car seat (no longer to be in infant seat - so need to send m...
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- There was just a story on the news about a Consumer Reports test that showed 10 out of the 12 car seats they tested failed. Here's the link to the article so you can ...
- Hi Nicole! I saw your post and just wanted to be sure you saw this article, recently posted on MSN, about infant carseats. This is the same article mentioned by othe...
- FYI - this doesn't really apply to you since you'll be on the next sized car seat, but I thought everyone here might be interested. Consumer Reports (Feb 2007) JUST...
Need Recommendations for Car Seat and Stroller
Asked by J.J. from Omaha
on July 25, 2009
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We're having our 5th baby in January. After 14 years of baby products, it's out with the old and in with the new. There are so many new products out there that seem ...
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- We used the Chicco keyfit 30 and loved it! I noticed some comments about not using the carseat/stroller combo but I think it was extemely helpful, especially through ...
- We have the Graco Safe Seat that goes up to 30 pounds. (I think the new model goes up to 32.) Overall I have really liked it. We bought the first model that came ou...
- We just had baby #2 and had the same issues with our first son (on the bigger side) so this time we got the Graco Snugride (fits up to 30 lbs, 32 inches), and the Grac...
Britax Car Seat? Car Seat for Air Travel?
Asked by L.B. from Fort Wayne
on September 25, 2008
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Hi ladies, we are in the process of looking for a new car seat for one of our cars. I read a request and lots of responses a couple days ago about reviews of convertib...
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- L., NONE of our carseats ever fit in the airplane seats and just proved to be a HUGE hassle trying to tote around the airport. If you can get a carseat when you ar...
- Can't give you much advice on the car seat, but we flew to FL with our little one at 6 months. We checked the car seat as a piece of luggage and just held her on our l...
- I flew to Oregon with my Britax Marathon. It was big, and we had to put in in facing forward. But well worth the long flight. Did you buy a ticket for the baby? If so,...
How Do You Choose the Right Stroller/car Seat?
Asked by J.F. from Boca Raton
on April 22, 2007
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My husband and I have been looking at a few different brands of travel system strollers, and just seem to get more frustrated the more we look. Is a travel system real...
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- hi jen, I researched a lot also before I registered for my travel system. What you should also consider is the weight of the system, the infant carriers and strolle...
- Hi J., Congrats! THE best advice I got and can give, is to call the Safe Kids coalition. It is a state program ( I believe) and they will do a few things for/with y...
- Hi J.! I did the same thing that you are doing. I read every review and analyzed everything. Since I couldn't make up my mind I started off with a Graco Snugride in...
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...
Recommendation for a Good Car Seat (Forward Facing)
Asked by D.T. from San Francisco
on October 9, 2008
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Hello Mommies!!
My husband and I are looking for a forward facing car seat for our tall, "skinny minnie" 15 month old daughter. I know she's a little old to be in a ...
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- I'm a car seat technician, and we can't really recommend particular seats. Some popular ones that are user friendly are the Britax seats (i.e. Marathon, Boulevard.....
- The Marathon is a great seat - I decided on this after debating a long time between it and the Sunshine Kids seats (Radian 65 and 80) because I wanted a seat that woul...
- I also have a "skinny-minnie" who is now 2 1/2. It took the longest time for her to be turned forward facing in her carseat. At 15 months, she was 19# and 29" long. ...
