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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 ...
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...
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 ...
Car Seat for Tall Baby
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on September 1, 2006
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My husband and I are very tall and would like to get a car seat for our baby due Dec. 6 that will accomodate a long baby. I know some people that are tall and had tal...
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- For my first son, we had the standard graco infant seat that comes with the travel system. I think it lasted him to about 9 mos. I saved it for my second son. Unfor...
- D.. Look at Britax seats--the Marathon and the Roundabout models come to mind. This is a very good brand, and these seats are for infancy to 40 lbs. You can't go wr...
- Both my husband and I are tall as well. My son was 21 inches and 9lbs at birth. I had the Peg Perego infant seat and hated it. I just felt like my son seemed squish...
Baby Cries While Riding in Car
Asked by R.P. from Los Angeles
on August 6, 2008
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My 9-week old baby cries while riding in the car. At first, she only cries when the vehicle is stopped. After a few red lights, however, she cries continuously. I h...
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- Hi R., My son used to cry if the sun was in his eyes. A shade on the back windows may help. Good luck. The baby will out grow this eventually.
- I had a niece cry for car rides-yes she grew out of it.
- my son used to do the same thing. he just didn't like the carseat and they can't really see anything but the sky and the inside of the car. do you have a car mobile ...
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...
Baby #2
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on December 3, 2008
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My daughter will be 18 mos old when baby #2 arrives in June...what "must haves" do I need for 2 little kids? We will probably use a bassinet because I'm not sure my l...
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- Hi Jenn -- Welcome to the "2 under 2" club! Without a doubt, you will definitely need a double stroller!! Heck, I STILL use mine (even though my daughter is almost...
- Hi Jenn and congrats on baby number two. You know, I always thought that it was so much easier going from 1 to 2 then from none to one believe it or not, because you ...
- Congrats and how exciting!! You will have so much fun with two!! I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but when I went from 1 to 2 I wish I would've sec...
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...
