Travel & Extended Family: Graco
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Camping with 5 Month Old???
Asked by R.H. from San Francisco
on August 5, 2008
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We are going on our annual "family" camping trip this weekend... It will be our first time camping with our 5 month old son. I am excited and hesitant at the same time...
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- R., I went camping with my son who then was 6 months old. He is now 18 mths old and we had so much fun. We brought our son's saucer, his travel swing, stoller, and a ...
- We went camping with our daughter when she was 5 months old. She had just begun crawling so that was the most difficult part because she wanted to crawl not be held. I...
- We went camping when our son was about the same age. We brought the jogging stroller, a backpack, and a big blanket that he could play on while hanging around the site...
Carseat for Grandparents
Asked by R.M. from Dallas
on July 23, 2010
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Is there a good quality/reasonably priced car seat out there? We have britax for our car seat and I dont expect grandparents to spend that much if it will only be use...
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- we have the graco myride 65 and i love it. bought it for my daughter when she turned one but you can use it earlier. they can ride backwards up to 40 lbs in it i think...
- If you want a convertible seat, I HIGHLY recommend this: The First Years – True Fit: the RRing harness limit is a high 35 lbs and the FFing harness limits are 65 l...
- You might want to look into the Britax Frontier, especially if you like the Britax, but just don't want the cost. The cost will be up there, but my understanding is t...
Travel System and Crib Recommendation for Infants
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on February 22, 2010
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We are not sure whether to go with Graco or Chicco brands for travel system.Chicco seems to be more compact and light weight.Please let me know if you have used any of...
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- We got the Graco Pack 'n' Play with the bassinet, which worked really well for us. The changing table part is pretty worthless, we just changed her on a towel on the b...
- If you shop at Babies R Us, they have the weights of everything listed on the displays. It was a few years ago when I was shopping, so I'm not sure if it's still true...
- We have the Chicco Cortina travel system and love it. DS is now 16-months old, and while we no longer use the Chicco Keyfit infant seat, we regularly use the stroller...
Airplane Trip with 6 Month Old
Asked by A.S. from Washington DC
on June 17, 2008
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I will be flying with my 6 month old soon and would like some advice. I have one of those Graco car seats that detaches from the base. I was going to pack the base in ...
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- You can just take the stroller and carseat with you as far as the door to the airplane where they will tag it and stow it for you during the flight. Just let them know...
- I've flown several times when my dd was small enough to fit in her infant carseat. I would GATE check your stroller and leave the base at home. Practice installing t...
- The best thing we did was buy our child a seat. That way if you have a FAA approved car seat you can install it in the airplan and you child will be safest. Also, you...
Car Seat to Use After Airplane Travel
Asked by M.K. from New York
on June 2, 2008
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I will be traveling with my 5 month old baby in a couple weeks, visiting my family. We will be flying to our destination, but will be using car transportation once we...
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- Are yolu renting a car when you get there? If you are the car rental place may have car seats. This way you or your parents dont have buy the car seat that may only be...
- M. My cousin has been traveling with her baby since she was born. She has a Graco Travel System. Because the infant seat is attachable to the stroller, she uses the s...
- if your parents buy a convertible car set, they usually can hold a child until about 3-4 years old, depending upon the weight. Also, you could always "gate check" you...
Seeking Fun with a 1 Yr Old
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on January 24, 2008
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My husband, son and I always loved going to the beach and camping. Last summer was a big bummer for our family because we couldn't do much of the stuff we enjoy becaus...
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- A friend of mine took a 6 month old plus her other 5 older kids camping and canoing. How she did it I will never know but they had a blast! I give her a lot of credi...
- I agree with the other posters. Go fo it! We've been taking our kids camping since they were babies. We set up the pack & play in the tent. They sleep great and lo...
- HI, I say if you want to go camping and to the beach, go for it!!!!! It may be a little challanging with a one year old, but if you do those things as she is growing u...
Double Stroller vs Snugli Type Carrier
Asked by A.T. from Colorado Springs
on March 31, 2008
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I am due to have my 4th child on July 3rd and am trying to figure out what form of "transportation" I want to use for the mall or park or walks etc. My youngest is go...
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- I LOVE my Snugli Front & Back pack. Sometimes, it's the only thing for the situation! Especially when they're old enough to sit on my back! I could mop, vacuum, wha...
- Double Stroller hands down for me...I have five kids, and the snugli always turns out to be a bigger pain than it is worth. My sister would disagree, she uses a sling...
- I used a carrier plus a stroller when mine were younger (they're 25 months apart). I had a front carrier and a backpack, but, I usually put the older one in a backpac...
Your Favorite Infant Carseat?
Asked by C.R. from Detroit
on January 18, 2011
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My 2004 Graco travel system served me well, but I let go of the infant seat when my second child ourgrew it. I am left with a (Graco?) snap-and-go stroller that I much...
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- LOVE our Chicco KeyFits. I bought one in 20008 for my son and let someone borrow it when he went into a big boy Britax seat. Then bought another one for my daughter...
- They make slightly bigger infant seats now that hold kids up to like 35lbs. A friend used this with her daughter and honestly, it was not noticably bigger than the 21l...
- We're using our Chicco Keyfit for our second child. We bought the travel system, and I'm unfamilar with your Snap and Go. But, we've taught two sets of grandparents an...
Car Seat vs Booster
Asked by L.S. from Denver
on November 5, 2008
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My 4 1/2 year old son threw up in the car yesterday. I tried cleaning out his car seat but it still smells - he's been in a Britax Roundabout for the last 2 1/2 years....
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- Go to TodayShow.MSN.Com and look at their segment on booster seats. They just did a study on booster seats and found the least expensive booster seats were the safest...
- You can take the seat cover off and wash it. It seems kind of hard, but once you do it for the first time, it's pretty easy. Just can be time consuming at first. I ...
- I think the whole great thing about a britax is that you can keep them in a harness longer. That is safer than a booster seat. I would clean it, BUT if you don't wan...
Car Recommendations for Seating 3 Kids
Asked by J.A. from Dallas
on June 5, 2008
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Hi Moms,
We have recently found out we are expecting #3. Surprise! All I can think about is how I'll need a new vehicle! You other moms of 3, can you please tell...
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- I agree with people saying to rethink about getting a minivan. I have three kids in a Ford Explorer and we're so tight in there. I have two booster seats and one rea...
- First of all, congratulations! I just read the posting right before mine and she said exactly what I wanted to. You can get 3 car seat in the back seat, but the best ...
- Hi, I'm a Honda fan myself and when we were expecting our third child, I had a CRV and knew there was no way I would be able to fit three kids in the backseat. I l...
