Travel Systems & Convertible Car Seats: Baby Bjorn
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Car Seat for Airplane Travel
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on July 26, 2007
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My daughter is 11 months old and we are looking for another convertible car seat for my husbands car (we have a Cosco Alpha Omega Elite as our primary for my car), but...
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- Don't fret about the carseat. Most all carseats now are safe for airtravel. I work at Midway and we do randomly check carseats, and they pretty much all have a stick...
- I have a carseat/ stroller for airline travel. It works well. The stroller part works well for short trips and it is worth it not to cart a big carseat around the ai...
- I don't believe it is mandatory for you to have a car seat for your child. You can just hold them in your lap during the flight and landing and then just place them i...
Shopping with Car Seat
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on July 29, 2008
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I am a new mom who has the Chicco travel system. My question is that when I need to take my son with the car seat on to a shopping cart and into a store, this car seat...
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- I have the same travel system, and it all depends on the cart. Some carts feel secure and some don't. If you read the instructions though it says that you shouldn't pu...
- I had the same problem and did the same thing you did. I think it's just the way it's designed, unfortunately. I ended up using a baby sling and leaving the car sea...
- I was never comfortable putting the car seat on top of the shopping cart, my baby always went car seat and all into the shopping cart. Plus Chicco car seats were not r...
1St Time Mom-- Infant Car Seat/carrier or to Straight to Convertible Car Seat?
Asked by A.S. from Pittsburgh
on January 8, 2009
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OK-- this one is for my SIL. I have my opinion but what do the rest of you think?
I'm still trying to decide about what car seat to get. I'm wondering if we'd be b...
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- I would buy the infant car seat.The convertible car seats are way to big for a newborn babby in my opinion.I used the carriers for both of my sons and loved them.I did...
- I chose the infant car seat carrier. I found it to be the best. Most infants do grow out of there seats by 9 months old, but infant car seats seem to fit better with t...
- infant car seat a must. used in restaurants, shopping at home, feed them in it
Travel System Stroller or Other Smaller?- Suggestions for Air Travel with Baby
Asked by H.J. from Austin
on March 23, 2008
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I have 3 trips planned while my daughter is between the ages of 5-6 months. I will be travelling on my own and am very nervous about travelling with an infant.
She d...
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- H. - My daughter took 7 plane trips in her first year of life (all our family is out of state), so I have LOTS of advice! Feel free to pick and choose: Packing: ...
- I have traveled with my infant son too. I googled and researched it before hand. Go to www.flyingwithkids.com they have some great tips. I would say definetly take...
- My 18-month-old has been on at half a dozen plane trips, including one to Mexico, which also required cars, ferries and golf carts to reach our final destination. Most...
Outgrown His Carseat and Travel with 10 Month Old
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on March 11, 2011
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yesterday I had asked a question on taking our travel system with us for the 18 hr long flight journey with 2 layovers. Seemed like thats what we were going to do unti...
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- He should actually still be rear-facing in the car until he hits the 12 month mark, so you may have to get a convertible seat (can face front or back). Do you still h...
- Sorry, lost my earlier response so here goes: A 10-month-old is too young for any "booster" seat. He still needs a car seat. A child his age will not be properly fitte...
- A couple of things: On the plane, will he be sitting on your lap, or did you get him his own ticket? If he is sitting on your lap, check the carseat with your other l...
Stroller Advice
Asked by D.S. from New York
on May 5, 2010
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I am going to be a first time mom and I need advise stroller recommendations. I wanted the travel combo but heard the stroller is heavy and not good for in and out of...
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- With my infant, I LOVED the Graco SnugRider Infant Car Seat Stroller Frame. The infant carrier snaps right in and the basket underneath was large enough for even groc...
- Don't do a travel combo, they are bulky and awkward and if you ever take them into the city, a major pain. Think about lugging it on and off a train etc. NOT fun. I...
- Hi those travel combos are great but what you heard is true & bad if you have a small car. I just had a baby in Sept. and bought the Baby Trend care seat & stroller b...
Do We Need a Stroller....?
Asked by C.H. from Denver
on April 7, 2009
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We are preparing to welcome our first child and are debating on whether we will need a stroller for our little one. The questions we keep asking ourselves is "When wou...
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- Besides going for walks, we use our stroller for when we go to the mall and other stores that don't have carts. Our baby is almost 6 months and we have used ours quite...
- I agree with Tiffany, they get very heavy. After my son was born we went everywhere. We walked to the park, zoo, mall and I am glad I had a stroller. My back enjoye...
- Hello - Yes you need a stroller, those pumpkin seats start to get heavy and annoying and plus a stroller holds a lot of baby junk that you tend to acquire and carry ...
Graco SnugRide Infant Carseat vs Maxi-Cosi Carseat
Asked by N.O. from Chicago
on May 4, 2009
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Hi ladies,
We'd decided upon the Graco Snugride carseat for our baby - after doing some research it seemed like it is a very good and safe bet. However, I'm now a li...
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- We shopped every weekend for months before our baby was born, and we bought and returned at least three car seats. We finally decided to buy (and keep) the Maxi-Cosi C...
- Hi N., I can only tell you my experience with the Graco, as we had the SnugRide carseat. I loved this product. I found it very easy to use and after the first few w...
- We used a Snugride with our little boy until he was about 10 mo old). Yes, it did get heavy after a while, but that had more to do with him than the carseat, the Snug...
Looking for the Safest Car Seat/travel System Available...
Asked by K.M. from Hartford
on February 23, 2008
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Hello, I have been online and at various sites, I am looking for the safest/easy to use car seat/travel system. I am registering at Babies R Us and having a hard time...
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- We used a system for our two sons when they were infants because it is a necessity to be able to move your child out of the car without waking him or her. We had an e...
- K., I am a Child Passenger Safety Technician and I sent you a private message with lots of information in it :)
- Britax car seats are awesome and test very well for safety. We did not have the infant seat/carrier (though I've heard it's great). We moved my daughter to the Brita...
Double Stroller
Asked by C.S. from Milwaukee
on July 8, 2009
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We are having baby #2 in February and will need a double stroller. I was hoping to buy a Chicco brand because that is what we have a car seat for and the single strol...
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- We have a Graco double stroller and it works great. I love it. The only challenge that we have with it is the front canopy can be a challenge to adjust.
- Hi C.- I also strongly recommend the sit and stand plus lx. We have that for my 19 month old and 3 month old boys and I LOVE IT!!. It folds up really nice and I can...
- Having driven my husband crazy buying 2 double strollers and being unhappy with both of them for practicality reasons, I can tell you that I WISH I had just bought a s...
