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I am looking to purchase a Travel System for my first child, and I want to know which is the better brand to buy. Graco seems to be a little more expensive but Safety 1st seems to be very popular. What do you mothers think?
Answer
Chicco. Much better car seat, much better stroller (lays fully back so you can use it safely from newborn up. Graco and Safety 1st don't lay fully back so they should be avoided for use on a newborn.) Also, even though they're made for it, you don't want to put the car seat in the stroller and push them around like that. The car seat doesn't lay flat back, and that can compress the chest and cause breathing difficulties. So really there's no point in getting a travel system, at least safety wise it's not good. But if there was a travel system, then Chicco looks the best.
Second best would be Baby Trend in my opinion. Their 3 wheeled jogging strollers use bicycle tires and are much easier to maneuver than any other stroller I've tried yet. They go up and down curbs without an issue, and they go through sand and dirt and such without any problems. Their car seats are also top rated for safety, though the buckle is annoying in my opinion.
Really though, I would suggest getting something like a Graco-35 Infant car-seat, as it looks very safe from my point of view (side-impact, the angle adjuster on the base, the high weight limit, etc) and then get the stroller separately when you have time to try them out. Forget the travel system. For the first 6 months, unless it lays fully flat, then it can cause breathing difficulties anyway, so it's better to just put them in a baby carrier (not a sling, those can also be dangerous). Car seats are for car travel, not for riding in strollers or sleeping.
Add: For the record, I got the Graco Snugride system with my daughter 2 years ago about. The car seat was alright, but only went to 20lbs. That was fine for US, but most babies are bigger than my daughter is, and she was uncomfortable by a year old anyway, so we had to go to a convertible car seat at that time. I really like their Snugride-35 that they have now. The design is much better.
The stroller was a monster. It wouldn't fit in the trunk (and for the record, the trunk of my car is LARGE) so we had to put it in the seat next to her. It wouldn't fit in my husband's car at all, not on the seat not in the trunk, nothing, so we couldn't take it anywhere with his car. It was difficult to push and had a T harness (just across their waist and between the legs) which at one point my daughter fell through and hung by her neck when we were trying to go over a curb (it didn't handle curbs, cracks, or anything.) It wouldn't fit in stores, was very wide, and the fence gap at my local park was too thin for it to go through so we had to go around the long way to get to anything fun. The wheels were small and would dig into sand so that it was impossible to deal with. It was recalled about a month ago though, so I dumped the thing at Toys R Us and got 25% off the new baby's crib. I was never so glad to get rid of something in my life.
The Baby Trend jogger we replaced it with was much easier to push. It's so much lighter. It's still very large, but if you take off the back wheels it fits in either of our cars which is a huge improvement. The wheels are bicycle wheels so they handle curbs and sand and dirt and everything I've thrown at them. It's thinner than I am, so any doorway or gap in a fence that we come to, if I can go through it so can the stroller. :) I was beyond delighted to be able to walk right to the park, right through the dirt, the sand, the grass, and not have any issues. We have taken it on dirt mountain trails, and the harness held her tightly so she wouldn't fall out even if we were going up and down at bad angles. She loves the cup holders, loves the safe feeling of not falling out, and loves the stroller. While we had both sitting out there she never once asked to go back in the Graco, but would run to the Baby Trend.
Chicco. Much better car seat, much better stroller (lays fully back so you can use it safely from newborn up. Graco and Safety 1st don't lay fully back so they should be avoided for use on a newborn.) Also, even though they're made for it, you don't want to put the car seat in the stroller and push them around like that. The car seat doesn't lay flat back, and that can compress the chest and cause breathing difficulties. So really there's no point in getting a travel system, at least safety wise it's not good. But if there was a travel system, then Chicco looks the best.
Second best would be Baby Trend in my opinion. Their 3 wheeled jogging strollers use bicycle tires and are much easier to maneuver than any other stroller I've tried yet. They go up and down curbs without an issue, and they go through sand and dirt and such without any problems. Their car seats are also top rated for safety, though the buckle is annoying in my opinion.
Really though, I would suggest getting something like a Graco-35 Infant car-seat, as it looks very safe from my point of view (side-impact, the angle adjuster on the base, the high weight limit, etc) and then get the stroller separately when you have time to try them out. Forget the travel system. For the first 6 months, unless it lays fully flat, then it can cause breathing difficulties anyway, so it's better to just put them in a baby carrier (not a sling, those can also be dangerous). Car seats are for car travel, not for riding in strollers or sleeping.
Add: For the record, I got the Graco Snugride system with my daughter 2 years ago about. The car seat was alright, but only went to 20lbs. That was fine for US, but most babies are bigger than my daughter is, and she was uncomfortable by a year old anyway, so we had to go to a convertible car seat at that time. I really like their Snugride-35 that they have now. The design is much better.
The stroller was a monster. It wouldn't fit in the trunk (and for the record, the trunk of my car is LARGE) so we had to put it in the seat next to her. It wouldn't fit in my husband's car at all, not on the seat not in the trunk, nothing, so we couldn't take it anywhere with his car. It was difficult to push and had a T harness (just across their waist and between the legs) which at one point my daughter fell through and hung by her neck when we were trying to go over a curb (it didn't handle curbs, cracks, or anything.) It wouldn't fit in stores, was very wide, and the fence gap at my local park was too thin for it to go through so we had to go around the long way to get to anything fun. The wheels were small and would dig into sand so that it was impossible to deal with. It was recalled about a month ago though, so I dumped the thing at Toys R Us and got 25% off the new baby's crib. I was never so glad to get rid of something in my life.
The Baby Trend jogger we replaced it with was much easier to push. It's so much lighter. It's still very large, but if you take off the back wheels it fits in either of our cars which is a huge improvement. The wheels are bicycle wheels so they handle curbs and sand and dirt and everything I've thrown at them. It's thinner than I am, so any doorway or gap in a fence that we come to, if I can go through it so can the stroller. :) I was beyond delighted to be able to walk right to the park, right through the dirt, the sand, the grass, and not have any issues. We have taken it on dirt mountain trails, and the harness held her tightly so she wouldn't fall out even if we were going up and down at bad angles. She loves the cup holders, loves the safe feeling of not falling out, and loves the stroller. While we had both sitting out there she never once asked to go back in the Graco, but would run to the Baby Trend.
What are some good travel systems?
Glenda Cur
I plan to buy a travel system.i believe it will be cheaper than buy the stronger and car seat separatly
Answer
No, it will not be cheaper to buy a travel system. Here's why:
- The infant car seat will only last 4-12 months. Now, becuase baby needs to be rear facing to at least two years, you will have to buy a convertible seat on top of the cost of te travel system. So, say the travel system was $200 and the convertible was $200. That's $400. But if you use the convertible from birth, and buy a $70-$150 stroller, that's $270-$350 approximately. That's saving around $50-$130.
BUT if you insist on using an infant seat, you can buy the Cosco Comfy Carry infant seat for $48 from Walmart, and a $50 stroller from Walmart and your total is around $100.
I guess if you wanted to clip the infant seat onto the stroller, you would have to buy interchangeable seat and stroller, which I guess would be more expensive.
Some good cheaper travel systems:
Evenflo journey
Graco DynamoLite
Graco Spree
Baby Trend Venture
Cosco Commuter
Baby Trend Range Jogger
More expensive:
Chicco Cortina KeyFit 30 system (really suggest this one)
Chicco Neuvo 30lb system
Bugaboo Chameleon system (when you purchase online, but the seat too. They fit onto stroller.)
Britax B-Safe system (you purchase seat and stroller seperately. See website.)
I suggest the Chicco KeyFit 30 system - that seat was fantastic with my little one.
When ruling out which systems you like, look at the weight limits on the seat and stroller. Look for the highest you can get, as it will last longer. For example, some of the evenflo and other cheaper brands, their seats only hold up to 22lb, whereas chicco and britax it is 30lb.
No, it will not be cheaper to buy a travel system. Here's why:
- The infant car seat will only last 4-12 months. Now, becuase baby needs to be rear facing to at least two years, you will have to buy a convertible seat on top of the cost of te travel system. So, say the travel system was $200 and the convertible was $200. That's $400. But if you use the convertible from birth, and buy a $70-$150 stroller, that's $270-$350 approximately. That's saving around $50-$130.
BUT if you insist on using an infant seat, you can buy the Cosco Comfy Carry infant seat for $48 from Walmart, and a $50 stroller from Walmart and your total is around $100.
I guess if you wanted to clip the infant seat onto the stroller, you would have to buy interchangeable seat and stroller, which I guess would be more expensive.
Some good cheaper travel systems:
Evenflo journey
Graco DynamoLite
Graco Spree
Baby Trend Venture
Cosco Commuter
Baby Trend Range Jogger
More expensive:
Chicco Cortina KeyFit 30 system (really suggest this one)
Chicco Neuvo 30lb system
Bugaboo Chameleon system (when you purchase online, but the seat too. They fit onto stroller.)
Britax B-Safe system (you purchase seat and stroller seperately. See website.)
I suggest the Chicco KeyFit 30 system - that seat was fantastic with my little one.
When ruling out which systems you like, look at the weight limits on the seat and stroller. Look for the highest you can get, as it will last longer. For example, some of the evenflo and other cheaper brands, their seats only hold up to 22lb, whereas chicco and britax it is 30lb.
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