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Which would you suggest?
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Across almost all review sites, including Consumer Reports, people say the Chicco Keyfit is the best infant car seat.
Here is one baby review site that has some good reviews of the Keyfit: http://www.viewpoints.com/Chicco-KeyFit-reviews
Across almost all review sites, including Consumer Reports, people say the Chicco Keyfit is the best infant car seat.
Here is one baby review site that has some good reviews of the Keyfit: http://www.viewpoints.com/Chicco-KeyFit-reviews
Can anyone suggest a good carseat?
Marie-Mom
I'm looking for an infant car seat and don't know where to start!!! This is one thing I don't want to go cheap on but I also don't want to spend unecessairly if possible.
Is it worth it to get the car seats that come with the stroller (the travel systems)? And what about the convertible car seats?
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First - DO NOT go to consumer reports. Go to them for your car, or your dishwasher, or a bike... but not a carseat. They have the WORST way of rating carseats.
Second - don't worry about a convertible carseat. You will not be using it until at least 9 months after the baby is born, and carseats actually expire, so if you get one at your shower, you will waste at least 1 year of the life of the seat sitting in a closet. :) Plus - the manufacturers are really ramping up right now - there have been a ton of new models coming out and I'm sure even more will come out this year - you never know what will be available in a year.
As for an infant seat - I would suggest staying away from Evenflo. They make a great convertible seat, but their infant bucket has had way too many recalls for my comfort in the past 10 years.
You can go with a matched "travel system" but I always encourage new parents to expand their search - look for a stroller that you'll actually want to use for the next 4+ years... you're going to use your stroller way longer then your infant seat. Most full size and medium size strollers come with carseat adpaters or you can purchase an adapter. After you find the stroller you love, find a carseat that will work with it. Almost all strollers work with Graco Snugrides. If you go with a graco snugride, the biggest thing is to get one that adjusts in the front... and not the back. The back adjusting infant seats are a pain. You'll see a strap to loosen and tighten the harness on the front adjuster seats.
Feel free to surf around www.car-seat.org - tons of people have photos of babies in the seats, or just information about them.
You should also try the seat in your car before you buy it (babies r us does let you do this) and also book an appointment with a certified carseat technician - www.seatcheck.org
First - DO NOT go to consumer reports. Go to them for your car, or your dishwasher, or a bike... but not a carseat. They have the WORST way of rating carseats.
Second - don't worry about a convertible carseat. You will not be using it until at least 9 months after the baby is born, and carseats actually expire, so if you get one at your shower, you will waste at least 1 year of the life of the seat sitting in a closet. :) Plus - the manufacturers are really ramping up right now - there have been a ton of new models coming out and I'm sure even more will come out this year - you never know what will be available in a year.
As for an infant seat - I would suggest staying away from Evenflo. They make a great convertible seat, but their infant bucket has had way too many recalls for my comfort in the past 10 years.
You can go with a matched "travel system" but I always encourage new parents to expand their search - look for a stroller that you'll actually want to use for the next 4+ years... you're going to use your stroller way longer then your infant seat. Most full size and medium size strollers come with carseat adpaters or you can purchase an adapter. After you find the stroller you love, find a carseat that will work with it. Almost all strollers work with Graco Snugrides. If you go with a graco snugride, the biggest thing is to get one that adjusts in the front... and not the back. The back adjusting infant seats are a pain. You'll see a strap to loosen and tighten the harness on the front adjuster seats.
Feel free to surf around www.car-seat.org - tons of people have photos of babies in the seats, or just information about them.
You should also try the seat in your car before you buy it (babies r us does let you do this) and also book an appointment with a certified carseat technician - www.seatcheck.org
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