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Erik7
Our first baby is due early June and we are in the market for baby stuff. I'm reading reviews on car seats, and we think we would like to get a stroller travel system for the convenience.
My question is:
Once our baby outgrows the infant seat, is there another baby seat that will fit into these strollers? I'm kinda confused about that. In the videos I've seen about these strollers, a 2 or 3 year old is shown riding in the stroller without the baby car seat. So what does the baby ride in in between infant and 2 years old? is there another car seat that i need to buy that will attach to the stroller?
This is one of the travel systems we are looking at.
http://www.target.com/p/graco-fastaction-fold-classic-connect-travel-system-monroe/-/A-14243407#prodSlot=medium_1_3
Thanks,
Erik
Answer
We skipped the 'travel system' and went with a stroller that reclines flat for a newborn. (chicco cortina). And we bought a good convertible to fit our tiny 5 pound newborn.
Infant car seats can be outgrown as early as 6 months of age. You cannot put convertible seats in a stroller, they stay in the car. And after about 5-6 months please put baby in the stroller to see their world. Nothing worse than seeing a baby that age struggling to look around, only to give up because they are strapped in a car seat (that should have stayed in the car). Plus, babies that age are too f darn heavy to lug around in those seats! Also, the bigger the baby the higher level of injury risk
for baby when those seats are used outside the car.
The 'travel system' stroller will allow you to put baby in at a certain age depending on recline, and can be used without the car seat. This stroller also reclines flat according to the website, so you can use this without the car seat for a newborn. You can even buy just the stroller, and not as a set.
http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/22/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-2-infant-car-seats/
http://www.attachedtobaby.com/
Our lil guys were all out seeing the world as tiny babies, carried in ring slings and not some plastic bucket. After a couple of trips. baby gets used to the routine of getting in and out of the car and falling back asleep. We used the sling, or laid them flat in the stroller. Car seats are for cars, not for carrying babies.
http://www.thefirstyears.com/Convertible-Car-Seats/True-Fit
We skipped the 'travel system' and went with a stroller that reclines flat for a newborn. (chicco cortina). And we bought a good convertible to fit our tiny 5 pound newborn.
Infant car seats can be outgrown as early as 6 months of age. You cannot put convertible seats in a stroller, they stay in the car. And after about 5-6 months please put baby in the stroller to see their world. Nothing worse than seeing a baby that age struggling to look around, only to give up because they are strapped in a car seat (that should have stayed in the car). Plus, babies that age are too f darn heavy to lug around in those seats! Also, the bigger the baby the higher level of injury risk
for baby when those seats are used outside the car.
The 'travel system' stroller will allow you to put baby in at a certain age depending on recline, and can be used without the car seat. This stroller also reclines flat according to the website, so you can use this without the car seat for a newborn. You can even buy just the stroller, and not as a set.
http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/22/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-2-infant-car-seats/
http://www.attachedtobaby.com/
Our lil guys were all out seeing the world as tiny babies, carried in ring slings and not some plastic bucket. After a couple of trips. baby gets used to the routine of getting in and out of the car and falling back asleep. We used the sling, or laid them flat in the stroller. Car seats are for cars, not for carrying babies.
http://www.thefirstyears.com/Convertible-Car-Seats/True-Fit
Baby Travel System Help?
Rocio
Okay so we are shopping for baby items now! Yay!
My husband and I really want a convertible car seat, particularly this one "Safety 1st Complete Air⢠65 Convertible Car Seat - Great Lakes" (here is the link http://www.sears.com/safety-1st-complete-air-153-65-convertible-car-seat/p-04918152000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2)
But we are wondering if this car seat, or a similar convertible car seat would work for those new "snap n go" strollers, where its just a base, and you should just "click" the car seat in.
We want a travel system, but wish they wouldnt come with just the seat for the infant. Which is why we want the convertible seat, it lasts longer.
(this is what that snap and go stroller im talking about looks like http://www.sears.com/safety-1st-clic-it-33-infant-seat-carrier-black/p-04901811000P?prdNo=23&blockNo=23&blockType=G23 )
Please help.
Answer
The Safety First Complete Air is a great car seat... but it's not an infant snap-n-go type of seat. There's no convertible that will work with the snap-n-go strollers because they are all 'install and keep it there' seats. But really you don't need the snap-n-go Travel System. They're not worth it.
First, SIDS recommendations are that babies lay flat when they're not being carried. Even sitting in a car seat causes their oxygen level to dip and babies have died sleeping in car seats. Car seats are the safest place for them to travel in the car, but it's not for sleeping or spending long periods of time in.
Second, a snap-n-go stroller is cheapest NOW, but once the baby outgrows the infant seat (some as early as 6 months, most by a year or two) the stroller is garbage. You can't use it without the infant seat. And I'll tell you now, most babies want to sit up more from 6 months on. Compared with a normal stroller that will go to usually 50lbs and will last you for 5 years? No contest which is the better stroller. If you want something that lasts longer you do NOT want the snap-n-go, you want a normal stroller. I personally like the Baby Trend 'jogging' strollers with the big wheels for an economical choice. Try them out in stores. Small wheels tend to have problems going through sand (like at parks) and going up and over curbs/cracks/stairs are harder with small wheels.
To point it out, strollers are also rarely recalled and you can buy them used without worrying about an expiration date. So you can go on craigslist and buy a used one without it being an issue. The strollers that don't lay flat the baby can use once they can sit up while propped and their head is steady, usually from 4-6 months on. In the meantime, babies are usually very easy to carry, or get something like a Moby Wrap or Ergo and wear them (for the record, you can't put a baby seat on shopping carts, and using a stroller to go shopping is hard since it's not a cart, but put the baby in a sling/wrap/carrier and they'll fall asleep. It works WONDERFULLY.)
If you really want a snap-n-go you may be able to find one and a car seat to go with it on craigslist. Do NOT use the car seat in the car, that's not safe. However, if you're just using it for the stroller, then you should be able to do that.
The Safety First Complete Air is a great car seat... but it's not an infant snap-n-go type of seat. There's no convertible that will work with the snap-n-go strollers because they are all 'install and keep it there' seats. But really you don't need the snap-n-go Travel System. They're not worth it.
First, SIDS recommendations are that babies lay flat when they're not being carried. Even sitting in a car seat causes their oxygen level to dip and babies have died sleeping in car seats. Car seats are the safest place for them to travel in the car, but it's not for sleeping or spending long periods of time in.
Second, a snap-n-go stroller is cheapest NOW, but once the baby outgrows the infant seat (some as early as 6 months, most by a year or two) the stroller is garbage. You can't use it without the infant seat. And I'll tell you now, most babies want to sit up more from 6 months on. Compared with a normal stroller that will go to usually 50lbs and will last you for 5 years? No contest which is the better stroller. If you want something that lasts longer you do NOT want the snap-n-go, you want a normal stroller. I personally like the Baby Trend 'jogging' strollers with the big wheels for an economical choice. Try them out in stores. Small wheels tend to have problems going through sand (like at parks) and going up and over curbs/cracks/stairs are harder with small wheels.
To point it out, strollers are also rarely recalled and you can buy them used without worrying about an expiration date. So you can go on craigslist and buy a used one without it being an issue. The strollers that don't lay flat the baby can use once they can sit up while propped and their head is steady, usually from 4-6 months on. In the meantime, babies are usually very easy to carry, or get something like a Moby Wrap or Ergo and wear them (for the record, you can't put a baby seat on shopping carts, and using a stroller to go shopping is hard since it's not a cart, but put the baby in a sling/wrap/carrier and they'll fall asleep. It works WONDERFULLY.)
If you really want a snap-n-go you may be able to find one and a car seat to go with it on craigslist. Do NOT use the car seat in the car, that's not safe. However, if you're just using it for the stroller, then you should be able to do that.
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