Did your latching system on your carseat/base ever wear out?

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LOLeah

My daughter is 8 months old and we have just recently started having problems with our rear facing Baby Trend carseat/base. It still works, but we have to really push it down to get it to click into place. It seems to get more difficult every time we put here in there and I am worried about it eventually being unsafe. Has anyone else had a similar problem?
I don't know about cheapest...our travel system was $250, I thought this was comparable to Graco and other brands.

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Mine is not like that, if you get it in right it clicks right in. Even setting it in easy it still clicks into place. I'm sometimes quite gentle with it if my daughter is asleep so I will try to put it in really easy and it snaps in without even having to push it.

I would call the company and tell them about it. Also maybe take the carseat into babies r us and grab one of the bases off the shelf and see if it does the same thing with it.

Two Pretty in Pink - where are you shopping. Almost all teh travel systems at the babies r us where I live are between $250 and $300 and that is for the Chicco's, graco's, etc. Mine is a bertini which is identical to the eddie bauer and it was $259.00, that is not cheap by any means.

And baby trend is a good brand.

Anyone have recommendations on baby car seats?

Blg105

We have a nice one but w/out a carrier (spelling?). Where is the best place to get a carrier and a base and do they sell bases separately so we can have one in both of our cars. Also, is it one base size fits all brands or does each car seat company make its' own base.

Thanks!

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I have a Graco Snug ride and I love it. It pink with flowers. I bought the travel system(stroller, carseat and base and I bought another base for husbands car. I bought mine at walmart and they have a few to chose from.

Graco snug ride (many designs)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4433200
Snugride base
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2283980

Graco safe seat
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5459222
Safeseat base
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2283979

Evenflo Embrace
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4291314
Embrace base
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4631170

Evenflo discovery
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5650612
Discovery base
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3132909

Baby Trend Flex
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5544272
Trend Flex Base
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5246098

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What can I do from home?

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Sobbing Ra

I'm 5 1/2 months pregnant and I want to be able to work from home when my baby comes.

A couple of suggestions that I've had are:
Medical Transcriptionist, Start my own eBay business, Start a Business making appointments for people around the country, and working for 1-800 Contacts.

Tell me what you think of these ideas, and please add if you've got other ideas, too!

Please don't say anything like "You're too young to have a baby" or anything rude. All I want are ideas on jobs.

Thank you!

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CONGRATS!

Great question to ask... I wanted to stay at home with my children so this is what I do...

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Baby Trend Phantom Jogger Stroller - which car seat?

LaDiDa

I love the positive reviews for the Baby Trend Phantom Jogger Stroller, but am discouraged by the reviews for the Baby Trend Phantom Infant Car Seat. I am somewhat confused cos the Baby Trend Jogger Travel System has great reviews - I assumed it's the stroller and car seat mentioned earlier, sold as a set. Either no one likes the car seat on its own, or I'm getting the strollers mixed up.

Looking for options for car seats for the Baby Trend Phantom Jogger Stroller stroller, I dont see any mention of compatible car seats for the stroller on the Baby Trend website. I don't care if it is a Baby Trend car seat, it just needs to fit the stroller.

I'm so confused with the many strollers and car seats there are and want a set that's affordable but wouldnt fall into pieces within months. My budget is $200 for both the car seat and the stroller.

Just wondering if any of you have the Baby Trend Phantom Jogger Stroller, and what car seat do you use with it. How do you like the stroller? What other car seat/stroller combo would you recommend if not this?

Thank you very much in advance!

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Personally, I think for that budget, its a great option.

The baby trend seats are known to be nice seats in the carseat world. They are affordable, and they've made some improvements in the last year or so. I read some of the reviews on target.com - frankly, I don't put much into reviews online for carseats.... 9 out of 10 people have their seat installed incorrectly. So clearly, its harder to use a seat when its used incorrectly.

(you can get the whole system here: http://www.albeebaby.com/baby-trend-jogger-travel-system-9139ct.html with 10% off by the way)

This is a good system: http://www.albeebaby.com/graco-quattro-tour-sport-travel-system-nectar.html and the seat goes up to 30lbs. The graco strollers are actually pretty good quality... they are just huge. But if I was in this pricerange, it's probably what I'd end up with.

If you can go up just a bit - what I would recommend is the chicco system... it's much more like a high end stroller/carseat then other mass produced strollers -
http://www.albeebaby.com/chicco-keyfit-22-cortina-travel-system-adventure.html

Stay away from Evenflo...

I'd say you're headed the right direction with the baby trend. You an also buy a stroller and combine it with a carseat individually...

like you could buy this: http://www.albeebaby.com/fraco-metrolight-stroller-in-soho.html and this: http://www.albeebaby.com/graco-infant-safeseat-step-1-8a15nct-nectar.html

if you're having a girl... this: http://www.albeebaby.com/quinny-zapp-stroller-bright-pink.html and this: http://www.albeebaby.com/maxi-cosi-micro-infant-car-seat-happy-flowers.html (LOVE This one...)

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Where can I find car seat/stroller travel systems for girls that are NOT pink and under $200?

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highgoals2

Where can I find car seat/stroller travel systems for girls that are NOT pink and under $200?
I live in northern Indiana. I can order online (for stores that offer online purchases)

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Things to consider. Why? I mean, except for transporting your baby in the car, a car seat should not be used for things like riding in the stroller, or on shopping carts, or things like that. It comes from the studies done in the last year or so that shows that a baby left to sleep or sit in an inclined position for too long can get into an oxygen lowered state. Ie, it's not good for them to be in an inclined position like a car seat for longer than 2 hours full in a day, until they're older than about 6 months old.

Now, since recalls done on strollers are far less than recalls done on car seats, you can get the stroller from someone selling second-hand (just doublecheck recall lists) and get a better car seat. The Chicco brand stroller, for instance, lays flat, making it usable from newborn on up. :) On Ebay, I can see a few for under $100 (make sure they say fully reclining.) I'm sure you could find some at Craigslist as well. :) Otherwise, you could consider using a baby chest carrier for the first few months until your baby is old enough (3-6 months) to sit at a slight incline, then you can get a stroller that nearly reclines all the way.

If you do that, my favorite travel system is the Baby Trend, at least to recommend to people. It's under $200, the car seat is one of the top safety rated (though the buckles are a pain in the neck I'll warn you now), and the stroller is a jogger that you can use as a stroller. I LOVE ours. They recline far enough back for about 2+months, so I wouldn't put a newborn in it, but if you can last the 2 months then it lasts to 40lbs. Only negative is that the basket is only rated to carry 5lbs, so you can't bring a huge diaper bag with you (or if you do you have to carry it.)

Shoot though. If you're dead set on a travel system, you can always find someone selling the stroller that goes with a travel system, buy that for a cheaper price, and then use the rest of the money to get the car seat, and get it cheaper that way. But I'm not a fan of travel systems. To me it seems like it ropes folks into thinking a baby should sleep in the car seat and it's just not safe.
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Did your latching system on your carseat/base ever wear out?

LOLeah

My daughter is 8 months old and we have just recently started having problems with our rear facing Baby Trend carseat/base. It still works, but we have to really push it down to get it to click into place. It seems to get more difficult every time we put here in there and I am worried about it eventually being unsafe. Has anyone else had a similar problem?
I don't know about cheapest...our travel system was $250, I thought this was comparable to Graco and other brands.

Answer
Mine is not like that, if you get it in right it clicks right in. Even setting it in easy it still clicks into place. I'm sometimes quite gentle with it if my daughter is asleep so I will try to put it in really easy and it snaps in without even having to push it.

I would call the company and tell them about it. Also maybe take the carseat into babies r us and grab one of the bases off the shelf and see if it does the same thing with it.

Two Pretty in Pink - where are you shopping. Almost all teh travel systems at the babies r us where I live are between $250 and $300 and that is for the Chicco's, graco's, etc. Mine is a bertini which is identical to the eddie bauer and it was $259.00, that is not cheap by any means.

And baby trend is a good brand.

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