Chicco KeyFit 30-having second thoughts

kasper923 · January 2012

What carseat are you buying if you're not planning on getting the Chicco? I was dead set on getting this seat but just read some reviews that have me second guessing : the straps are very easily tangled and difficult to untangle. The sunshade is far too short (which I noticed in the store). The baby's are always sweaty when they come out of the seat because there's a lack of air flow?

I want this seat due to safety ratings but now I'm not so sure. I know there are lots of mommy's on here who love there's so now I'm conflicted.

blushngold · January 2012

We're getting the Britax B-Safe that snaps right into the Britax B-Agile stroller.

Luvmy2sons · January 2012

I had a Graco SafeSeat with my DS's. It has expired, so I was going to go with the Chicco KeyFit30 for this baby. I actually decided to go with the Britax BSafe. The price difference, and features made it easy. Sorry I cant really help with the Chicco more.

wils0482 · January 2012

I have the Chicco, and I don't ever remember the straps getting tangled. Loved it!

Musiclover2012 · January 2012

We bought the Chicco Key Fit for DS 3 years ago and LOVED it!! The only complaint for sure would be the lame sun shade that really should be much longer but that was so not a big deal when you look at it as a whole and how good the safetly ratings are. Don't they have a newer model with a longer sun shade now? I thought I read that recently. DS used his Chicco until he was a few months past one, it was great. At that point I left it in the car instead of removing it (obviously due to the weight of DS at that point) but I got my money's worth for sure. Good luck.

Our straps never got tangled and air flow was not a problem at all. We are taking it out of the attic soon for DS #2.

llizzyb · January 2012

blushngold:
We're getting the Britax B-Safe that snaps right into the Britax B-Agile stroller.

same here.

Christina_Diane · January 2012

The Britax B-Safe. We are using it with the B-Ready.

katcarls · January 2012

I really liked our Chicco Keyfit 30 and I'll be using it again with this baby.

1) The lack of air flow is common with all infant seats, it's not exclusive to the keyfit. Some babies are just sweaty too, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with their car seat.

2) It's one of the easiest seats to use and install and I didn't have problems with the straps.

3) The sunshade is bigger on the Keyfit Magic if that's important to you. No infant seat sunshade is perfect and you'll need a blanket anyway if you want to shade your baby completely. A swaddling or receiving blanket works well for this. I use this blanket with the car seat, stroller, and Ergo to protect LO from the sun and it works really well.

kasper923 · January 2012

Thanks ladies. I had a Graco Quattro Travel System with DS which has since expired. I think I'll still go with the Chicco and pray I don't have a sweaty baby lol.

NeverLostHope · January 2012

I was going to get the Chicco keyfit 30 but when we went to look at it in person dh much preferred the Britax B-Ready so we were going to go with that. Then I started looking around online and found I can get the Britax Chaperone for the same price so that's what we are getting.

shannm · January 2012

You can't go wrong with a Graco SnugRide.

reillyroowho · January 2012

I really liked the Chicco so I got two more for these guys!

TKx2 · January 2012

We have the Chicco and have not had any of those issues.

Johlise · January 2012

I bought the Graco Snugride 30

SKWCM80 · January 2012

Another mommy for the Graco Snugride. We had the travel system for dd, and plan to use it for ds since it doesn't expire until next December.

gosborne · January 2012

We have a chicco seat. My friend has a graco. DD was not sweatier than her DS when they were in the car seats. I think that is a common thing. The sun shade is short, but if you are out and about and you have the travel system, the shade from the stroller and the shade from the seat over lap and work great! The

gosborne · January 2012

We have a chicco seat. My friend has a graco. DD was not sweatier than her DS when they were in the car seats. I think that is a common thing. The sun shade is short, but if you are out and about and you have the travel system, the shade from the stroller and the shade from the seat over lap and work great!

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