Carseat hindsight is 20/20...

lancyjo · May 2012

If I had this to do over again, I'd just buy a convertible seat and skip the infant carrier. Aria is super heavy in it already, and she wants out as soon as we're inside anywhere(as in, will scream bloody murder if left in it). There's been several times I've just left the seat in the car and put her in the stroller when we go in somewhere. The convenience of the infant carrier is already dwindling. If we have a #2 in a few years, I'm skipping the darn thing.

Ive started looking at convertible seats already... Anyone else? Any recommendations?

noryang · May 2012

Here's the conclusion that I came to after hours and hours of research. No car seat can do three things well. Who or what can?

I personally just felt that she was safest as a newborn in a traditional seat. When she is big enough/old enough. We got this one:

https://www.babyearth.com/recaro-proride-convertible-car-seat.html

FWIW - E doesn't love her seat either. Most of the time that we go out I wrap up in the Moby before we even get in the car. That way when she bails on the car seat (usually within ten minutes or so) I can just put her in the Moby and use the car seat/stroller as a shopping cart.

Lena122 · May 2012

I agree with PP. There's no perfect car seat. I wanted an infant carrier becaue we plan to have our kids close together so we'd get use out of having both an infant carrier and a convertible. We rarely carry DS around in his seat because he hates being in it when we're not in the car and moving.

KatelynEA90 · May 2012

DD loves her infant seat so we're still using it but we already have her convertible carseat.

We chose Safety 1st Complete Air 65. RFing to 40lbs, FFing to 65lbs.

silvercamaro77 · May 2012

We went straight to the maxi Cosi pria 70 bc I knew I wouldn't be able to carry the infant seat long enough to make it worth it. I LOVE my carseat.

karleegirl · May 2012

With my boys they didn't like the convertible seat any better until I turned it forward facing. I don't like how convertible seats swallow up newborns. My dd hates the carrier's I have so the infant seat helps me for a bit in stores. Op since you already have the infant seat why wouldn't you just use it for baby#2? you don't have to take it out of the car?

kristin172429 · May 2012

I actually really like our infant carrier, but I think that is because Ben does really well in it. He'll just chill out if we bring him somewhere in it. It pops on our stroller so that is easier than actually getting him into the stroller separately (plus, I still like to see him). I also like that I can probably get away with using it up until he is around a year (it goes to 30 lbs. and is long) - though I imagine it will just stay in the car once he starts approaching the 20 lb. mark and we'll just put him in there.

Since the above is of no help.. Wink ... we have a Britax infant carrier and stroller and absolutely love them. When it is time to buy our convertible car seat, we will 99% likely to stick with that brand. I would definitely recommend Britax.

karleegirl · May 2012

I wanted to add my hindsight about my graco. I love how it functions but hate the fabric. It gets sooo hot. I wish I got something without that velour material and not black.

lancyjo · May 2012

karleegirl:
With my boys they didn't like the convertible seat any better until I turned it forward facing. I don't like how convertible seats swallow up newborns. My dd hates the carrier's I have so the infant seat helps me for a bit in stores. Op since you already have the infant seat why wouldn't you just use it for baby#2? you don't have to take it out of the car?

I thought about that, but chances are #2 won't arrive until the seat is already expired. Also, (I saw your second post ) Our seat is a Graco, and it's the slick, "silky" (as the hubs calls it) material. Aria gets SO hot in it, and I think that's part of why she hates it. I don't want to put anything between the seat and the baby tho, since it's a pretty big no-no... After reading all these pps, I guess I have to agree that no car seat is perfect!:/

nickert2000 · May 2012

Yes, that is something you do not understand when you have your 1st baby and I have tried to tell other 1st time moms but always get a funny look. The carseat companies have done a rock star job at making the public think they need an infant seat.

I love, love love, Britax Marathons. They will last until you need a booster and are easy to transfer from car to car.

heymommy · May 2012

Yes, I hate the carrier car seat. I don't know who thought that was a great idea. I've had the Graco myride 65 from the start. I also skipped that seat with my son. The only baby I used a carrier type seat for was my 2nd child. I had a delayed three year old at the time and I needed to be able to put her down quick to run after him if I needed to.

silvercamaro77 · May 2012

Swallowing up newborns is another reason I love my convertible- it comes with an infant insert and has a lumbar pillow, head pillow, and shoulder strap covers, so even straight from the hospital DD has been snug as a bug in it. Her head doesn't even flop around or look uncomfortable when she's asleep.

I think the biggest issue with babies and being hot is that when they face backwards the AC can't get to them very well. We're trying to figure out how to set up one of the car fans you can buy so that it helps circulate the air to her but isn't a safety hazard.

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