How much did you use extra bases?

Joni&Mike · June 2012

I am purchasing the infant car seat- chicco keyfit 30. I know this can be insalled without the base but is it a lot easier with the base? Trying to decide if we should get an extra for both DH's car and grandparents. DH will likely do daycare pickup each day and grandparents will take 1-2 days of daycare so will need the carseat. Thoughts?

opaque1997 · June 2012

If it were me I would.. the reason I would is its a whole lot easier to snap in a carseat then to buckle it in - and I don't trust DH or my parents to install the seat properly with a seatbelt - but I can put the base in either car and then they can snap in and go

(I bought my bases second hand.. I'm not sure why but I'm more ok with bases then seats bought used - I did have signed documents that they weren't in a crash and not expired, etc)

LittleApple · June 2012

I totally would get an extra base for the grandparents. Make it easy for them.

spappy · June 2012

opaque1997:
If it were me I would.. the reason I would is its a whole lot easier to snap in a carseat then to buckle it in - and I don't trust DH or my parents to install the seat properly with a seatbelt - but I can put the base in either car and then they can snap in and go

(I bought my bases second hand.. I'm not sure why but I'm more ok with bases then seats bought used - I did have signed documents that they weren't in a crash and not expired, etc)

all of this, except for the second hand 2nd base. I didn't/don't trust my DH/Mil to get the seat in right, so we bought another base for DH's car and my mom and mil split one for their cars.

totally worth it, 100%

sagoon · June 2012

We have a base in each of our cars and it is super convenient. It allows one of us to pick him up in whichever car we happen to be driving if needed without going out of the way to switch cars or grab the base. Clipping it in is also much easier than strapping it in every time.

Mrs.MLR04 · June 2012

LittleApple:
I totally would get an extra base for the grandparents. Make it easy for them.

This.

imimahoney · June 2012

sagoon:
We have a base in each of our cars and it is super convenient. It allows one of us to pick him up in whichever car we happen to be driving if needed without going out of the way to switch cars or grab the base. Clipping it in is also much easier than strapping it in every time.

This!

Joni&Mike · June 2012

Thanks everyone! Looks like the decision is clear!

nmb02 · June 2012

Just an FYI, I was able to get the KeyFit 30 base off nobetterdeal.com for 36.00 a couple of weeks ago. last time I looked, they had them for 39.00. You might try there first to save some money.

AimeeL85 · June 2012

I would get an extra base for the grandparents, and DH too if you can swing it. They are just as safe installed without the base, but I think it's harder to get it right, and some people do tend to slack off after installing it over and over. With the extra bases you don't have to worry about that.

HALFM00N · June 2012

We got an extra convertible seat instead of switching back and forth with the infant carrier. I was with her primarily up until 4 mos though.

SunAndRain · June 2012

To me, extra bases for anyone who is going to regularly transport your child in their car is a matter of safety and therefore a must have. It wouldn't even be a quiestion of affordability - I'd find the money to esure my child's safety.

Sometimes even well meaning people put convenience over safety and it would be easy for anyone to do a poor job of securing a car seat without a base, or to make a mistake or put it at the wrong angle, even with the best onf intentions.

bridetobe920 · June 2012

I would definitely get the extra bases. We had one in each car, and it made splitting drop off and pick up duties so much easier.

Plus, I liked knowing it was installed securely (we had them checked by our local fire dept.), verses starting from "scratch" each time.

We also had a Chicco Keyfit 30, FWIW.

frugalwife · June 2012

We didn't buy an extra base. It's not hard to install a seat with a seat belt and doesn't take any extra time. Granted I'm pretty knowledgeable when it comes to car seat safety so others may have difficulty but I always made sure others could give me a proper return demonstration before they were allowed to take LO.

lauranrudy · June 2012

Get the extra base for each car that will be regularly used. Totally worth it. Putting it in without is easy, but with the base is much easier and more secure. We even take a base with us when we fly for the rental cars. We use the seatbelt method only for occasional taxi rides, or when it is a one time trip in someone else car.

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