re: Your favorite infant car seat

Quoting Blair Waldorf (SuperKink):" We just bought DD a Britax Marathon 70 $249 at BRU. The side supports are METAL. And everything ... [snip!] ... of baby seats. I would not be surprised if it gives her a full body massage and a pina colada as we drive down the road."

The Radian RXT is steel reinforced as well, but RF to 45lbs and FF to 80lbs and boosters to 120lbs for only $30 more.

Quoting L✌J:" The Radian RXT is steel reinforced as well, but RF to 45lbs and FF to 80lbs and boosters to 120lbs for only $30 more."

My parentals purchased it, not me. And I freaked that they even spent as much as they did. I wasn't trying to push them to look at the next step up.

Graco Sung ride. Wonderful. you can get them at walmart and they go on sale at toys r us all the time. you can sign up for thier emails and get coupons for all diffrent thing. and any snug ride goes with any graco stroller. I bought them seperate because i wanted a double stroller.

Quoting Blair Waldorf (SuperKink):" My parentals purchased it, not me. And I freaked that they even spent as much as they did. I wasn't trying to push them to look at the next step up."

For the OPs sake, not yours. You already have it  

Quoting L✌J:" For the OPs sake, not yours. You already have it  "

 

Quoting L✌J:" The Chicco Keyfit hands down. It's really well made. Rated for 30" and 30lbs, and fits babies as little as 4lbs. My DS was 8lbs 5oz and this was the day he came home from the hospital. So comfy "

This is the exact one I was thinking of going for! Either the yellowish one or the green one!  

We have a diono radian for dude, and i love it.

BUT we got an infant seat because i was worried about proper fit with a newb and decided i wanted the convenience of a seat i could take out of the car and such, and I'm glad that i did. I tried smalls in there, and the straps didn't get snug enough. And he wasn't tiny.

We have a combi shuttle 33, and i think it's wonderful!

I have the Combi Shuttle as well and love it!!! Its awesome. when we first bought it my two year old could fit into it. here's my two year old. At the time she still meet the height and weight requirements of the seat.

Quoting Blair Waldorf (SuperKink):" We just bought DD a Britax Marathon 70 $249 at BRU. The side supports are METAL. And everything ... [snip!] ... of baby seats. I would not be surprised if it gives her a full body massage and a pina colada as we drive down the road."

 
This may be a dumb question but does it sit upright or arch back? The convertible car seats remind me of my son's first "big boy" seat.

Quoting thechelseamonster:" We have a diono radian for dude, and i love it. BUT we got an infant seat because i was worried about ... [snip!] ... in there, and the straps didn't get snug enough. And he wasn't tiny. We have a combi shuttle 33, and i think it's wonderful!"

I just read a couple of articles on this seat that gave super high recommendations and ratings!

<blockquote><b>Quoting L✌J:</b>" The Chicco Keyfit hands down. It's really well made. Rated for 30" and 30lbs, and fits babies as little as 4lbs. My DS was 8lbs 5oz and this was the day he came home from the hospital. So comfy "</blockquote>



I have this exact seat. carseatblog rates it as "carseat nirvana" and says that it almost ruins you when having to graduate from the infant seat. i'd post a link, but I am on my phone. I check carseatblog for everything. this is the best seat. hands down.

but, imo, I wouldn't get a travel system/stroller. we invested in a better stroller for terrain and jogging, etc. BOB stroller. which I am also obsessed with, and I know you'd use your stroller for fitness, kristin.

<blockquote><b>Quoting The cake is a lie:</b>" Sunshine/Diono Convertible carseats. http://www.diapers.com/p/diono-radianrxt-birth-to-booster-seat-plum-181945 OOPS. infant  "</blockquote>



sunshine kids/diono radian is my 100% vote for a convertible after the infant, *cough* chicco keyfit, seat.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Thunderchunk:</b>" I'm doing my research on them right now. That's great that you don't have to keep buying a new seat. And they seem to be very safe. My son is 3 and we're on our 3rd car seat!"</blockquote>



diono radians are great for taller height and high weight limits. some of their new seats have a 10 year expiration.

Quoting Emma+Abby+Logansmommy:" I have the Combi Shuttle as well and love it!!! Its awesome. when we first bought it my two year old ... [snip!] ... year old could fit into it. here's my two year old. At the time she still meet the height and weight requirements of the seat."

i popped my two year old in ours too when we got it.  

Quoting kaaw:" <blockquote><b>Quoting L✌J:</b>" The Chicco Keyfit hands down. It's really well ... [snip!] ... terrain and jogging, etc. BOB stroller. which I am also obsessed with, and I know you'd use your stroller for fitness, kristin."

I had the Chico keyfit 30 in red for JoJo. My sister had it first, they hardly used it since they never took Kaden out of the house, so once they gave it to me it was pretty much brand new. I loved it! But then once JoJo grew out of it I took it back to their old house and now my mom thinks my dad got rid of it. It was a great car seat although the one thing I can say that's somewhat negative about it was it was realllly heavy. But even now as I'm doing research it's still one of the top rated car seats. I'm thinking maybe I should just get the same seat again for her! It also came with a matching stroller but I gave it back to my parents and they don't have it anymore =/

But you're right about the strollers, I definitely would appreciate something that's better for speed walking/jogging. I could only go so fast with the red one until the wheels started wobbling so it was pretty bad for working out. I have a 3 wheel stroller for JoJo that I take on our runs and I love it (not even sure what brand it is though. My parents got it when they went on a trip last year with Kaden, used it a couple of times and gave it to me) but I don't think it's meant for infants/babies. Thanks for the info, I think I'll look into the BOB strollers!