This car seat was a life saver!
Our daughter is almost 4 months now and cried every time we placed her in her infant seat, except on the day home from the hospital. We couldn’t drive down the road without listening to screams – the only time we went anywhere was if she was asleep and often she woke up the minute we put her in her seat. My 8 year old and I would both sit in the back seat with her, it didn’t matter. I read the reviews on this seat so we went to 2 different stores and placed her in the demo. She was fine. My mother offered to purchase it for us so we got it.
Skeptical?
I was skeptical, so I first took her for a 5 minute ride – no crying. The next day I chanced 15 minutes – still no crying. The third day we went to my mother’s – a 40 minute drive each way. Within a week we were willing to try her on a 3 hour trip. She did great!
I think the key for us was my daughter can see out and doesn’t feel confined like the infant seat. She spends most trips gazing out the window and quietly sucking her thumb.
Size
I’ve read people complain about the size, but it fits fine in our Toyota Prius and our Subaru Outback. In fact it actually allows the front passenger seat to be further back than our previous car seat with a base (Graco Snugride).
Buy Two!
We’ve had the seat now for 3 weeks and no crying! My husband asks me everyday “How was she in the car” and everyday I say “GREAT!” We bought a second one for the other car.
Installation
This is the easiest car seat I have ever installed, we use the latch system in the Prius and in my mother’s car. It is so much easier than the latch with the Graco seat. Using latch it takes only minutes to go from one car to another. In the Subaru we use the regular shoulder/seat belt (it’s 8 years old so latch wasn’t available). Which I still like better than the Graco.
It is quite expensive, but to us well worth it. If you’re still reading this then you want this seat! (It doesn’t feed hungry babies, so they may still fuss.)
A year late…
My daughter is 15 months now and the seat is still wonderful! We now have the seat facing forward and we still love this car seat.