Graco Snugride Platinum - adjusts at front or back? Can anyone tell me if the Graco Snugride Platinum harness straps adjust at the front of the car seat? It is listed on the page with other Snugride seats which only adjust at the back, however, it appears in the description that it can be adjusted at the front.We're looking for a Graco Snugride (since we just found out that we're having twins) and we'd like one that adjusts at the front but is not so wide or heavy as the Snugride 32 or 35 (have one now). Graco Snugride Platinum - adjusts at front or back? Can anyone tell me if the Graco Snugride Platinum harness straps adjust at the front of the car seat? It is listed on the page with other... » Read More Graco Snugride Platinum - adjusts at front or back? Can anyone tell me if the Graco Snugride Platinum harness straps adjust at the front of the car seat? It is listed on the page with other Snugride seats which only adjust at the back, however, it appears in the description that it can be adjusted at the front.We're looking for a Graco Snugride (since we just found out that we're having twins) and we'd like one that adjusts at the front but is not so wide or heavy as the Snugride 32 or 35 (have one now). « Show Less
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Sorry to be so late to the discussion, but I own this carseat and I just want to be clear what you mean to by "adjust".If you are referring to pulling the straps tighter once the child is placed in the seat, then yes, the adjustment is made from the front of the seat. There is a strap located inbetween your child's thighs that you pull to tighten the straps, to loosen there is a little metal button hidden there that you push to release.If you are referring to raising the straps to a higher position for when the child is taller, than you must re-thread the straps through the back into the higher slots manually.I hope this makes sense! Sorry to be so late to the discussion, but I own this carseat and I just want to be clear what you mean to by "adjust".If you are referring to pulling the straps tighter once the child is placed in the seat, then yes, the adjustment is made from the front of the seat. There is a strap located inbetween your child's thighs that you pull to tighten the straps, to loosen there is a little metal button hidden there that you push to release.If you are referring to raising the straps to a higher position for when the child is taller, than you must re-thread the... » Read More Sorry to be so late to the discussion, but I own this carseat and I just want to be clear what you mean to by "adjust".If you are referring to pulling the straps tighter once the child is placed in the seat, then yes, the adjustment is made from the front of the seat. There is a strap located inbetween your child's thighs that you pull to tighten the straps, to loosen there is a little metal button hidden there that you push to release.If you are referring to raising the straps to a higher position for when the child is taller, than you must re-thread the straps through the back into the higher slots manually.I hope this makes sense! « Show Less
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The more I read the more I'm certain it does have front adjust on the Platinum. I'm sold! :)
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I am wondering the exact same question... here is a discussion forum where someone does say that the platinum has front adjust. But I'm trying to find out FOR SURE before we buy. http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/50339130.aspx
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I have twins. I strongly recommend the Graco Snugride 30 Infant Carrier until they are at least six months. You will not want to wake sleeping babies when you get home! And the infant support on the Combi pushes small babies heads forward, which is not good for NICU babies. I speak from experience...I have twins, one was in NICU, and used to foster newborns. I have never had a baby under ten pounds that fit well in this. Three across would be hard to buckle, unless you can reach through the trunk or over the top from the front seat. The buckle pieces have to be overlapped to snap in together at the crotch. That being said, we love this seat for small spaces! My first born used this seat in our sports car for several years. Very light weight and convenient. Can be a pain to install rear facing, if you don't have a tether point. If you buy these, you will want to go to a car seat installation station (check with your hospital). Also, I'll warn you that your babies will likely outgrow these seats by height before they are old enough to use a booster. I ended up buying Britax Boulevards for mine. They have higher quality fabric that is way easier to wipe to clean (you do not want to have to remove the covers when they poop through their clothes or spit up). They also work fine for tiny babies, if you absolutely don't want to purchase infant carriers. Three across all rear facing, all forward facing, and any combination of rear/forward works fine with Britax in our GMC Terrain. Combis are slightly narrower and take up less front to back space, so if you're driving a tiny car, these are for you! If you have a retailer near you, most baby stores will let you take them to the car to try them out. I got a great deal on my Graco carriers at Kohls w/cashback and 30% off. Amazon does occasionally have great deals in the open box section, too. (My other must purchase items for multiples are an Ergobaby Backpack and Podee Feeding System) Congratulations! It will get easier around six months!
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I had the same problem. After looking through car seat installation guides online, I figured out that for forward facing seats such as this one, the straps for the harness needs to be threaded through AT or ABOVE the child's shoulder. Mine was set a little below, because that's the way we used to do it for the rear facing seats. Once I fixed that (it's now just a tad above my son's shoulder), I have no more problems tightening the harness. If in doubt, contact Britax as they steered me toward the right direction.
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The Graco Nautilus is a good car seat all in all, but has bad reclining feature. I agree, the recline feature seems to be only for fitting it into your car, not for the comfort of your child. My son is 2 years, and we keep struggling with his head bobbing around with every turn or when the car slows down (momentum pulls his head forward) - poor guy... You may want to try it out in the car you're fitting it in to see if it helps to adjust the car seat while the grace is fixed into it.
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From Diono's Web site: "Angle Adjuster: Use only with rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats. Angle Adjuster positions rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats at a more upright angle for older children and can add up to 4" more room behind the front seats for more front leg room. The dense foam construction adds firm, lateral support for increased stability. Angle Adjuster fits all Diono Convertible car seats and is LATCH compatible. For use only with rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats and with a child who has complete head control and can sit up unassisted. Crash tested. The Diono Angle Adjuster is also compatible with our new line of Convertible Seats (Rainier, Pacifica and Olympia)" From Diono's Web site: "Angle Adjuster: Use only with rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats. Angle Adjuster positions rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats at a more upright angle for older children and can add up to 4" more room behind the front seats for more front leg room. The dense foam construction adds firm, lateral support for increased stability. Angle Adjuster fits all Diono Convertible car seats and is LATCH compatible. For use only with rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats and with a child who has complete head control and can sit up unassisted. Crash tested.... » Read More From Diono's Web site: "Angle Adjuster: Use only with rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats. Angle Adjuster positions rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats at a more upright angle for older children and can add up to 4" more room behind the front seats for more front leg room. The dense foam construction adds firm, lateral support for increased stability. Angle Adjuster fits all Diono Convertible car seats and is LATCH compatible. For use only with rear-facing Diono Convertible car seats and with a child who has complete head control and can sit up unassisted. Crash tested. The Diono Angle Adjuster is also compatible with our new line of Convertible Seats (Rainier, Pacifica and Olympia)" « Show Less
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hi Anne - this is one "feature" of the seat that completely blows me away. In our old Graco seat, our son's poor head would nod back and forth when he'd sleep. hit the breaks and his head would just bob forward, often waking him up. In these Recaro seats, they did something with the design / angle that this NEVER happens. I have no clue why but my wife and I talk about this all the time. It just works
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I've had to adjust my harness several times. My dog was able to pull one of his front legs through the front of the harness until I figured out how to adjust it. I have it tighter on front with a little more give around the chest. My dog is still growing and I've noticed the chest strap getting snug so I'm going to adjust again. Play with the tightness of the straps and see if that helps. Hopefully the harness will work for you... I've just kept adjusting til I found what works!!!
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I'm not a car seat expert, but am a mom of 3. From my understanding, the angle of the back of the seat - where the child's spine runs along - needs to be at a set angle in relation to the flat ground, no matter what car manufacturer makes the product. As such, you could (and must) adjust the seat to fit within the recommended range. This may mean adding bolsters/foam/towels to the seat of the car before you secure the car seat. Hope that makes sense!
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there are actually two straps that go around the headrest. The smaller one supports the weight of the back (grey "backboard" in the picture) and the second, longer one, goes from the front of the seat to the headrest. This second one is extra long and adjustable. Both simple loop over the headrest. I feel the carseat is very stable-I've never had it slip around or move. This speaks well for the quality, because my puppy is very active in the car:)
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Well, we have a Graco Click Connect now, and were not happy with the position of the car seat on the stroller when using the adapter. When we bought our City Mini 4 years ago, we were very satisfied with the Graco Classic Connect and the adapter together on the stroller. We actually returned the adapter and are not using our stroller with our Graco Click Connect. We'll use our city mini again once our son is old enough to be in it without the adapter.
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We bought the Graco SnugRide Classic Connect 30 Car Seat, Dragonfly and it worked great with the stroller. We actually bought the car seat specifically because we wanted this stroller. Good luck. I hope this helped.
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On the Kinderwagon website it says compatible with all Graco Snugride models so I believe i would work with yours. We have a Chicco Keyfit and we just put the back seat down and squeeze it in between the handle bars and its nice and snug ans we push our son like that with no problem. Good luck!
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I would like to register for the Snugride 35- has anyone tried it with this seat? It says that it is compatible with the Snugride 32, which shares the same car base, so in theory it should work, right?
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According to its own website is SnugRide 30, please refer to this link:http://www.gracobaby.com/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?ProductID=1794303#sthash.Qo2CrTUV.dpbsOpen the Specifications Folder and read SnugRide Click Connect 30, so Car seat is SnugRide 30!!
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looks like you put on B first, the band without extra elastic straps first in the middle of your belly. They you put on A slightly above and over B and then adjust the extra elastic bands on the sides. Then put C slightly lower than B and adjust the extra velcro straps. When it is on you are very supported. It can be a bit hard to sit in it. I have had to run to the bathroom at work and loosen it a bit if i am going to be sitting all day.
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With the old HUGS pads they were hard to adjust. I had to replace mine and the new ones are much easier. I'm assuming new car seats will have the new HUGS pads and if not you can always call Britax and they'll send you them for free.
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So, it's a bit deceptive, in that the Graco seat has to be in recline mode in order to be rear-facing. Basically, you pull out these "feet" from the underside of the seat in order to put the car seat into recline position when you install to face backwards, and it can't be adjusted into an upright position unless the seat is facing forward, which is one of the drawbacks of the seat and one of the pluses of the Britax Marathon. That said, my daughter loves this seat. She's a year and a half, but on the smaller side, and she has been riding (and napping) in this seat comfortably since she was a little over a year old. So, it's a bit deceptive, in that the Graco seat has to be in recline mode in order to be rear-facing. Basically, you pull out these "feet" from the underside of the seat in order to put the car seat into recline position when you install to face backwards, and it can't be adjusted into an upright position unless the seat is facing forward, which is one of the drawbacks of the seat and one of the pluses of the Britax Marathon. That said, my daughter loves this seat. She's a year and a half, but on the smaller side, and she has been riding (and napping) in this seat comfortably... » Read More So, it's a bit deceptive, in that the Graco seat has to be in recline mode in order to be rear-facing. Basically, you pull out these "feet" from the underside of the seat in order to put the car seat into recline position when you install to face backwards, and it can't be adjusted into an upright position unless the seat is facing forward, which is one of the drawbacks of the seat and one of the pluses of the Britax Marathon. That said, my daughter loves this seat. She's a year and a half, but on the smaller side, and she has been riding (and napping) in this seat comfortably since she was a little over a year old. « Show Less