Anyone use it instead of an infant car seat? Has anyone done this and what has your experience been?
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I used Britax convertibles with both of my kids from birth just because infant seats are not safe! They were fine and my children were not big(my daughter was 6lbs 11oz and my son came home 4lbs 12oz-he was 3lbs7oz at birth). We have the new advocate for the upcoming baby ;-) The advocate even has an "infant insert" that can be purchased to improve the fit. Yes, they look small in the seat, but it does not affect the safety of the seat-at all. Think about this, a piece of plastic that goes through constant stress of in and out of the car(we have a materials engineer in the family and he was very adamant about it not being safe-too much stress on plastic). The studies about this have been buried time and time again, but there is some evidence if you search the net. Unfortunately, we were hit by a drunk driver when my daughter was only 4 mos, she was just fine in her Britax seat! When my son was 9 mos, our Corolla was sideswiped by a semi-truck, both kids were fine(they slept through it), my son in his convertible, my daughter in her Britax booster. We drive A LOT(40k miles a year) and I have never felt uncomfortable with the convertibles from birth and after our second accident we were told by the investigating officer that the Britax saved my son major injuries! I think you will be just fine going with the convertible from day one, we were and ours were "tested."
1930166
i didn't use a bassinet, i used a maxi cosi car seat and it worked great till 10 months when she was too long. i felt it kept her more supported than a bassinet.
1989506
I have not tried that infant seat. My best advice would be to take your infant seat to a Wal-Mart, babies r us, or Burlington coat factory and try it out on their baby trend display model. That's what I did. Hope that helps.
414025
I haven't done it personally with this booster specifically, but did travel with a convertible car seat with no problem. We actually bought an affordable model specifically for travel in case the airline lose or damage it.
2219494
If you find the car seat support not enough for the baby, then go for this product. Also, it's important to keep the newborns head correctly positioned (straight), and to have cushy padding under it to eliminate the possibility of flat head. I don't think this extra comforting insert could cause any safety issues, just fill out your car seat, and if you find it too hard, or notice your little one isn't snug in it, by the insert.
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Until very recently (and my son is now 8 months old and rather long for his age), my son often fell asleep in this car seat for hours (well after we were out of the car). It's hard to say if babies would find it uncomfortable, but he certainly doesn't seem to mind it :-)
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I have only had it for a short time and don't use it everyday. I usually use it on the weekends once in a while. My grandson is 5 yrs. old and doesn't eat while in it. Haven't had to clean it yet, but from what I read in the manual that comes with it, it seems to be fairly easy to do that. My daughter-in-law recommended this one to me as she runs a daycare and has 2 of these car seats for each of their vehicles. I definitely wouldn't be afraid to purchase this item. I am very happy with it.
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No, it is a convertible seat, not an infant seat to use it between 2 cars you would have to take the whole seat out and install it in the other car. It is a very big seat but it is actually much lighter and much less cumbersome to uninstall and reinstall than it looks IMO and im 5'2 and taking it in and out of the middle seat in an SUV
1976903
No, it cannot be used as a car seat. I dont know if you can order it separately but this you cannot use as a car seat.
2094925
I bought one and I personally think it was better for an infant. However you can use it without the insert.
1427378
It's great! I always put the infant car seat on the front seat so that I could see the toddler as well. However, it does make the stroller even longer to have the infant car seat on the front.
1073994
I would not use this with a car seat (at least not with baby inside). The base is not that big, so you'd have trouble getting the car seat to fit securely on there. I've also had boxes fall off of there a bunch.
916282
Would look at the bob revolution webpage. I seem to recall you can plug in an infant car seat into it
1388030
I have! My boys are 17 months apart so I needed my Safety 1st car seat to fit and it does! I use it in the "front seat" (the one furtherest from you). Sometimes I have to push the sides in, but its a nice secure fit! It's a great stroller! Highly recommend! Congrats on your growing family!
1200659
I have not tried the car seat. I have used headrest insert from car seat with my 3 month old. The belts tighten down nicely including waist. I've ran 6-8 mi several times with 3 and 20 month.
1118129
When my son was first born I put his insert to his car seat in there (the fluffy piece that shapes around their body to hold them steady) and layed the seat all the way back. He liked to sleep like that. Sitting up, no because they don't have very strong necks
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Well... TECHNICALLY, you shouldn't put the infant seat in the back. I have a Chicco KeyFit30 though, and my husband forgot to bring the infant adapter to the zoo recently. It actually fit quite nicely (sideways) in the rear while my toddler rode up front. I wouldn't recommend that as a regular configuration though, as there is no safety strap like there is in front.