Graco car seat compatibility?

Is the Graco SnugRide 30 infant seat compatible to the older SnugRide bases? The base is only a year or so old




Does anyone know of a lightweight umbrella-type stroller where the baby faces the parent? My daughter’s too big for her infant seat in the travel system stroller, but I still want to be able to face her and talk to her while pushing her around.

Thanks!




which car will fit 3 car seats?

We are expecting baby in March and there is no way I can fit 3 car seats in my mazda 6. I was able to do 2 boosters and an infant seat but it was very very tight and I didnt feel good about the security. We will need to fit a newborn, 18month old and a 5 year old in the car. So a booster seat, toddler front facing seat and a infant car seat. Is there a car that will fit these in one row comfortably or do we need to get something with a third row? And if so what would be a good choice. I do not want a minivan or anything big like that.




Do you warm your baby’s Gerber veggies stage 1 food before giving it to him/her? Lets say the leftover food that has been refrigerated do you warm that before feeding?

When did you take your child out of his carrier infant seat and got him into a regular convertible rear/front facing seat?




When is it safe to my son in an umbrella stroller?

My son is 2 weeks old and we have the whole stroller travel system that we bring everywhere! We live in a city and I was wondering when we will be able to drop the infant seat and gigantic, heavy stroller and put him in a more light weight umbrella stroller.
Will he be ready by December so we don’t have to use the huge Stroller in the midst of all the Christmas tourists?




Best position to install infant car seat?

I have a 2008 Accord Sedan and it has the LATCH system only on the two outside seats in the rear. However, I’ve heard that the middle is the best place to install a rear-facing infant seat to avoid the side airbags and side collisions.

Is it more important to install it with the LATCH so that it’s more secure? Or is being in the middle more important? I’m thinking I will install it either in the middle or behind the passenger side (so I don’t have to take the car seat out in traffic when I’m parked on the street).

Any thoughts? Thanks!
I have a Graco car seat that has the base that is permanently installed in the car.




My baby is out growing her infant seat and it it time to upgrade. I know that some car seats are made specifically for some cars so that the install easier and with the latch system they have tie downs in different places. How do I find out which car seat fits best in which car, specifically in a 2005 BMW x3. thanks for your help.




Car Seat for small car?? Help???

I have to buy my son a new car seat ASAP!!! He is 7 months old. I have a very small car a Kia Spectra. I cant decide between a Britax Decathalon, Brutax Roundabout, Racaro, or a Radian80. Please give me some advice.They are all very good car seats. I need the smaller of the 4, my car is VERY small, and he will be rear facing for along time yet. Which would fit better??
Because my son is almost past the weight limit of his infant seat




Help! I need advice on how baby car seats work. As I understand it…..first there is a travel system – infant seat up to 22 pounds that attaches right to a stroller, comes with a base, and I could buy a second base for Jim’s car; later I would buy a convertible car seat, with another second base for Jim’s car. Then there is an infant car seat, which seems just like the former, but I would need to purchase a separate stroller. Third there is a convertible car seat system, which goes to over 50 pounds, and I would need a second base. It seems that I could actually get the convertible car seat to begin with because it starts at 5 pounds (is this true?) but the disadvantage would be having to lift Avery in and out of her seat into a separate stroller even as an infant, unlike the travel system. Which systems have other parents used? Advantages and disadvantages to the system you picked? Any help is greatly appreciated!




Looking for an infant car seat (the kind with a base that will stay in the car and a removable infant carrier) that will work in our 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse. We have done a lot of research with absolutely no legitimate answers, only people stating "this should work" and "try this seat it’s small," so please do not bother answering this question unless you have an answer based on actual experience such as owning this car and having a car seat that works in it. We do NOT want a convertible car seat, I need a seat that I can lift out of the car and carry around with my baby sleeping in it being that I have a 2 year old’s car seat (The Britax Marathon) already installed on one side of the Eclipse so I need to be able to have the carrier I can remove as needed. Anyone that has this car knows that the back seats dip down in the center which so far has made it impossible to find a base that will work back there without sliding all over the place. Every seat we have tried so far will not work. Also there is no latch so it has to be a seat that will work using belts only. We do not have the time or money to keep buying seats that don’t work and the new baby will be here in a few short months. Again, please only answer this question if you have a definite answer of what WILL work (not what might work or what could possibly work but only what WILL work) based on your own personal use or if you have a friend or family member with this car who has an infant seat installed rear facing.

Thank you in advance for your help
Once again- size is not the main issue- the main problem is that the seats DIP IN in the center therefore a care seat base that is straight on the bottom does not fit flat on the seat which causes it to slide around. If you have this car please let us know which seat you use- not an answer based on size of a seat. Thank you




I do realize no price is too high when it comes to protecting your kids, so I don’t mean to say "I’d only spend X dollars…" but still. I don’t want to spend a fortune. I need to buy two, one for my 20 month old daughter, and hopefully one that my 2 month old can fit into after his infant seat. Thanks~




We have a 2007 Fusion. We have a 4 year old, 2 year old and newborn on the way-so a booster, car seat and infant seat.




He is 18.8 lbs and 28 inches. Went to look at carseats cause we knew he would outgrow it soon and ended up coming home empty handed, unhappy with the selection at babies-r-us, only to find out his infant seat only goes up to 26" (not 29" like others). Need advice. I would like to have one of the ones that turn sideways allowing you to put the child in easier, but the Zeus by Combi is only rear facing up to 22 lbs, not sure if that will accomidate him long enough. Have also looked at the Orbit toddler seat that has the turn feature. Don’t want to spend too much!




Double Stroller?

I am looking for a double stroller for a newborn, and a 17 month old. I want one that the infant seat will snap into. Any suggestions from personal experience?




Question about Convertible Car Seats…?

So my daughter is just shy of 4 months, and 17 lbs, and her car seat is only rated for up to 22 lbs. I have been looking at getting a Convertible Car Seat, since she is holding her head up really good now, but I was just wondering when everyone here switched from the infant seat, to a convertible seat.