Choosing A Carseat

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Car Seat Selection & Purchasing

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Our Opinion:  Purchasing a number of car seats can be costly especially
when many of the options do not promote closeness with the new baby. 
Consider a convertible car seat.  We loved our Graco Size4Me 65 Convertible Car Seat which was around $180.  
What to look for:  A convertible car seat that does rear facing from 4lbs to 40lbs.  

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Why you don't need an infant bucket.
Tell the mom who knows everything to stop. Just stop. 
You don't need a bucket.  You don't need all of the piece that snap together.  Is it easier? Maybe.  Does it promote your child being left alone more. Definitely.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all infants ride rear-facing starting with their first ride home from the hospital. All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing seat as long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car safety seat manufacturer. (citation)
Remember the rear facing infant car seat should be used only for travel (not sleeping, feeding, or any other use outside the vehicle for which the car seat is not designed.  
Just because every parent  leaves their kid in a car seat to sleep once in the house, in the restaurant or shopping center does not make it the safest place for the child. 
Consider: Is you child safer covered with a blanket in a seat next to you or held close in a carrier so that they can hear your heartbeat, feel the rise and fall of your breath. 
Consider: 58,200 children are abducted each year.  Every 40 seconds a child goes missing somewhere in the United States.(citation)
These children are not always "kidnapped" but things happen! Wearing a child is a much easier way to keep a child safe. 
Get a car seat that they can stay in rear facing for the duration. 

Cost Effective Options

Evenflo Tribute Sport Convertible Car Seat
This seat goes from 5lbs to 40lbs rear facing.  It is not super rugged but great if you need a  cost effective second car seat for around town or a babysitter. 

We have the Cosco version as our second seat.  Like the Evenflo these low cost options are going to fit most kids rear facing from birth to 3years old. ​

Evenflo Tribute Sport Convertible Car Seat
This seat goes from 5lbs to 40lbs rear facing.  It is not super rugged but great if you need a  cost effective second car seat for around town or a babysitter. 

We have the Cosco version as our second seat.  Like the Evenflo these low cost options are going to fit most kids rear facing from birth to 3years old. 

Primary Convertible Car Seats under $200

• Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat
  • ​Rear-facing 5-40 pounds
  • Forward-facing 22-65 pounds
  • Belt-positioning booster 40-100 pounds
• Evenflo Symphony Elite All-In-One Convertible Car Seat
  • ​5 lbs to 40lbs rear facing
  •  forward facing toddlers from 22-65 lbs.
  • high back booster mode supports children 40-110 lbs
• ​Britax Allegiance Convertible Car Seat
  • ​Not as versatile as other options on the market
  • ​rear-facing 5-40 pounds and forward-facing 20-65 pounds
• ​Cosco Comfy Convertible Car Seat
  • Not as versatile as other options on the market
  • ​Rear-facing 5-40 pounds and Forward-facing 22-50 pounds

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