Chicco - Fit360 ClearTex Rotating Convertible Car Seat

For a convertible seat I researched them extensively. I wanted something that rotates, is comfortable for baby, and doesn’t have flame retardants or chemicals. The Chicco fit360 cleartex fits the bill…it has no fire retardants, is great quality, and rotates 360. It came out this spring so it’s fairly new but seems like a quality option. It meets almost all of your criteria. This can take the place of an infant seat, but can’t be removed for carrying the baby or attaching to a stroller. #3 in your list isn’t possible with a convertible. You’ll need an infant seat for that stage and there is no infant seat that’s also a convertible. The only trade off with the chicco is that it doesn’t convert to a booster seat, while some of the other 360s do…but fall short in other areas. It’s really hard to get everything so it comes down to your priorities and budget.

Infant car seats, no matter how “light” are bulking and unpleasant to tote around. Realistically babies shouldn’t be in them longer than 2 hours anyway and it’s truly not that difficult to transition baby from car seat to a stroller or baby carrier. I’ve been a nanny for over a decade and don’t love infant car seats BUT if I was going to have a newborn during winter in a place that actually gets really cold I’d probably get infant car seat to minimize baby’s time in cold temps. I’m almost 39 weeks now but live in Georgia where it really doesn’t get that cold (plus we have a garage) so we skipped the infant seat and are using a convertible from the get go. Everyone will eventually need a convertible car seat, but you don’t *need* an infant seat. Our convertible works for as small as 4lbs. Also we got the Chicco 360 convertible car seat that rotates so even though it is not an infant seat it has a base so we can get an additional base put in husband’s car without needing a full second car seat

Chicco 360 and it’s the best! Obviously the turning itself is the main feature, but I haven’t really found a downside yet. Aside the the turning convenience, I also got it bc we plan to have a second baby, so if we only have one kid, we can easily adjust the car seat to whoever the rider is (forward or back facing, plus the height adjustment takes like 5 seconds to move up/down). You could easily go from a small baby to bigger child adjustment in 3 minutes (which would mostly be popping in the inserts). It also felt the most secure base/seat wise of the turning car seats imo. Plus the removal of the seat from the base is super easy, so you could theoretically just buy to bases and move the seat from car to car to save money. But my husband just got his own car seat for his car. It also looks super comfy, has removable cup holder to clean easily, has an easy magnetic chest clip that’s great for a squirmy baby, super easy strap tightening/adjusting, has a removable washable cover, etc. We had the Chicco keyfit 35 as an infant car seat and loved it. This is basically all the same convenience of that plus more. I also have a small compact car, and it still fits. I do keep my seat close to the front though, so if you’re tall it prob would need more room.

I’ve got a Chico 360 or something like that, I just put it in the backpack and check it with the stroller at the gate.

I currently have their travel system, the 360 convertible car seat, baby carrier, and waiting on their bassinet. I have the bassinet on my registry but not sure what I wanna do yet …I might just want out baby to use their crib from the start.

Bassinets are so pricey!!! And you only use them for a few months. Oh I have the chicco playpen in my registry - it has a bassinet and diaper changing attachment so I feel like MAYBE I can use that as a bassinet if need be. I don’t know. Yeah get the carrier! And girl the car seat MUST be a rotating one! We have to protect our backs 😆

I still pregnant - 28 weeks. But I put a travel system from chicco which has the infant car seat and I also put the chicco convertible 360 car seat and I got both. So - yay!

Chicco Fit360 - it’s the best convertible and 360° turning seat on the market hands down.

I have the Zip version and love it. We did just get the Chico 360 seat and it's pretty amazing. Does have lower limits, but our kiddos aren't huge.