Chicco - OneFit Max ClearTex All-in-One Car Seat

I totally understand not wanting to buy three car seats, but it's likely the best solution here. I didn't want to have to buy two, but it was the right call. Having to install and uninstall a car seat daily greatly increases the chances that it will get installed incorrectly. The larger convertible car seats are WAY less convenient than the infant seats. I couldn't imagine trying to manage a sleeping mat, car seat, lunch box, back back, AND a toddler into daycare. Your LO will stay in their convertible car seat for the next 3+ years compared to a year with the infant seat. All that to say, We like the Chicco Cleartex slim design. I couldn't bring myself to spend a small fortune on a nuna when I needed to buy two, and we have been really happy with it.

Existing backpack until you know what you want out of a diaper bag. Chicco carseat Consistently great consumer report and safety ratings, great materials, great comfort, multiple 360 options (i don't have a 360 one so I can't speak to that but I have their keyfit 35 and just ordered a onefit max). I can say that unless you live in a spot with horrendous sidewalks, tons of gravel, are an intense runner, or plan to do lots of off roading with a stroller, the guava roam is unnecessary. I still love it, our sidewalks and roads are super crappy and i like beingnot on pavenmemt and its sooooo easy to maneuver, but I would have gotten a stroller with a bassinet attachment or full lay flat option if I could do it over again. Bassinet attachment would have saved my sanity in the first several months. I couldn't go on longer stroller walks because I didnt want my newborn in her carseat (with attachment for stroller) for too long. Serious cabin fever for a bit.

Just a heads up the keyfit 35 does not meet the new 213a standards (side impact) they just released Jan 1, and that they have to meet by the end of this year, so chicco will likely make new ones, ie the new chicco key fit max that was released. Its annoying, as we have a chicco key fit 35 and LOVE IT. We got the primo stroller combo and its just SO EASY. My son is 8 months old (20lbs, 27.5 inches) and we planned to use it until 32 inch or 35lbs, but our cat peed in the car seat last week and we couldn't get the urine smell out (ammonia not safe for babies and not allowed to soak the harness or use enzyme on the car seat), and this is how I found out it didnt meet the new standards. So we just upgraded early to save money and got a chicco onefit max cleartex and love this one as well! We were going to get a chicco nextfit, but it doesnt meet 213a guidelines and we cant really wait for a new one to come out that does. I dont know when youre due, but chicco will likely make a new 35lb one that meets standards, and you could wait for that allowing for more time with the bucket seat. But that being said, it still meets old safety standards, as in a few weeks ago, so its like still very safe. Edit: spelling

My kid will never be forward-facing in the rava because of the harness height. So I got a Chicco cleartex forward-facing. I would avoid the rava for tall kids as well. If you want to use it forward-facing.

We have a Chicco Keyfit 35. They don’t sell the 35 anymore but they sell the Max which is essentially the same. 

The Chicco is cool also because you can remove the seat and buy two bases moving just the seat back and forth. I don’t think any of the other brands do that. It’s a convertible that goes all the way up to like 65lbs and like 40 something inches. This could be the last one you buy. My wife got the Nuna rotating ones and the weight cut off is like 45 lbs. unfortunately we’re going to have to buy new car seats later.

I was overwhelmed when I was pregnant with all the choices and ended up getting the Graco Modes Nest stroller. We used a convertible car seat from birth. We brought baby home from the hospital in it. I looked on consumer reports .com and ended up getting a Chicco convertible seat for my car. The plan was to use the infant bucket seat in my husbands car but we never installed it in his car and just used my car when we took the places. The Graco stroller is heavy but any big stroller like that would be heavy. I liked that the bassinet and toddler seat where one piece so we didn’t have to spend extra money or store extra items in our small condo. I like that the Graco stroller came with the snack tray cup holder. My kiddo ate a lot of snacks out of it while on walks. We used the bucket seat in the stroller exclusively because once kiddo was old enough he didn’t want to lay down in the bassinet he wanted to be sitting in the bucket seat and looking at everything. I liked that the basket was very large and could hold lots of groceries, toys, pool stuff. I liked that the seat was reversible so I could see baby on walks. My toddler started walking well at 12 months. He has a ride in plastic Step 2 car that I can push him around in for walks that he prefers now. I want to get him a push trike soon. For not needing a giant big stroller really past 12 months I’m happy I didn’t spend $$$ on an uppa baby or nuna. I bought a $70 travel stroller that I preferred to use once he could sit up because it was easier to pick up and get in and out of my car.