
Cosco Kids
Scenera Next DLX Convertible Car Seat
Super light, cheap, great for air travel, but outgrown fast.

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I’d stay away from a swivel infant seat and get a swivel convertible when they outgrow the infant seat. The swivel doesn’t really help remove it from the base. But if you’re stuck on it, check out the Cybex Anton g.
Carrier is an absolute must in NY. Any buckle carrier will do, I don’t personally use one but Tula is an all around great carrier brand to start with. Look into baby wearing groups in NYC as well, finding one near me and learning how to use carriers properly has changed my life lol As far as car seats make sure you can use it in both countries and that it is compatible with your stroller! I have the Cybex Aton G and quick google search says they will send a locking clip necessary for use in Europe, i’m sure many brands will have that option as well. I saw the Nuna recommended a bunch if weight is a concern. I just bought the Mompush Velo stroller for travel but i’ve been using it everyday. Make sure any travel stroller you buy has true one hand fold capability, I saw someone mention that on reddit somewhere and noticed that SO many travel strollers require both hands to open and close them.
Cybex is great. Started both my kids in the Aton G with the rotating base and now sirona. The rotation is so the best feature on both car seats.
We had the Nuna Pipa and the Cybex Aton G. WAYYY prefer the Cybex. I think the quality is better. The value is better.
Build quality, fabric quality, baby liked the Cybex better, base was easier to install. The Nuna is a good car seat too! But I personally think the Cybex is superior and the fact it's much cheaper seals the deal for me
I had one like this for my first baby and immediately regretted it. She didn’t fit in it properly for ages & I had to always get her fully out of it to go into a shop-the amount of times I had to wake her up to do this was so annoying. This time we’ve gone with the cybex cloud and got adapters for our pram. The fit is sooo much better and I don’t have to wake her to nip into a shop!
We’re starting with the Cybex Aton because it’s compatible with our stroller, but we have a Chico 180 rotating convertible one for later! Since we won’t be putting it on a stroller

Cosco Kids
Scenera Next DLX Convertible Car Seat
Super light, cheap, great for air travel, but outgrown fast.

Cosco Kids
Scenera Next Convertible Car Seat
Portable, affordable, quickly outgrown, airplane buckle discomfort.

Joie
Mint Latch
Easy baseless LATCH install, lightweight, but quickly outgrown.

Nuna
PIPA Series
High-end travel, easy baseless install, but very pricey.

WAYB
Pico™ Portable Car Seat
Ultra-light, compact travel, quick install, but expensive and outgrown fast.

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Cosco Kids - Scenera Next DLX Convertible Car Seat

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Cosco Kids - Scenera Next Convertible Car Seat

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Cosco Kids - Scenera Next DLX Convertible Car Seat

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Nuna - PIPA Series