There are only two infant car seats on the North American market that recline. The Cybex cloud and the Peg Perego lounge. Both of these work on the veer cruiser, which is on the higher end but folds better than anything. The expedition is also very solid, but the fold is very long.
At home we have the cybex I cloud and base. Our baby loves it and always sleeps as soon as the car takes off. We recently rented a car seat in the states not sure what model it was but I think basic and uncomfortable (cosco brand) . Well she's scream bloody murder in it the whole time she was in it. Since we came back home again she was fine. So car seat does seem to make a difference
Congratulations! I'm going through the same decisions as you after many weeks of research, and have just had some success on the stroller and car seat front! Nuna/Cybex were our frontrunners and we liked the elegance of the Silver Cross. We eliminated Uppababy early on for a multitude of reasons. Hopefully this saves you some time:
Upon researching car seats, you'll see that the Clek Liing is the most thoroughly safety-tested seat on the market. It's handsome and made in Canada too. However, the price makes it prohibitive for some, and it requires adapters for most strollers.
After numerous visits to Snuggle Bugz and West Coast Kids, we learned that the Cybex infant car seats have the same safety rating as the Clek. The Gazelle stroller is very thoughtfully designed and felt sturdier and more equipped for "real life" than the Nuna Mixx. It holds more weight underneath and comes with extra features that other companies sell separately, such as a cup holder and shopping basket. I also appreciate that it stays wheels-down when folded so that you don't end up with slush and salt on the handle and your clothes when loading it into the car through the winter. The car seat clicks in and out as easily as the Nuna ones (which are amazingly simple) so we felt the advantages of the Nuna were all present with the Cybex and then some. Snuggle Bugz had a bundle promo for stroller and car seat, so with the discount, our choice was obvious.
Note: the Nuna stroller handle is the best of all - it has no knob or button in the middle which was a huge advantage for both comfort and ease of folding
I've heard from many parents that infant car seats get totally filthy, so if you decide to pick one for style, friendly reminder that you're only getting 6 months of use and the "look" may not hold up. You're better off picking a stroller style you like and spending more money on that. Good luck!
I bought the maxi cosi Romy travel car seat and it was so light. Our cybex infant is way heavier and I wouldn't trust gatechecking. My friend's stroller got damaged when gatechecked. I also got a yoyo for travel during black Friday but I'd pick the joolz dot if i could again
We splurged on our carseat/stroller system. We used them daily and needed them to work for us. We went with a cybex as we initially loved nuna but read reviews that said they were outgrown quickly (on the one we liked). We easily spent 1600$ on the stroller and bucket carseat and that was after waiting for sales.. we felt guilty about it but realized that it was a priority for us! We already had a crib from when our goddaughters would visit, were handed down a dresser and rocking chair and reused some of the furniture from our guestroom for the nursery. We felt guilty because we like to save where we can and it was a lot of money! We realized that we had the money to be able to do it and we could feel the difference between cybex and other brands which is what led us to them. The same reasons you have for liking nuna! It's also how we knew we didn't like uppababy!
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