4Ever DLX Slim 4-in-1 Infant to Toddler Car Seat

I would look at recalls and safety ratings for the rotating seats. When I was looking there were some open recalls on the top one for the lock wearing out/ folks forgetting to lock it back to the spot? Idk, I stopped right there. I don’t take risks. I’m already tired, I don’t want to add another step to making sure my son is 100% because I would never forgive myself. The top 2 safety rated that year were the ones I bought. The Graco dlx (?) and the Nuna ravv. My son doesn’t exactly love the graco (not as comfy I guess) and we keep that in the truck which he doesn’t ride in much. He loves the Nuna. Much more comfy it seems. Also Nuna is not a US brand. US brands sometimes only go for US testing standards. Nuna goes for the US and Euro ones which have always been higher in my experience. If you ask AI- they say Euro are more ‘comprehensive’ as US safety testing has historically focused on front impact and left out side impact. Also Euro regulations are more stringent on ease of ‘correct’ installation. I would say making sure the Graco was installed correct versus Nuna was a lot more time and effort and obviously top safety is a seat installed incorrectly is going to greatly increase injury potential. The Graco had some reviews that made me trust it- pictures of wrecked cars and moms stating babies were 100% ok/ some had even slept through crash. Good luck finding something you like! We are going to swap my oldest to the Nuna Lumn when the time comes and put the youngest in Ravv. We have a Nuna Pippa for the newborn/ infant stage.

I used the Graco Forever and it fits Ok in the i4 - but id I remember well you can't use it with the car belt as its too wide. Any seat doesnt fit well anyway, the i4 is the the best car for the back seats, but it works. As for the boosters it was not easy to find some narrow enough to fit with the seat belts, but one of the Evenflo made it. Thats what i am using now.

Congrats! I’m due in May as well, my second baby. With my first, we got the UppaBaby Cruz stroller which we LOVED and used so much. The stroller is light, compact but has a lot of storage space. And we got the UppaBaby Mesa baby car seat that clicks directly on the stroller. I could not recommend it more. Then for the longer term car seat we got the Graco4Ever which we’re still using for my first (he’s 7yo).

FYI: Travel system can be an infant car seat carrier, bassinet and toddler stroller. So I will have to buy a new car seat once he’s too big but I plan to buy Graco 4-1 car seat. My toddler is 4 years old and she’s been in the same Graco 4-1 car seat since she grew out of the infant car seat.

You need a car seat for each vehicle. It’s not realistic to install/uninstall, especially between you and your partner. Might be ok for your mom if it’s a rare occurrence or she’s not emergency back up. Anyone who regularly drives with baby in the car needs their own. For my family, we had 3 (for one kid, now we have two kids and 6 car seats), one for each parent and then my mom. I like the Evenflo 360 for the baby/toddler stage. I bought my 5 year old a Graco 4-1 when my baby grew out of the bucket seat so the baby could have the swivel as it wasn’t necessary for the older kid and that saved a LOT of money. The Graco 4-1 is… fine. Not my favorite but it keeps my kid safe and he likes it so whatever.