Premier 4Ever DLX Extend2Fit SnugLock 4-in-1 Car Seat featuring Anti-Rebound Bar, Midtown Collection (Model Code: 2223921)

Before this seat, Costco sold the graco 4ever extend 2 fit DLX. And we have 4 of them and the kids like them a lot. Every kid is different though.

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.

We bought the Chicco KeyFit 35 infant car seat and the Graco 4Evr Dlx convertible car seat. I panicked when someone said their hospital would only release them with an infant car seat, so we bought the KeyFit later. We bought the Mockingbird Single Stroller with the bassinet.

Seconding extend to fit. My kids are all 90s percentile plus in height and have easily rear faced past age 4 in this one! 

We loved our Britax Boulevard but it was not at all good for bigger kids rear facing longer! I think the weight limit was 35 on latch install which some of my kids hit before age 2. We had to change to Diono Radian and Graco Extend to fit to keep them rear facing.

We have an E2F in a corolla and my 6’3 husband can still fit in the passenger seat. Its a little tight for him but still very doable.

You should rear face as long as possible. At least until 2.  Graco is pretty budget friendly and has a rear facing seat until 50 lbs (extend to fit). Slim fit is also rear facing until 40 lbs if you have space issues. 30% off on Graco website, there may also be better deals elsewhere 

I personally prefer having the infant car seat and transitioning to a convertible seat later. It’s more convenient for winter and you can keep them covered. We have a base in each car that we regularly travel in. My 1 year old is about to outgrow the infant car seat. Which makes me sad as it’s so much easier to pop him in and out of the car to the stroller for school drop offs/pick ups He’ll be going into his sister’s graco extend to fit and she’s (5.5years old) going into a high back booster. You can go straight to a convertible seat. Boosters come way down the road so I wouldn’t worry about that right now. An infant carrier is more referring a wrap/sling/structured carrier that goes on your body to hold baby hands free. I highly recommend getting one that is comfortable for you. We have ring slings and an ergo 360. I have used them for both of my kids. My 1 year old is a Velcro baby and has to touch me at all times in the evening. I was wearing him on my back to do dishes last night.