Graco - SnugRide Lite LX Infant Car Seat

1) Travel with as little as possible by having a full set up in both homes. It's very easy to get young kid stuff second hand. 2) If you need an inexpensive but safe option for sleep, a pack-n-play works. It's not as convenient as a crib (more bending down for the parent) but it's an option that gets the job done for young kids if needed. 3) For travel, I love this very simple and light infant car seat - I think it was this one. [https://www.target.com/p/graco-snugride-35-lite-lx-infant-car-seat/-/A-79436026?preselect=76908019#lnk=sametab](https://www.target.com/p/graco-snugride-35-lite-lx-infant-car-seat/-/A-79436026?preselect=76908019#lnk=sametab) I ended up liking it more than my expensive, fancy car seat. It was so light. My kid liked it way more as well. 4) My experience is that I'd rather fly with an infant than road trip. 5) If you are going down a path of pumping milk you are going to dramatically increase the logistical challenge of travel. I recommend you do not do this (I did and drove myself insane). But if you must...invest in a good quality cooler and ice packs and learn the TSA related rules.

we got this [graco](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y5S4VWT?ref_=pe_125775000_1044873430_t_fed_asin_title) model. baby gear lab gave it super good reviews for testing just as well in crash tests as more expensive models did

We got the Graco SnugRide Lite for when he’s super tiny and we have the Grow car seat for when he gets a little bigger

I have a graco snug ride 30 lite with the outpace LX stroller travel system. Car seat clicks right into stroller and then when she’s old enough she can use the stroller as normal. It’s super light and the stroller is heavy duty for all terrain, super easy to push. With that stroller, any graco infant seat will fit in it so you can buy the stroller and car seat separate if there’s one you like better. I have a graco 4ever dlx 4 in 1 for when she grows out of her infant seat.

So, in a Hyundai Kona you're going to need a very compact seat. We have a Mazda CX-30 which is a similar sort of situation and only had a few options. Even then, the front passenger seat is not useable if you're over 5'5". We have a Graco Snugride bucket seat. I believe the Graco Extend 2 Fit is the most compact front-to-back so I'd probably recommend that for a convertible. I have never put a newborn in one though.  One thing to consider with a December baby and no bucket seat is that it's a lot more unpleasant to get them buckled up and such from outside the car vs. doing it inside and then just clicking the car seat into the base. Unless you have a midwife or your GP is walking distance, you'll be trekking your newborn to the doctor at least 3-4 times in the first 8 weeks in the absolute dead of winter, and that doesn't account for any other driving you might have to do. 

That’s nowhere near Bart either. Buy a $120 Graco snug ride and take an uber or a cab.

Yeah, we paired a Graco with a Mockingbird, and we have no issues.

Keep in mind you really might not use the infant seat for very long. My baby boy was 16 lbs at 4 months and it just got too heavy to carry inside. I ended up switching him to a convertible because he’s much more comfy in it and it’s easier to put him in/take him out. I personally hold not splurge on an infant car seat, my graco was absolutely perfect

Have an infant car seat (graco) and an evenflo giant car seat that I call the captains chair in my cx5. It’s tight but both my husband and I are under 6 feet tall so it works for us. You can’t recline well and you can’t put the front seats back too far. We had the car before the babies though so we make it work.

Stroller I have the Mockingbird Single to Double. It’s a single stroller that can be changed to a double stroller with an attachment. It also has a car seat adapter for tons of infant car seats. We’ve had ours for 4 years and we love it. It’s super durable, folds up easy, and is easy to pop out and open. It also has TONS of storage. For a car seat we did the Graco infant seat and when they grow out of that we change to a convertible seat that adjusts to fit all of their needs until they don’t need a car seat/booster anymore.

In my opinion, it’s absolutely not necessary. I had a graco infant seat and I borrowed the clock connect stroller piece that my sister wasn’t using anymore, but my baby outgrew that car seat by 5 months old. She has the evenflo revolve 360 extend car seat now, which I love because rotating the seat makes it super easy to get her in and out (especially when she’s asleep) and it’s safe for use all the way from newborn to booster seat with rear facing up to 50lbs. As far as strollers, once we were done with the Graco car seat I bought an umbrella stroller from Walmart for $30. That ended up getting moldy while were were living in a camper for a few months so I tossed it and I’ve realized I actually don’t really NEED a stroller anymore. She’s a year and a half old, almost, and I usually either carry her or hold her hand while she walks.

We're due in a couple weeks there's snow on the ground - so we got an infant car seat for about $200 CAD (Graco) when it was on sale. Just check if there's adapters for the stroller if you drive everywhere and don't plan on grocery delivery. Infant car seats still have a 2hr window for baby