Graco - SnugRide SnugFit 35 DLX

My diaper bag came from Amazon. Some non-brand. I’ve seen it on just about every mom at the zoo, so it’s quite popular. I think it was ~$25. My bucket car seat is the Graco snugride snug fit 35 dlx. Using it on my second kid now with no complaints. It will also fit into the attachment on Graco strollers. I think it was around $130. My convertible car seat that they switch into when I get tired of carrying them in the bucket seat is the Graco slim fit 3in1. It was just under $200. My stroller for my first baby was the Graco modes pramette stroller. I think it was around $200 but it was a gift so not sure. Now that we have our second baby we have a Graco ready2grow Lx 2.0. It was on clearance for $170. Bucket car seat will also fit into it like the single stroller. As you can tell, we are loyal to Graco baby stuff.

I have decided to get the Graco SnugRide Snugfit 35 DLX infant seat. I have not chosen a specific stroller yet, but I plan on getting a 3 wheeled one as I heard they are easier to maneuver. I decided on the car seat for these reasons: it is compatible with any Graco stroller. I wanted to get an infant seat since I'm due near winter and want to be able to easily just take the seat in/out vs having to strap baby in in the cold. I also wanted to lightest seat available, this one is only 9 pounds I believe vs most I looked at were 12-15pounds. It's got a good safety rating and it's not too expensive for my budget. Oh and I decided on Graco brand because they overall have a good safety rating and quality products, and it was too overwhelming trying to decide on cars eats without picking a brand first I plan on upgrading to a convertible once baby grows out of the infant seat so giving myself more time to research that

I'm a teacher too! We got the Graco Snugride Snugfit 35 DXL for an infant seat (~$160)--I liked the rebound bar on the base. The actual car seat was super easy to get in & out of our cars (a Subaru Forester & Crosstrek) & wasn't too heavy. I got the Baby Jogger City Mini GT2 stroller with adapters for the Graco infant seat (I picked a color combo that was on clearance). Honestly, it's easy enough to maneuver, but it's big & the storage area is laughably small & difficult to get anything in & out of. Surprisingly, my friend who got an Uppa Vista 2 (second hand), recommended the **Baby Trend Expedition**. Her friend had one & she said it was easier to use than the Vista 2, worked better moving from cement to grass, and had a bigger canopy. (I almost got this one, but they only work with their own infant seats, and I didn't like their harness latch.) Now we have the Graco 4 in 1--whichever version is sold at Costco. No complaints. I can also testify that it's easy to disassemble & clean barf out of 🤢

Graco Snugfit 35 with the anti rebound bar, and the mockingbird single to double stroller!

We had the Graco in my 2016 for both kids and it did great. I had the police department locally help me install my first one to make sure I was doing it right.

Yes, I love having carseat compatibility with my stroller! We have the Graco snug ride snug fit DLX with the Graco Fastaction Jogger, we've used this with both kids and I love the ease it folds up, and the "real" tires which helps on all terrain. We also have the Cyber Gazelle with Graco adapter, because we have 2 under 2 and sometimes need the double stroller option. This stroller is so smooth and turns really easily even with one hand but is not so great in loose rocks or dirt. It really isn't a big deal to pop the carseat in to the stroller at home or get baby ready in the carseat and then take him out to the garage to pop it in when we go for walks. I like it because he then faces me, plus most strollers are not recommended until at least 6 months of age on their own so you either need to use a carseat or one with a bassinet attachment.

We did the graco snugride snugfit with my first and it was nice! I just hated lugging it around haha- not the seat’s fault, I’m just short and my baby got too heavy for me to carry it comfortably pretty quickly. She also had reflux so we switched to a chicco fit 360 at 6-7ish months. I’m due with our second in a month and we just went straight for the convertible this time. We still have the infant seat/stroller if we need it, but I figure with two we’d be using a double stroller most of the time anyways.

For rotating infant car seats, [it looks like your options are pretty limited](https://www.safeintheseat.com/full-list?stage=infant&features=swivels-rotates&brands=baby-jogger-37a21%7Cbritax%7Cchicco-54ee9%7Cclek-04f42%7Ccybex-02d79%7Cgraco-b2e31%7Cmaxi-cosi%7Cnuna%7Cuppababy). Additionally, Mockingbird doesn't list any of these models as compatible with their adapter. That doesn't mean they aren't, just that you might be taking a gamble. I really liked the Graco Snugride Snugfit, but my car has a latch system so I don't know if it meets your requirements. Of note, I do *not* like how it works with the Mockingbird [car seat adapter](https://hellomockingbird.com/products/stroller-car-seat-adapter?model=Graco+Premier+SnugRide+SnugFit+35+XT&variant=16179396542553). It's imprecise and I often jostled the car seat while attaching/removing from the stroller. I believe this is caused by the adapter and not the seat, and that style of adapter is used for multiple brands (Graco, Britax, BabyJogger, and Chicco). You might want to start with that link to the SITS car seat database and compile a list of everything that meets your hard requirements (LATCH, mockingbird, base) and then update/re-post with your short list and ask for experiences with those particular items. You'll get much better feedback that way. Edit: stupid link formatting

We got a graco baby click in bucket seat that we used the first six months and then a safety first all in one that she’s still rear facing in at 3.5, but it forward faces and boosters in the future. Doing the same thing with little brother!

I wanted Greico since they are super reliable and more budget friendly than premium brands. I found a car seat I really loved and it turns out it came in a seat/stroller combo. The strolled didn’t matter too much to me but it has been great for walks and is easy to fold. It’s a little tricky getting the seat to snap in but after a few tries, it’s no biggy. Definitely happy with my Greico!