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.
We used a bucket car seat up to a year for our almost 9lb at birth baby. He grew fast, and he still safely used it for a year. It was sooooo helpful for when he fell asleep in the car and we wanted to stretch the nap a little longer. I know people say don’t let baby sleep in the car seat - but sometimes continuing the nap was really worth it for us.
We always kept our eyes on him if he was still asleep and stayed nearby. Also if baby doesn’t transfer well out of the car seat, keeping them in the infant seat makes it a little easier.
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