Graco - SnugRide SnugFit DLX Infant Car Seat (2156211)

To piggyback: I had the exact seat you linked, the one that was the same but different trim, and also purchased the Snugride Lite for my parents.  The  Graco Snugride Lite does not have the Snuglock feature, and I had firefighters/paramedics compliment that specific feature in the Snuglock DLX  Because of this,  the Snugride Lite base does not get anywhere as tight as the one you linked. 

Graco with the Snuglock feature. 100% do not get any other seats. I had a fire fighter/paramedic compliment how good it was. I’ve also heard multiple car seat technicians say that Graco is the only brand they recommend.  It’s safe for 4lbs+. 

Also, the harness fit him perfectly and could have gone smaller as well. He was 5lbs1oz at discharge and was 17 in long. Here’s a link to the exact seat I got: https://www.gracobaby.com/shop/car-seats/infant-car-seats/snugride-snugfit-dlx-infant-car-seat/SAP_2156211.html Also: ALWAYS buy from the manufacturer. Walmart and Amazon have had issues with counterfeit car seats. 

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 bucket seat and stroller that it clicked into, but ended up switching to a convertible seat pretty quickly because my daughter had bad reflux. I found a mockingbird on marketplace and we love it!! We’ll be getting the car seat adapter for our second baby coming in February. Also, a lot of car seats go on sale on Black Friday, so if you know which one you want, that might be a good time to buy. We saved around $100 on ours.

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

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.

Love our Graco Snugride DLX, we have twins who were discharged at ~5lbs

2021 rav 4 2 forward and 1 rear facing Left is graco slim fit 3 in 1 with latch Middle is graco transitions with seat belt Right is graco infant car seat with latch. A lot of trunk space This setup also works with my 2019 Mazda cx5 but trunk space is way less than rav

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

I’m a CPST and in my unit we stock even flo lite max seats as they’re rated 3 pounds and up and are super adjustable to fit smaller kiddos. I also agree that graco snug rides generally are good for the smaller kiddos. As comfortable as the uppa and nuna seats look, unfortunately a lot of the padding isn’t adjustable and can tend to cause kiddos to be positioned less than optimally and leave minimal room to adjust and keep their airway open. Obviously I am not seeing your kiddo in their car seat so this could not be the case with you, but these are generally recommendations that have worked for me historically. Good luck!

With my first I had uppababy cruz with an infant insert, she was a July baby so we did outside walks in it pretty much right away. For car seat we had a Graco snug ride, we didn't have a car at that time so needed something light and easy to bring on Uber rides. We got a car when baby was a year old and at that point she outgrew the bucket seat and we got a clek fllo. This time around I'm due in Feb. Planning to use the same cruz with infant insert with a clek liing car seat. I don't find the bassinet attachment to be very important. I love my cruz though, it's a great urban stroller.

When my first was born we didn't have a car, I bought a Graco snugride bucket seat without a base and used it with an adapter on our uppababy cruz. I used it in Ubers a lot and it was easy and fairly light. We did eventually buy a car when she outgrew the bucket seat and got a Cosco Scenera Next for when we travelled which could be an option for you when baby is a year plus.