Joie - Mint Latch

Joie is what I’m really looking at too! It was my favorite of the ones I pushed around at my local Target.

Urbn, Graco GoMax, and Joie Mint latch are all baseless latch infant seats. All of the nuna seats can be installed baseless if you use a seatbelt btw. They’re all safe. People feel like they’re not safe because they’re new or because they don’t know how car seats work, but ask any CPST or look online for video demos - they can explain how it’s just as safe as other car seats on the market. People have this idea that the base that it clicks into, is safer, but when you have the baseless latch connection…it’s doing the same thing as the base is (connecting via latch lol) 😂 Idk the weight limits for the the Graco and Joie car seats but the nuna urbn, nuna pipa RX, and Aire RX all have the same weight and height limits now. They’re 4-30lbs and 16-30 inches. The older models varied more, but now they’re the same across the 3.

I love our Joie Mint Latch infant seat. It’s baseless so you don’t have to buy multiple bases for different vehicles.

Same, I love our Joie baseless. It’s so foolproof.

We have the Joie (Nuna’s sister company) mint latch car seat which is baseless, and it’s sooo easy. This is my first baby, so never had a car seat with a base, but I don’t see how it could get any easier. It takes maybe 3 seconds tops and we never have any issue with it. We don’t take ubers or taxis either, but love it anyway!

We have a Joie Mint Latch car seat and the Nutmeg stroller. We love them! Super High Quality! Plus you can get them on a huge discount right now at Target with the 20% off car seat deal. You don't even need to trade in a carseat! I watched a lot of reviews and there pretty similar and it seems like its about 85-90% of what Nuna offers in the Joie comparables for the price!

We have the mint and ginger and love it my baby is 5 months 96th percentile and has 4in left till she max’s out the height for the mint she’s still very comfortable in it it has the option to use the seatbelt install if you want instead of the latch system, but it’s idiot proof, the shade goes down to her toes I love that. The kava looks nice like the Nuna mix! I got the saffron for the car seat upgrade and can’t wait to use it it looks so nice!

We have the mint and ginger and love it my baby is 5 months 96th percentile and has 4in left till she max’s out the height for the mint she’s still very comfortable in it it has the option to use the seatbelt install if you want instead of the latch system, but it’s idiot proof, the shade goes down to her toes I love that. The kava looks nice like the Nuna mix! I got the saffron for the car seat upgrade and can’t wait to use it it looks so nice!

This I realized at 4months I had the angle wrong 🤦🏻‍♀️

I want to say the first week or two I did feel like my baby slouched in there 8lb baby removed the pillow at the appropriate time I did take the strap covers off till my baby was bigger tho because the fit was better without them but beyond that just make sure you adjust them once they’re in the seat like pull them up if needed. I want to say once we took out the insert and raised the strap level it was better but she was a bigger baby by that point. Also make sure you have the angle correct I messed that up and didn’t realize it was wrong till 4 months in and that’s why my baby’s head would go forward when she fell asleep. I would have saved myself the paranoia had I realized it wasn’t level early on.

I’m in NYC and take more ride shares than anything else, so a baseless car seat was my first priority. I was almost sold on a Nuna travel system with the Pipa Urbn car seat with the latch feature. Then I discovered the Joie brand, which has the Mint Latch car seat with identical features and honestly looks like a Nuna dupe. Also the Joie Ginger pramette stroller is comparable to the Nuna stroller I was considering but I was sold on the fact that the seat flexes into a bassinet, so I wouldn’t have to purchase a separate attachment. And altogether it was still a fraction of the Nuna price tag! I’m due very soon and super excited to take it for a spin!

THIS IS THE WAY. I tested one, and they are hands down 10x better than nuna with a much wider weight range. The baseless car seat is BEAUTIFUL and the stroller is so awesome.

Before you buy Nuna, look into Joie! Same factory, same premise. Wayyyyyy better quality.

I went with the Joie! It's a nicer version of Nuna, and is a baseless car seat with a wider weight range. Newborn to 55lbs. The stroller is SO awesome. Truly well made.

We love our Joie Ginger! We got the Ginger LX with the Rue car seat combo, which has a base. They also have an option to pair it with the Mint, which is a baseless car seat. The LX stroller has a few more features but if you wanna save a little bit more you could get the Regular Ginger. They have a few other stroller models that are also worth looking at that are all a little different.

We had zero issues with it! Baby was 7lb 11oz at birth and fit just fine from the start. He’s super heavy now at 18lbs and going to upgrade to the convertible seat before I dislocate my shoulder carrying him!

I ended up going with the Joie Mint + Hazel combo, but went back and forth between that and the Chicco Corso for so long. The Hazel stroller does have a “near flat” nest mode, and extra large canopy which I appreciate.

We have it & haven’t had any issues. The newborn insert does have a small pillow inside of it that’s meant only for teensy babies, so you have to remove it if your baby is over 7# or something like that. We also adjusted which level we clicked into the anchors of the car because initially he was more forward leaning, but he looks much better now. The blue line on the side of the shell has to be parallel to the ground (not to the slope of the seat). I do love the Latch as a whole, super easy install.

We realized it a few weeks ago too!

We have an infant to booster Cybex sirona s carseat for my husband’s car (it fits in both if we need to switch it for any reason) and a joie mint for mine just bc it came with our stroller (Joie LX) We were really chewing on the Gazelle stroller for a while, but it came down to $1300 vs $500 and we ended up needing to spend less in a few areas. Ultimately we won’t need the single to double function which was one of the main appeals. Joke’s on me, my mom bought the travel system anyway 😂 Still deciding whether or not we’ll get a jogging stroller, we probably will but second hand

Expecting in 12 days and we got the Joie Ginger & Mint Latch Travel System. We’ve tested it out without the baby and it is pretty easy to clip in plus fits great with the stroller. I believe you can just buy the car seat on its own though if you don’t want the whole travel system!

I gave birth in February & this is what I use as well!! Love it!

I got the Joie ginger and rue system. Joie and Nuna have the same parent company.

We have the Joie Mint and love it. The latch install is so easy in our compact car and our crossover. We have the Ginger stroller so I’m not sure about the Kava.

The weight limit in the nuna urbn is super low so we didn’t go w that. We were getting a Joie mint latch + mockingbird but ended up with vista v3 and chicco keyfit. Will be getting a separate travel stroller. Also northeast suburbs and wanted something that could handle everything including farms and trails.

Seconding Joie! I have a Nuna trvl lx that I use as my main stroller with my toddler and I adore it. It's lightweight and super easy to fit into our smaller vehicle. But if I were doing it again, I would 100% go with the Joie nutmeg travel system. It's super comparable to the Nuna and the quality is amazing. The baseless infant mint car seat it comes with is really nice too!

I just bought the Joie Mint Latch for $250 that doesn’t require a base. They are a nuna sister brand. Love it.

If you’re using rideshares def consider getting a baseless infant seat with the latch connectors on it so you don’t have to do seatbelt install each time. Nuna Pipa Urbn or Joie Mint Latch are the 2 I know of. We use the Joie Mint Latch for travel and Ubers.

I highly recommend the joie mint latch!! Just traveled with my 4 month old and it was so easy to not need to bother with the seatbelt baseless install

Same. Hazel can rear or front face, and Mint is baseless, which is nice.

We got the Joie Mint car seat (big selling point was the LATCH system at half the price of the Nuna!) and the Joie Ginger stroller/travel system. Loved that the Ginger stroller turns into a bassinet and that it's not a separate piece. Baby is 3 weeks old now and we've been super happy both!

Almost too many options! I was overwhelmed by the selection especially while pregnant. I let my wife research it. I told her my main concern was overall weight during postpartum. We ended up going with the Joie brand. Target mainly carries their line. We went with their combo one that has the stroller too; Ginger & Mint Latch Travel system. We've been using the whole set for two months and very happy with the products. One cool feature is the car seat is baseless. Instead it has these arms that rotate out and lock into the car's seat anchors. Without a need for a base, it makes it super easy to go between cars. One of my fav features! Hope you're able to select one without going 🤯 🤞

We have the Joie Mint and Hazel travel system and love them. Well built, great for the price only downside is the stroller may be a bulky for some people. My brother in law liked it so much they purchased one for their baby due later this year.

I gave birth in January and I went with the joie ginger and mint travel system and I love it!

In the color shale. Super cute and more affordable than Nuna but same vibe.

Joie or graco are both fine. They do a lower level seat than the stages if you’re no longer rear facing. Other brands are also fine thanks to our highly regulated system. As a run-down of the rules here: New car seats are R129 compliant. Also known as I-size and are based on the height of the child. Some older style seats are still sold, but will be listed as R44. These are still completely legal and safe but the R129 moves from a weight based system to a height based system, includes more directional crash testing and longer rear-facing on models including the 0-15m age option. Child car seats in the UK are highly regulated and tested. Buying from Halfords, they won’t be selling any seats that aren’t tested and compliant so feel free to spend less than £100 if it suits the needs of your children. Children under 15 months / 74cm must rear-face. Children over that may forward face or rear-face. Children up to 105cm must use a 5point harness. Any child over that can use a seat-belt high back. Most children here tend to start forward facing somewhen between 2 and early 4 but rear facing is obviously safer etc. If you’re happy forward facing both kids, look between £60-£100 for a basic R129 seat that still meets all relevant regulation and testing.

I know I sound like a broken record with the other comments but the joie car seat isn't the best. If possible, see if you can get an infant carrier (a good budget one is the maxicosi cabriofix or a spin option is the avionaut pixel pro or cosmo) and then get a next stage seat when they're older. Also, car seats go by height/weight, not age. Joie tends to be outgrown quite early (too early for a child to then forward face safely) and they are really bulky seats. I'd definitely go for a separate infant carrier. Pram wise. I regretted my travel bundle - Egg3. If I had my time again, I'd buy a cheaper pram and stroller and buy a better car seat. We just bought the Lejoux+ stroller for holidays and it's great. I see us using that now instead of the Egg stroller. So don't be like me lol

I do believe it is this seat which is a good budget one. If you're on Facebook, I recommended joining the Bump to Booster group. The admins are experts and are so good at giving good non-judgemental advice. This is a good seat once baby fits but all isofix seats have a set weight limit, usually around 18kg for low budget seats which doesn't tend to last children long enough so then it would be recommended to buy a longer lasting seat which is double the money. I got the maxi cosi cabriofix with base with my travel system (had to ask for others as the pebble wasn't very supportive or recommended) and now I use the Avionaut Sky. We switched around 6 months and love it so I can highly recommend that. It lasts until 25kg which should see my low centile baby until she's old enough for a booster. It was pricier at £300 but it lasts 10 years so we'll get lots of use out of it when we have our next one too. It really is a minefield so don't worry. I went down a rabbit hole when I was pregnant and had a panic attack that my baby would die if I would bought the pebble. All my friends have them and they're fine seats. My baby wouldn't die if she were in it but them hormones are brutal!

I got the Joie too! I don't have my own car but my husband has a small SUV. It was nice to turn the seat to the other passenger seats and spend the time getting him all secure in the pre heated car before spinning him to the rear facing position.