UPPAbaby - Rove Convertible Car Seat

We have a Uppababy Cruz with the Aria car seat which he's since outgrown and is now in the Rove car seat (he's 10 months and we switched him to it a month ago or so). The Aria is great for newborn phase since it's their lightest newborn car seat. The Cruz is also great because it's more compact and lighter compared to the Vista if any if that is important to you. Only get a Vista if you don't mind a larger and heavier stroller because you think you will use its accessories (like having an infant seat and a toddler both in the same stroller). The included basinets aren't really necessary and you can find them on Facebook marketplace all the time because babies outgrow them so quickly. Only get it if it comes in a package that doesn't change the price if you had just gotten the stroller and seat anyway. Otherwise search on Facebook marketplace. Basically the only thing you should always buy new is the car swat to ensure it's never been in an accident and thus is compromised, or past its expiration date. Things like strollers and most other things you could totally get used or as hand me downs without issue. Edit: noticed your note about wanting a basinet because of not wanting the baby in the car seat for more than two hours (their max time per session before a break is needed). I mean, again, we survived without such a basinet and had his Cruz stroller with infant insert in the trunk and would leave the Aria car seat in the car if we knew we would be out and about for a longer stretch once we reached a destination. If it was a quick trip then the stroller went in the car by itself without the stroller seat so we could take his Aria car seat and click it into the Cruz and vice versa.

Definitely this. My husband’s truck does not have a crew cab, so fitting in a big car seat is tricky. We have the UppaBaby Rove in it, but it only fits in the middle with how we have it tilted. I don’t think we’d be able to fit a rotating seat in his truck at all.

I have several different items, so here’s my take - -Bob jogging stroller system. We actually won it and love it for walks around the neighborhood (we have a gravel hilly driveway and live in the country), going on hiking trails, going in the snow, etc. It is a BIG stroller though. It folds but did not fit well in my old small hatchback (Mercedes GLB). It came with the car seat, which is nice but we didn’t really use because we already had the Uppababy system. -Uppababy Vista and Mesa car seat. We purchased a V2 before prices skyrocketed. It really is a nice stroller, very smooth and great for grocery shopping, general activities, malls, etc. I was able to get it in my old hatchback but took some effort. We plan on 2 kids though and that was a big deciding factor. We used the Mesa until my LO grew out of it. -Nuna Rava. Expensive but it is a REALLY nice seat. It is on the larger side but easy to install. -Uppababy Rove. Also a nice seat but I like the Rava better. We have this one in my husbands truck we don’t use as much. -Tushbaby diaper cross body bag. I LOVE this bag. It’s basically a large crossbody but has ample space for extra diapers, wipes, treats, etc. it’s light, cute, and great to use as a combo purse and diaper bag. I bought a fancy dog poop bag holder from Royce and have that clipped on the outside to hold my munchkin diaper disposal bags. -Diaper backpack. I just have an off name brand but I love having a backpack versus huge tote bag. I actually mostly use my Tushbaby and have a separate little cooler bottle bag for the bottles. Edit for formatting

I think you will regret not having a bucket seat when it can be used for on average the first year of life. Transporting potato stage baby requiring neck support and trying to lock your door behind you would be quite difficult. If you’re in an apartment that also means carrying baby in arms down hall, elevator, stairs, etc. Clek Liing is made in Canada and while all seats for sale pass safety requirements these are minimums. The build quality and rigid latch connection style of the Liing suggest to me a higher safety profile. If you do go convertible you should check out the uppababy ROVE for the highest rear facing weight limit, which is equal to the extend2fit, and one of the Clek, fllo or foomf I never remember and hate their names.

I current have one in my ‘23. I will try to get a pick next time we put the baby in the car. The passenger side seat will have to be moved slightly forward to fit. With that being said, I wouldn’t put it behind the driver seat, unless you already drive with the seat forward. We have an Uppababy carseat.

My wife and I make good money, and are definitely doing well. That being said, she sometimes falls under the spell of "higher price = higher quality" and needs to get brought down to earth. We bought an expensive Uppababy car seat and it was horrible for our baby. Seriously she had panic attacks at the thought of using it.  Don't be too overwhelmed by the high cost brand recommendations. Some are great, but sometimes hype is just hype. 

I’d look up complaints about customer service, specifically about recalls or having to replace anything with their products. We were debating between Nuna and Uppababy, and ended up going Uppababy because of the reassurance.

The uppababy car seats notoriously are hard to install at the correct angle. The CPST we saw said she hates installing/ checking them. We have a Clek liing, is it better than other cheaper car seats? Probably not. We liked the fact it was a Canadian company and had the load leg so that’s why we went with it. Nurtured in Halifax is where we ordered our car seat and stroller (Uppababy Vista V3) from. Definitely worth a trip to the store to test things out. It’s about a 4.5 hour drive for me but it was worth it.

Very few car seats need a base. We took our uppababy car seat in and out Ubers with ease throughout the first year - takes literally a few seconds to put the seatbelt through, and then you can throw your stroller in the trunk and attach the car seat to it on the other side

We love our nuna and so did our baby. He screamed when he was in the Uppababy car seat but was happy as a clam in the nuna.

Agree with all this. We have Uppababy car seat and the Vista V2 stroller with bassinet. It comes with the toddler seat which you can also use for infant use with the infant insert in the lie flat position. For a newborn I usually preferred to use the bassinet but sometimes the toddler seat with insert was more convenient. I also highly recommend getting the upper seat adapters immediately so you can have your car seat/bassinet/toddler seat raised up higher for lots of storage space below!